Top 100 Vocabulary Words - SAT Prep

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and their meanings from the lecture notes.

Abate

To reduce in intensity; to lessen.

Abet

To support or encourage; to aid.

Abhor

To hate or detest.

Abnegate

To deny or give up a right or privilege.

Abscond

To depart secretly; to escape.

Advocate

To support or argue in favor of something.

Allude

To refer to indirectly; to hint at.

Ambiguity

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; vagueness.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

Analogy

A comparison between two unlike things based on a shared attribute; a common literary device.

Apprehend

To arrest or seize; also to grasp or understand.

Articulate

To express clearly; able to speak distinctly.

Berate

To scold or rebuke severely.

Brevity

The quality of being brief; conciseness.

Brief

Short in length or duration.

Corroborate

To provide evidence or confirmation for; to support with proof.

Cache

A hidden store or collection of items.

Dearth

A lack or shortage.

Capitalize

To take advantage of; to profit from.

Capitalization

The act of capitalizing; the use of capital letters or capitalization.

Capitulate

To surrender under agreed terms.

Credible

Able to be believed; trustworthy.

Credibility

The quality of being believable; trustworthiness.

Complacent

Self-satisfied; unconcerned.

Complacency

The state of being self-satisfied.

Construe

To interpret or analyze the meaning of something.

Contentious

Likely to cause disagreement; controversial.

Covet

To strongly desire something.

Covetable

Desirable; worth coveting.

Debunk

To expose the falseness of something; to discredit.

Debunker

A person who exposes falsehoods.

Defunct

No longer functioning or existing.

Didactic

Intended to teach; instructional.

Delegate

A person authorized to represent others; to entrust duties to another.

Delegation

The act of delegating or the group of delegates.

Dispel

To drive away or eliminate (a belief, doubt, etc.).

Doctrine

A belief or set of beliefs taught by a group.

Indoctrinate

To teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

Dogma

A principle or set of beliefs laid down by an authority.

Dogmatic

Rigidly asserting opinions as if proven.

Eclectic

Composed of elements drawn from various sources; varied.

Embezzle

To secretly steal money or property entrusted to one’s care.

Elicit

To draw out or evoke a response or information.

Empirical

Based on observation or experience rather than theory.

Emulate

To imitate or strive to equal or excel.

Espouse

To adopt or support a cause; to marry.

Extort

To obtain something by force, threats, or coercion.

Expedite

To speed up the process or progress of something.

Extraneous

Irrelevant or unrelated to the matter.

Extraneousness

The quality of being extraneous.

Equivocal

Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

Equivocality

The state of being equivocal.

Foil

A contrasting character or thing; also a thin sheet of metal.

Fallacy

A mistaken belief or faulty argument.

Fortuitous

Happening by chance; fortunate.

Fortuitousness

The quality of being fortuitous.

Flagrant

Clearly offensive or conspicuously wrong.

Grandiloquent

Pompous or extravagant in language.

Grandiloquence

The use of extravagant or grand language.

Hapless

Unfortunate; unlucky.

Haplessness

The state of being hapless.

Gratuitous

Given freely; unnecessary or unwarranted.

Gratuitousness

The quality of being gratuitous.

Hegemony

Leadership or dominance of one group over others.

Hegemonic

Relating to hegemonic influence or dominance.

Heterogeneous

Composed of different kinds; diverse.

Heterogeneity

The quality of being diverse or varied.

Hubris

Excessive pride or self-confidence.

Idiosyncrasy

A characteristic peculiar to an individual.

Idiosyncratic

Peculiar to an individual; distinctive.

Impetuous

Acting quickly and without thought; impulsive.

Impetuousness

The quality of being impulsive.

Impute

To attribute or ascribe (fault or responsibility) to someone.

Imputable

To be unjustly blamed

Imputability

The quality of being imputable.

Incumbent

Currently holding office; necessary as a duty.

Incumbency

The state of currently holding an office.

Incite

To urge or stimulate into action.

Insurgent

A rebel or one who rises in revolt.

Insurgency

A rebellion or uprising.

Licentious

Promiscuous or lacking moral restraint.

Linchpin

A central or essential element; a key connector.

Litigate

To bring a case to court; to engage in legal proceedings.

Litigation

The process of taking a case through court; legal action.

Maxim

A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth; a proverb.

Multifarious

Having great variety; diverse.

Nadir

The lowest point.

Opine

To express an opinion.

Ostensible

Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

Ostensibility

The quality of being ostensible.

Ostracism

Exclusion from a group or society.

Ostracize

To exclude from a group.

Noxious

Harmful or poisonous.

Noxiousness

The quality of being harmful.

Paradigm

A typical example or model; a pattern.

Paradigmatic

Relating to a paradigm.

Partisan

A strong supporter of a party, cause, or group.

Partisanship

Prejudice in favor of a party or cause.

Pejorative

A word or phrase with negative connotations.

Penchant

A strong liking or preference.