SAT Vocab Year B 1-12

lummox

clumsy person

sanction

give approval to

amiable

friendly

cartographer

person who makes maps

despondent

having no hope; miserable

inadvertent

not intentional

oust

push out of a position

predecessor

one who came before

deter

put off; prevent

incessant

without stopping

trivial

unimportant

lucid

clear

exhaustive

complete and thorough

ludicrous

ridiculous; silly

truncate

cut short

capitulate

surrender

preclude

prevent or make impossible

tumult

uproar; noise

desist

stop; discontinue; cease

impromptu

unrehearsed; spontaneous

deplore

regret

exculpate

to free someone from blame

precarious

unstable; risky

trepidation

fear

callow

immature

precedent

a previous occurrence used as a guide

ambiguity

uncertainty; vagueness

opulent

wealthy; rich; magnificent

trite

unoriginal;dull

ambiguous

unclear in meaning; interpreted in different ways

ruse

trick

transgress

go astray; disobey; commit a sin

cacophony

discordant loud noises

denounce

condemn; speak out against

aloof

distant; detached; cold

cajole

coax

deplete

use up; lessen

livid

very angry

traverse

to move across

altruism

putting others first

olfactory

concerned with the sense of smell

rotund

round

ominous

threatening

potent

powerful; compelling; strong

transcribe

copy

allay

to lessen

demur

hesitate; refuse

exacerbate

to make worse

ignominious

shameful

omnipotent

all-powerful

surly

grumpy; rude

gregarious

extroverted, sociable, outgoing

recuperate

get better after an illness

jaunt

short trip; outing

emaciated

very thin; withered

lethargic

tired; without energy

ogle

stare at; observe in an obvious manner

postulate

hypothesize; propose

robust

strong; healthy; tough

tractable

obedient; dutiful; polite