SAT VOCAB 3

covet

crave = desire

voracious

very eager for something

quixotic

idealistic = utopian

transgress

break a law

irascible

bad-tempered = irritable

exonerate

absolve = acquit

wistful

nostalgic = sentimental / yearning

abate

subside = moderate

pliant

acquiescent = compliant

amendable

docile = malleable

solicit

request

overwrought

1. agitated

2. over-ornate

nondescript

mediocre = insipid

polarize

cause ppl to be divided into two opposing groups

rancour

bitterness = hatred

broach

bring up

presumptuous

audacious = impertinent

largesse

endowment = donation

edify

indoctrinate = educate

voluminous

1. capacious

2. lengthy and detailed

callow

immature and inexperienced

peruse

scrutinize

abridge

truncate = shorten

ingenuous

naive

cantankerous

irascible

fallacious

erroneous

martinet

disciplinarian

veracity

truth

hackneyed

banal = clichéd

trite

platitudinous = hackneyed

parsimonious

miserly = penny-pinching

despot

tyrant = dictator

cacophony

din = discord

perjury

mendacity = hypocrisy

obtuse

1. dull

2. equivocal

perturb

make sb anxious

peccadillo

misdemeanour = sin

circumscribe

curb = confine

adversary

nemesis = rival

allege

assume

analogous

comparable

anecdotal

unscientific

ascertain

deduce = verfy

aspiration

ambition

avid

ardent = passionate

covetous

eager desire = rapacious

bewilder

baffle = perplex

bemuse

mystify

camaraderie

friendship

complacent

self-satisfied

gratify

satisfy

concilliate

mollify = pacify

propitiate

placate = appease

condescend

show that one feels superior = patronize

cynical

1. sceptical

2. satirical = ironic

decry

denounce = censure

deject

discourage

digress

deviate

eccentric

peculiar

illicit

illegitimate

elucidate

interpret = explicate

emulate

imitate

extol

laud

flagrant

blatant = overt

frugal

thrifty

futile

ineffectual = vain

idiosyncrasy

quirk = eccentricity

foible

minor weakness

impetuous

impulsive

improvise

perform w/o preparation = extemporize

indulgent

lenient = clement

lament

mourn = sorrow

mar

ruin = blemish

perpetuate

maintain

pertinent

relevant = apposite

pragmatic

deal w/ things sensibly and based on practical

pretense

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

prevailing

prevalent

provocative

irritating

quell

put an end to

reconcile

mediate

reiterate

repeat

renounce

resign = relinquish

reprehensible

deplorable = culpable

venerate

revere

alienate

estrage = isolate

apt

1. appropriate

2. likely

3. intelligent

arbitrate

adjudicate = judge

concord

agreement = concensus

conducive

propitious

console

comfort = solace

demeanor

behaviour

devoid

lacking

discredit

disgrace

discreet

circumspect

disgruntled

dissatisfied

fallible

capable of making mistake

consequential

significant

inquisitive

curious = intrigued

interrogate

probe = inquire