vocab sat

adjudicate

to make a judgment

aesthetic

associated with appreciation of beauty

alter ego

a second version of oneself

anesthetic

something that reduces painful sensations

autotroph

an organism that makes its own food

bibliography

a list of scholarly sources

colloquial

used in informal conversation

complacent

unconcerned; self-satisfied

confidant

a person in whom you have faith and trust

consequently

as a result

cosmography

a description of the universe

deflect

to divert something

dermatology

branch of medicine dealing with skin

digress

to go away from the main topic

dominant

most powerful

domineering

controlling and overbearing

dominion

area of control

durable

able to withstand damage

edict

an order from an authority figure

efflorescence

blossoming

egomaniacal

obsessed with oneself

egotistical

self-centered

egress

an exit

eloquent

able to express oneself well

endurance

the capacity to last

epigram

a witty saying

extrapolate

make a prediction based on past data

extraneous

outside of what is needed

extralegal

outside of the law

fidelity

loyalty; faithfulness

fleeting

lasting for a very short time

florid

flowery

fracture

to break

fragile

breakable

genesis

creation

genuflect

to bend on the knee to show respect

genteel

well-bred; refined

gratify

to give satisfaction

gratuitous

done freely, often unwarranted

heterogeneous

diverse

heteromorphic

having different forms

heterodox

nonconformist

heterotroph

an organism that gets food from outside sources

homologous

similar, especially biologically

homogeneous

of the same type

homophone

words with same pronunciation but different meanings

hypodermic

beneath the skin

idiosyncrasy

a peculiar characteristic of an individual

idiom

an expression distinct to a language

immutable

unchangeable

indict

to formally accuse someone of a crime

inflection

rise and fall of the voice

ingratiate

to gain favor by helping someone

insomnia

inability to sleep

intradermal

between layers of the skin

judicial

relating to administration of justice

judicious

possessing sound judgment

linguist

a person who studies languages

linguistics

the study of languages

loquacious

very talkative

magnanimous

greatly noble in spirit

magnate

a greatly influential person

magnitude

greatness or size

malcontent

a difficult or dissatisfied person

malediction

a curse

malevolent

showing evil intent

malign

evil

monogram

decorative design made of letters

obdurate

stubborn

obsequious

excessively obedient

obtrusive

unpleasantly noticeable

perfidy

faithlessness or disloyalty

philanthropist

a person who donates money to help others

philosophy

the study of knowledge or wisdom

phonogram

a symbol representing a spoken sound

placate

to make someone less angry

placid

calm and peaceful

progeny

descendants

refract

to alter waves from a straight path

relegate

to downgrade or lower

remunerate

to pay back for services

renege

to go back on a promise

reticent

reluctant to speak

sagacious

having wisdom; good judgment

sagacity

wisdom

sanguinary

bloody or bloodthirsty

sanguine

cheerful and optimistic

somnambulate

to sleepwalk

somnolent

sleepy

subterfuge

evasion or deceit

subsequent

following in time

tacit

unspoken

taciturn

uncommunicative

technophile

a person who loves advanced technology

transgress

to violate a law

transmute

to change in form

typography

the style of printed material