SAT Essential Vocabulary

Vocab to learn and memorise

Admonish

To warn or scold someone

Eccentric

Uncommon, strange

Mired

Involved in a difficult situation or stuck firmly.

Colloquial

Characteristic of informal language

Contend

To assert or argue a position, often in a debate or competition.

Enfranchise

To grant the right to vote or other rights of citizenship.

Vexing

Causing annoyance or frustration.

Unassuming

Humble, low-key

Coerce

To pressure or force someone to do something

Austere

Severe or strict in attitude, manner, or appearance; plain and simple in style.

Dread

A feeling of great fear or apprehension.

Broach

To bring up a subject for discussion, often something difficult or uncomfortable.

Proxy

Authorized to act for another

Disseminate

To spread or distribute information widely.

Delegate

Assign responsibilities or tasks to another person

Suffraage

The right to vote

Incredulous

Skeptical; disbelieving

Conflate

Combine or confuse

carefree

Relaxed and without anxiety

Assuage

To ease or relieve (pain, worries)

decoupled

Separated or detached

austere

Severe or strict; plain in style

ephemeral

temporary

allude

To hint at or indirectly

omnipotence

having unlimited or great power

indulge

To yield to desires

vernacular

everyday informal language, local dialect

inquisition

interrogation, questioning

upheaval

chaos

malign

harmful

imprudent

foolish, reckless

quarrel

an angry argument or disagreement

insurrection

a violent uprising or rebellion

equivocal

unclear

vanity

Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments

subdued

Quiet

menacing

Threatening

usurped

To take power or position illegally or by force.

detractor

opponent

oust

expel

expunge

remove

melancholy

sadness

exasperated

frustrated

substantiate

to show to be true

lavish

luxurious

crux

essence

indifference

lack of concern

tact

skillfulness and sensitivity in dealing with others or difficult issues

scorn

contempt

transgress

disobey

procure

obtain

tumult

confusion

demeanor

manner

irate

angry

trifling

unimportant

decrepit

weak

obstinacy

stubbornness

degrade

treat with disrespect

unwieldy

difficult to carry

unilaterally

done by an individual without the agreement of the external opinion

abate

to become less intense

diligent

hard-working

relegate

to lower in rank

Steering

guiding

Decisive

Settling an issue

Detractor

Chopadi

Momentous

Of great impotance

Oblivious

Unaware

Absolve

Pardon

Behold

Observe

Chastise

Criticize severely

Ominous

Threatening

Expidate

To speed up

Foreboding

Threatening prediction

Convene

To gather

Opulent

Extremely wealthy

Livid

Extremely angry

Callous

Incentive

Absolve

Pardon

Debilitate

To make weak

Debase

To lower in rank

Malignant

Causing harm

Flaunt

To show off

Desolate

Lifeless

Accolade

Praise

perturbation

anxiety

fortitude

courage in pain or adversity

nonchalance

feeling of calm or relaxed

indolence

habitual laziness or inactivity

falter

to hesitate or waver in action or intent; to lose strength or momentum.

incarcerated

inprisoned

ameliorated with

a means of improvement; to make better or improve a situation.

mumbling

to speak in a low and unclear manner

predilection

a preference or liking for something

remorse

a deep sense of regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

supplant

replace

stipulate

demand

heterogeneity

widespread

fecundity

fertility or ability to produce abundantly