Princeton SAT Vocab

Adulation

Adoration

Prodigal

Extravagant, wasteful

Dogmatic

Stubbornly opinionated

Capricious

Whimsical, unpredictable

Futile

Hopeless, without effect

Prosaic

Commonplace, uninspired, dull

Languid

Slow and listless

Austere

Severe, strict

Pious

Religious, devout

Complacent

Smug, self-satisfied

Ponderous

Weighty, heavy

Compliance

Conforming to a request or demand

Protracted

Drawn out, lengthy

Dubious

Doubtful

Deference

A show of respect

Ephemeral

Short-lived, fleeting

Heretic

Someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs

Inevitable

Unavoidable, bound to happen

Insipid

Bland, boring

Paucity

Scarcity

Depravity

Corruption, wickedness

Profuse

Very abundant, flowing

Discern

To distinguish between one thing from another

Concilliate

To soothe anger

Expedite

To quicken

Contrite

Thoroughly sorry

Peripheral

On the edge, unimportant

Didactic

Intending to teach

Taciturn

Quiet, uncommunicative, silent

Diffident

Shy, lacking, confidence

Digression

Straying from a topic

Expedient

Advantageous, convenient

Dissent

Disagreement

Fastidious

Finicky, overly critical

Elucidate

To explain, to make clear

Novel

New, interesting

Gullible

Overly trusting

Parsimony

Stinginess

Strut

A self-important walk

Provincial

Narrow-minded, unsophisticated

Denounce

To speak against publicly

Respite

A break, a rest

Laud

To praise

Anectode

A brief, humorous story

Surreptitious

Secret

Drone

To talk on and on in a dull way

Astute

Clever, shrewd, ready-witted

Pedestrian

Commonplace, ordinary

Blasphemy

Irrelevant talk about god

Censure

Severely criticized, blame