ACT/SAT vocav

Acquiesce

to comply without protest

Chastise

to reprimand severely, to scold

Augment

to increase

Condone

to allow, to accept

Amass

to gather or accumulate

Disseminate

spread (information) widely

Coalesce

come together to form one whole

Concur

occur at the same time, to agree (to an opinion)

Digress

to move away from the main subject

Loud

producing much noise

Disperse

to spread out

Efface

erase from a surface

Banal

lack of originality, boring

Terse

To be brief or concise (abrupt)

Raconteur

A person who good at telling stories

Euphemism

a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word

Succinct

briefly and clearly expressed

Hackneyed

lacking significance, overused

Bombast

boastful language

Articulate

having the ability to speak fluently, coherently, clearly

Laconic

using very few words in a rude or mysterious way

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements

Lampoon

publicly criticized in a humorous way

Platitude

an overused remark or statement, especially with moral content

Cursory

going rapidly over something, without noticing details

Emitted

to release or give off