SAT Vocab 376-500

Headstrong

Determined to have one’s own way; stubbornly willfu

Euphony

Pleasing sound, esp. of words

Vortex

A flow of fluid around an axis, like a whirlpool

Aviary

A large enclosure for keeping birds

Incipient

Beginning to appear or be noticed

Medley

A mixture ; an arrangement of songs performed together

Amenity

Pleasantness; something increasing comfort

Acrid

Harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste

Infatuated

Experiencing an unreasonable passion or attraction

Parched

Very thirsty; dried up because of the heat

Affluence

Wealth

Spat

A small argument or dispute

Reminisce

To recall the past, esp. fondly

Keen

Having sharp edge; perceptive

Verbatim

Word for word

Pompous

Characterized by excessive self importance or exaggerated dignity

Pithy

Relating to the central part of something; economically phrased

Methodical

Done in an orderly, systematic way

Obfuscate

To make difficult to understand; to make indistinct

Desist

To cease; stop

Penchant

A strong liking

Fastidious

Showing or acting with careful attention to detail; not easy to please; very critical or discriminating

Malaise

A vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness

Sporadic

Occuring irregularly

Concave

Hollowed out; curved inward

Condescend

To lower onself to a less formal or less dignified level

Enigma

Something that is puzzling, ambiguous, mysterious, or inexplicable; a perplexing puzzle

Plight

Sad situation

Impasse

A dead-end

Ostensible

Outwardly appearing as such

Sluggish

Lazy; lacking energy

Bland

Having a moderate, undisturbed quality

Hovel

A small, miserable dwelling

Compel

To cause to occur by pressure; to force

Artisan

A worker trained or skilled in some manual trade

Impeccable

Flawless

Surmount

To overcome (e.g., an obstacle); to climb to the top of

Pastoral

Relating to country life, esp. of shepherds; rustic

Superfluous

Unneccessary; extra

Avert

To turn away

Mandate

A command; an order

Proscribe

To prohibit or forbid; to denounce

Consanguinity

Blood relationship

Prone

Tending or likely to do something; lying face down

Credible

Capable of being believed

Complicity

An involvement as an accomplice in crime or wrongful act

Kudos

Glory; fame

Fruitless

Withut results; unprofitable

Paucity

A smallness of number; scarcity

Sycophant

One who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence

Tractable

Easily managed or controlled

Holistic

Dealing with somethng as a whole rather than by its individual parts

Verdant

Green

Promulgate

TO make known by official announcement

Skeptical

Tending to questio or doubt

Forte

Someone or something that indicates what is to come

Annual

To make void or invalid

Adversity

Misfortune; trouble

Castigate

To criticized severely, esp. in public

Oratory

Public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric

Conduit

A channel for conducting fluids; a means by which something is transmitted

Bolster

To support or strengthen

Wont

accustomed

Recur

To repeat; to occur again

Brook

To tolerate

Consecrate

To make or set apart as sacred

Espouse

To give loyalty or support to; to adopt

Dispose

To give a tendency or incliation to

Modicum

A small quantity

Composed

Calm and self-possessed

Edifice

A building; architectural monument

Reserved

Self-restrained and withdrawn. in speech and manner

Translucent

Letting light through, but no visual details

Endeavor

A serious attempt or effort

Glib

Easy and fluent in conversation or writting, oftne suggesting insinceriity or deceitfulness

Subtle

Not immediately obvious; hard to understand

Scurry

To move wit light running steps

Rabble

A noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people

Tenuous

Weak; thin

Glutton

One who eats much

Frenetic

Wildly excited or active

Forthright

Direct and without evasion; honest

Nominal

Appearing in name only; negligible of low amount

Savant

A well-educated person; a scholar

Coerce

To force by threat or intimidation

Prescient

Knowing things before they occur

Concise

Brief and to the point

Opaque

Not letting in light; unintelligible

Excise

To remove by or as if b y cutting

Dossier

A group of documents

Culminate

To reach the highest point

Allot

To distribute; to assign as a portion

Conundrum

A riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

Bevy

A group, esp. of birds

Frowzy

Having an uncared-for appearance

Diminution

A decrease or diminishing

Aplomb

Self-assurance; self-confidence; poise

Cower

To draw back out of fear

Affable

Friendly; easy to talk to

Foliage

Leaves