SAT vocab

Bide (v)

to wait

volition (n)

conscious decision

nascent (adj)

coming into being, born

lurid (adj)

causing shock/horror, tastelessly vivid

collude (v)

to secretly plot for illegal purpose

tepid (adj)

lack force or enthusiasm, luke warm

conjecture (n)

inference on incomplete evidence

pious (adj)

religious observation, exhibiting reverence, piety

abet (v)

to assist/encourage in wrongdoing

interloper (n)

a meddler (mind your own business)

surmise (v)

to infer

discern (v)

to perceive to make distinctions

blight (n)

a plant disease, something that impairs growth

voluble (adj)

talkative

proverbial (adj)

well known bc repeated constantly

indefatigable (adj)

tireless

codify (v)

organize something into a system

relent (v)

to become less severe, give in

affected (adj)

behaving in an artificial way to impress

skittish (adj)

easily frightened

colloquial (adj)

informal spoken lang

inept (adj)

without skill, absurd

multifarious (adj)

having many different forms

efficacy (n)

power to produce desired result

dissonant (adj)

disagreeable sound

brusque (adj)

abrupt, curt manner

ambiance (n)

environment

voluminous (adj)

great size, fullness

vanquish (v)

to defeat

pilfer (v)

to steal a small amount

vacillate (v)

to swing back and forth

morose (adj)

sour tempered and inclined to be silent

assail (v)

to attack

propitious (Adj)

presenting favorable circumstances

eclectic (Adj)

made of materials from different things

dapper (adj)

neatly dressed

quiescent (adj)

inactive (temp)

extol (v)

to praise highly and lavishly

manifest (adj)

obvious

chauvinism (n)

devotion to country or gender

shade (n)

a small variation

furtive (adj)

secretive (like a cat creeping up on you)

semblance (n)

appearance

antiseptic (adj)

very clean

mendacious (adj)

lying

elude (v)

to escape from

redoubtable (adj)

fearsome

sweltering (adj)

hot and humid (china)

palatable (Adj)

acceptable to taste

inception (n)

origin

quaint (adj)

odd in old fashioned way

propound (v)

to propose

abase (v)

to lower in rank

reprehensible (adj)

deserve to be critisized

languish (v)

to lose strength or health, remain neglected

turbid (adj)

cloudy, in a state of turmoil

avocation (n)

a hobby

raiment (n)

clothing

pervade (v)

to spread through

penitent (adj)

feeling regret

conducive (adj)

to bring about

vindictive (adj)

seeking revenge

conspicuous (Adj)

easy to notice

deference n

yield to an opinion

salient adj

important

unseemly adj

not decent or proper

fetid

bad odor

prodigal adj

recklessly wasteful

indutbitable adj

indisputable

atrophy n

wasting away

foment v

tending to stir up rebellion

caesura n

break, pause

acquiesce v

to agree without protest

impart v

to give a portion of

spendthrift

someone who wastefully spends money

tabulate v

to count

adroit adj

naturally skillfull

redolent adj

aromatic

denouement n

conclusion

incumbent adj

obligatory, necessary

supplant v

to take the place of

wayward adj

suddenly going against what is expected

effrontery n

bold and insulting behavior

vagary n

an erratic notion

glut n

an oversupply

cursory adj

superficially done

spurn v

to push or drive away

peccadillo n

a minor sin

flout v

intentionally disobey

spate n

lots of something

imbue v

to inspire, permeate

credulous adj

tending to believe easily, naive

bravura n

a showy display

untenable adj

impossible to maintain

prevaricate v

speak/write to evade truth

venerate v

look with respect and honor

abate v

to lessen in amount

decorum n

polite behavior

pretentious adj

claiming dignity or importance

unwieldy adj

hard to handle