sat vocab 201-300

Conjugal (adj.)

Relating to marriage

Temporal (adj.)

Relating to time or the material world as opposed to the spiritual realm

Proclaim (v.)

To announce; declare; make known

Torpid (adj.)

Lethargic, dormant, lacking motion

Facility (n.)

Effortlessness; quality of doing something well easily

Facilitate (v.)

To make easier; to make something more likely to happen

Exuberant (adj.)

Full of energy, enthusiasm

Astute (adj.)

Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Motley (adj.)

Extremely varied or diverse; heterogeneous; multicolored

Inept (adj.)

Lacking skill or competence

Underwrite (v.)

To sponsor; to subsidize; to insure

Adroit (adj.)

Skillful

Resource (n.)

An ability to meet and handle a situation

Epicure (n.)

A person who appreciates fine food and drink

Fawn (v.)

To exhibit affection; to seek favor through flattery

Parlance (n.)

A particular manner of speaking or language

Exculpate (v.)

To clear from blame, prove innocent

Discrete (adj.)

Individually separate and distinct

Debilitate (v.)

To make weak

Balk (v.)

To abruptly refuse (to do something); to stop short

Quiescent (adj.)

Motionless; at rest; still

Polar (adj.)

Having opposite extremes or characteristics

Knickerbockers (n.)

A form of baggy-kneed trousers formerly worn by boys

Allotment (n.)

Distribution according to a plan

Mendacious (adj.)

Not honest; likely to tell lies; based on lies

Desultory (adj.)

Lacking a plan or purpose

Testimony (n.)

An assertion offering support for a fact; a solemn statement given under oath

Cobbler (n.)

A person who makes or repairs shoes

Veracity (n.)

Conformity to facts; accuracy

Abridge (v.)

To shorten; to condense

Nebulous (adj.)

Unclear, vague, or ill-defined

Purported (adj.)

Rumored; claimed

Quizzical (adj.)

Indicating mild or amused puzzlement

Litany (n.)

Recital or list; tedious recounting

Betwixt (prep.)

Between

Nary (adj.)

Not one

Selective (adj.)

Careful in choosing or deciding

Mendicant (n.)

A beggar

Reactionary (adj.)

Being opposed to social change or new ideas

Art (v.)

Are

Harangue (n.)

A lengthy and aggressive speech

Tome (n.)

A large book

Revile (v.)

To scold abusively; to berate; to denounce

Stipulate (v.)

To demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement

Supercilious (adj.)

Behaving or looking as though one thinks they are superior to others

Decadence (n.)

Behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.

Apostasy (n.)

Abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty

Prodigious (adj.) (Old English)

Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Arcane (adj.)

Mysterious, understood by few

Patronize (v.)

To treat as an inferior; to condescend to

Despotism (n.)

Tyranny, dictatorship

Ineradicable (adj.)

Incapable of being removed, destroyed, or eradicated

Chastise (v.)

To scold or reprimand

Precaution (n.)

Something done to prevent possible harm or trouble in the future

Intermittent (adj.)

Not constant or steady

Pedestrian (adj.)

Unimaginative; banal

Comely (adj.) (Old English)

Typically of a woman, attractive

Brusque (adj.)

Abrupt in manner; blunt