SAT High Freq. 1.11

absurdity

syn: ridiculousness; a message whose content is at variance with reason

arcane

syn: secret; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

callous

syn: insensitive; emotionally hardened

complacent

syn: self satisfied; contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

consecrate

syn: make holy; appoint to a clerical posts

defunct

syn: no longer relevant; no longer in force or use; inactive

discernment

syn: understanding; the cognitive condition of someone who understands

disdain

syn: scorn; look down on with disdain

disgruntle

syn: make discontent; put into a bad mood or into bad humor

elitist

syn: snobbish; someone who believes in rule by an elite group

eulogy

syn: praise; a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

finesse

syn: skill; subtly skillful handling of a situation

gratuitous

syn: not necessary; without cause

indeterminate

syn: uncertain; not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

inflexible

syn: rigid; incapable of change

intelligible

syn: understandable; capable of being apprehended or understood

judicious

syn: thoughtful; marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

plasticity

syn: stretchiness; the property of being physically malleable

prohibitive

syn: preventative; tending to discourage (especially of prices)

quell

syn: subdue; suppress or crush completely

recessive

syn: not dominant; of or pertaining to a recession or withdrawal

reminiscence

syn: remembrance; a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

rigidity

syn: strictness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

somber

syn: serious; lacking brightness or color; dull

succulent

syn: juicy; a plant characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

supplant

syn: replace; take the place or move into the position of

tangential

syn: partly irrelevant; of superficial relevance if any

usurp

syn: seize; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

vex

syn: irritate; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

vindicate

syn: justify; show to be right by providing justification or proof