(SD) SAT Vocabulary - Top 400+ (Derived from Bridgewater Prep)

admonish

to warn or punish

ambiguous

vague, unclear

apathetic

don't care, indifferent

archaic

ancient

audacious

bold or daring (often nervy)

autonomous

independent

banal

boring or commonplace

belie

to contradict

callous

insensitive

capricious

impulsive, unpredictable

clairvoyant

able to see the future, psychic

dearth

lack of something

deleterious

harmful

deride

to put down or criticize

equanimity

calmness, composure

gregarious

sociable, friendly

hackneyed

overused, unoriginal

iconoclast

a destroyer of traditional beliefs

inexorable

relentless, unstoppable

insipid

dull, bland

mercurial

bipolar, constantly changing temperament

meticulous

paying close attention to detail

morose

gloomy, sad

nebulous

cloudy, vague

nonchalant

easy going, laid back

partisan

one-sided

pragmatic

practical

presumptuous

overly assuming

pundit

expert

rancor

hatred

redundant

repetitive

relinquish

to give up

repudiate

to reject or deny

superficial

shallow, fake, on the surface

surreptitious

secretive

sycophant

a suck-up

tenacious

not giving in

tirade

a rant or angry speech

abate

to lessen or decrease

abhor

to detest or hate

abstruse

difficult to understand

adulate

excessive admiration or praise

adverse

contrary, opposing

aesthetic

relating to beauty or appearance

affable

friendly

alleviate

to ease, relieve or lessen

altruism

selflessness

amalgamate

to unite into a whole

amorphous

without definite shape or form

analogy

a comparison between two things

antipathy

an intense hatred or dislike for something

apt

able to do something, appropriate

arboreal

relating to trees

arcane

known to a few

archetype

an ideal example of something

assiduous

hardworking, diligent

astute

clever, shrewd

augment

increase

austerity

strict, severe or plain

blithe

carefree and lighthearted

cajole

to persuade or convince (often with flattery)

calumny

slander, a false statement

capacious

having a large capacity

castigate

to criticize or scold

cavalier

arrogantly carefree and nonchalant

cerebral

rational, dealing with the brain

circumscribe

to limit

collude

to conspire or work together for evil

congruous

fitting together

connotation

the implicit meaning

credulous

gullible

cryptic

having a hidden meaning

curator

someone who oversees a collection

cursory

brief or quick, not thorough

debacle

a sudden failure or defeat

despondent

very depressed, dejected

dilettante

an amateur or dabbler

disparage

to put down or belittle

dissemble

to disguise

dissonance

harsh (sound), disagreement

dubious

doubtful, questionable

duplicity

two-faced, deceitful

edifice

building

emigrate

to leave

empathy

feeling sympathy for someone through experience

endemic

prevalent to a particular area or people

enmity

deep-seated hatred

erroneous

incorrect or mistaken

esoteric

known to few

estrange

to alienate

extol

to praise highly

foible

weakness or character flaw

fulsome

offensively flattering or insincere

gaudy

tacky

hedonism

pursuit of pure pleasure

hubris

excessive pride

immutable

unchanging

indifferent

don't care

ineffable

can't be described

infinitesimal

infinitely small