SAT Vocab List 11

Pontificate

(v) express one’s opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

Engender

(v) to cause or give rise to

Remuneration

(n) money paid for services rendered

Plaudit

(n) the applause of an audience

Absolution

(n) formal release from guilt, obligation or punishment

Reprehensible

(adj.) deserving censure or condemnation

Obfuscate

(v) render obscure, unclear or unintelligible

Rescind

(v) revoke, cancel or repeal

Acquiesce

(v) accept something reluctantly but without protest

Tenuous

(adj.) weak or slight; insubstantial

Terse

(adj.) sparing in the use of words; abrupt (usually connotes negatively but can be positive)

Languid

(adj.) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

Largesse

(n) generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

Polemics

(n) the art of engaging in controversial debate or dispute

Acuity

(n) sharpness of vision, hearing or thought