Digital SAT Vocabulary ULTIMATE

aberration

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

abstruse

hard to understand

abstemious

sparing in consumption

admonish

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

adroit

highly skilled

affable

friendly

alleviate

to provide relief; to make easier

amalgamate

to bring or combine together or with something else

anachronistic

out of chronological order

anomaly

deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

antipathy

a feeling of intense dislike

apathy

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

arbitrary

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

arcane

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

arduous

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

articulate

clearly pronounced; well-spoken

astute

intelligent and clever

audacious

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

austere

severe and unfriendly; plain

avarice

extreme greed for material wealth

banal

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

belie

to misrepresent

bombastic

ostentatiously lofty in style

brevity

the use of brief expressions

buttress

to make the case for; to make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it

candid

open and straightforward

capricious

apt to change suddenly

caustic

burning or stinging

censure

strong disapproval

chastise

censure severely

circumspect

heedful of potential consequences

clandestine

secret

coerce

to cause to do through pressure or necessity

cogent

powerfully persuasive

coherent

clear and logical

complacent

contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

comprehensive

an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

concise

expressing much in few words

conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

consensus

agreement reached by a group as a whole

constraint

the state of being physically constrained

contiguous

very close or connected in space or time

contentious

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree

cryptic

of an obscure nature

cursory

hasty and without attention to detail

decorum

propriety in manners and conduct

deference

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

delineate

to outline

denounce

to openly speak out against

deplore

express strong disapproval of

deride

to ridicule

devious

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way

digress

to wander away

diligent

detailed and persistent

discerning

detect with the senses

disdain

a lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

disingenuous

insincere

disparage

to belittle or criticize

disparity

inequality or difference in some respect

disseminate

to spread widely

dissident

a person who dissents from some established policy

divergent

diverging from another or from a standard

dogmatic

characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

dubious

doubtful; questionable

eclectic

Methods

egregious

outrageously bad or offensive

elicit

to call or bring out

eloquent

expressing oneself powerfully and effectively

emulate

to imitate in order to match or excel

enervate

weaken mentally or morally

enhance

increase

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

epitome

a perfect example

equivocal

uncertain; open to multiple interpretations

espouse

to adopt or marry (such as an idea or cause)

exacerbate

to increase the harshness or bitterness of

exculpate

to clear from blame

exigent

demanding attention

exonerate

to clear from blame

explicit

clearly expressed or demonstrated

facilitate

make easier

fallacious

containing or based on a fallacy

flippant

disrespectful; lacking seriousness

fortuitous

having no cause or apparent cause

frugal

characterized by the avoidance of excessive spending

hackneyed

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

haughty

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

hedonist

a person dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure

hypocritical

professing feelings or virtues one does not have

iconoclast

a person who who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions

idiosyncrasy

a characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person

imperturbable

not easily perturbed or excited or upset

implacable

incapable of being placated

implicit

implied though not directly expressed

impugn

to attack as false or wrong

inadvertent

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

incentive

a positive motivational influence

incongruous

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

indefatigable

showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

indolent

disinclined to work or exertion