SAT Vocabulary Lists 5-6

acquiesce

acquiesce

to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent

bombastic

high-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning

capitulate

to surrender; to cease resisting

deflate

to let air out of; to reduce in size or importance

egregious

extraordinarily bad

fitful

spasmodic; intermittent

gratuitous

freely given; unnecessary; uncalled-for

hierarchy

organization by rank, class, or grade

impartial

fair; just; showing no favoritism

lassitude

feeling of hopelessness

meticulous

very careful about details; fussy

opportunist

one who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles

partisan

on who strongly supports a party or cause; characteristic of a guerilla fighter

quixotic

idealistic and utterly impractical

raze

to tear down completely; to destroy

admonish

to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly

buffoon

a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes

capricious

changeable, fickle

delineate

to describe in words; to sketch

elucidate

to make clear

flagrant

outrageous; glaringly offensive

guile

crafty deceit; cunning

homogeneous

similar; uniform in nature

impassive

without feelings or emotion; insensible

latent

present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped

mitigate

to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate

opulent

wealthy; abundant

paucity

scarcity; smallness in number or amount

rebuff

to refuse in a sharp or due way; to snub; to drive or beat back

sagacious

very wise or shrewd