GHS English 11 SAT Word List 4

Adversity

misfortune; hardship

Anecdote

short account of event; short story

Asylum

sanctuary; place of refuge or shelter

Clairvoyant

able to see the future able to perceive things that normal people cannot

Conditional

provisional, contingent; an if-then statement

Demagogue

rabble rousing leader; a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power

Divergent

variant, moving apart; separating, moving in different directions from a particular point

Ephemeral

momentary, fleeting, lasting a very short time

Florid

flushed, ornate; excessively decorated or embellished

Hedonist

pleasure seeker; one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

Inconsequential

trivial; not important

Jubilation

joy; exultation; a feeling of extreme joy

Novice

beginner; someone new to a field or activity

Perfidious

disloyal; deceitful and untrustworthy

Prosperity

wealth, success, a peak of economic activity

Reclusive

withdrawn, hermit-like

Reverence

profound respect; worship

Submissive

meek; tending to obey or yield

Suppress

to end an activity; to stop by force; to put down

Venerable

respectable due to age; profoundly honored

ad-

toward; to

di-

twice, double, two

per-

by, through; all over

pros-

in front; toward; in addition

sub-

under, below

vers

turned

fid

faith, trust

clus/clud

close, shut

miss/mit

send, let go

contemptuous

showing contempt; scornful

haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful; snobbish

isolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

ostentatious

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice; showy

presumptuous

(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; forward, bold

pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed; pompous; self-important