sat prep vocab unit 1-4

abase

to lower in rank or esteem, degrade

address

to deal with, focus on

agent

representative

arousal

to cause an emotional or mental state

asymmetric

having two sides or halves that are not the same

autonomy

self governance

babble

talking foollishly, gibberish

bereft

deprived of something

bombastic

use of important sounding but meaningless words

burgeon

growing fast, increase

cache

hideout

cathartic

feeling of sudden release of emotion in satisfying way, purifying/cleansing

chide

to speak to someone severely, criticize/blame

coerce

to force someone to do something

compassion

sympathetic of others’ distress

concerted

coordinated, collaborative, united

connotation

implication, suggestion

contract

catch disease, to condense

couple

to join two things

daunt

to intimidate

default

to fail to do something

demography

the study of characteristics of human populations

despondent

very depressed

dilapidated

something in poor cond

discomposure

agitation

discriminate

to tell the difference between, to act in prejudiced way

disperse

to distribute/separate

divulge

to disclose, to reveal

dwindle

to reduce

earnest

serious, sincere, warm hearted

emanate

to issue or spread out from a source

enfranchise

to provide power, ability or authority to do something, often in politics regarding voting

episodic

series of events that are connected

evasive

hard to grasp, not straightforward

evince

to show something clearly

exhilarating

really exciting

exquisitely

very finely or delicately, beautifully

extrapolation

projection, estimating from given facts

fabricate

to make up or construct

faculty

abilities of a person, or departments of a college

fatigue

feeling extreme tiredness

felicitous

appropriate, well chosen

flock

to gather or move in a group

forthright

honest, straightforward

gaudy

bright/colorful in a exaggerated or unpleasant way

gloat

boasting after winning/achieving something

habituate

to make used to something, acclimate

hilarity

high spirited laughter, amusement

iconoclast

person who criticizes or opposes beliefs/practices that are widely accepted

impediment

hindrance, obstacle

impudence

being rude and disrespectful

increment

an increase, growth

indelible

unable to be removed or erased ; enduring, permanent

infamous

famous for a bad reason

inquisitive

nosy, curious about something thats not ur business

intercept

to stop progress before arrival

intimidate

to make someone feel frightened by threatening them

irrelevant

unrelated

jargon

special phrases

kaleidoscope

succession of changing phases or actions

labyrinth

a maze

liberate

set free from oppression

literalist

person who interprets a metaphor/symbols literally

machination

plot, conspiracy

masterful

master, excellent

metaphysical

abstract, beyond the physical

mode

fashion style, manner

mushroom

to increase quickly

nadir

lowest point of something, worst situation

noncommittal

neutral, no clear opinion

oath

pledge

obscure

hide, conceal

opportune

timely, appropriate, convenient

overshadow

to cast a shadow over

pacifist

peacemaker

partial

preference for, one sided, unfair

perennial

lasting for a long time

philanthropist

person who is very generous in giving help to the poor

polemical

argumentative

preempt

taking action to prevent something bad from happening

profess

to declare or admit freely

protege

a pupil

quadruped

animal w four feet

rabid

crazy

rebuttal

counterstatement

refuge

shelter/protection from danger

renegade

person w changed feelings of support from one thing to another

resemble

similar to

retroactive

something happening now that affects or applies to the past

ruthless

cruel

sacred

cherished

seasoned

experienced, competent

shrewd

clever

solution

act of solving, liquid mixture

stationary

unchanging in condition

supplicate

beg, desire

terrain

field

testimony

evidence, testament

touchy

sensitive or easily offended

tug

pull hard