SAT vocab words

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the terms from Page 1 of the notes.

enigma

a mystery; hard to understand or explain

apathy

lack of emotion or interest

indifferent

having no preference

revere

to worship; to honor

candor

frankness; honesty

reticent

restrained; uncommunicative

aesthetic

concerning art or beauty

ascetic

without indulgence or luxuries

autonomy

self-rule; independence

disdain

contempt

innocuous

harmless; insignificant

banal

commonplace; dull; ordinary

ambiguous

unclear; undecided

anarchy

lack of government; chaos

ameliorate

to improve

atrophy

to waste away from lack of use

innovate

to make changes; to modernize

servile

overly submissive; cringing

extol

to praise

augment

to add to; increase

benevolent

kindly; to wish well

derision

contempt; ridicule

disparity

inequality

flagrant

glaringly wrong; conspicuously faulty

indolence

laziness

acquiesce

to give in; agree

prodigal

extravagant; wasteful

capricious

whimsical; unpredictable

prosaic

commonplace; uninspired; dull

austere

severe; strict

complacent

smug; self-satisfied

compliance

conforming to a request or demand

dubious

doubtful

ephemeral

short-lived; fleeting

insipid

bland; boring

obscure

unclear; clouded; partially hidden

depravity

corruption; wickedness

discern

to distinguish one thing from another

expedite

to quicken

peripheral

on the edge; unimportant

taciturn

quiet; uncommunicative; silent

apprehensive

fearful; worried

expedient

advantageous; convenient

fastidious

finicky; overly critical

novel

new; interesting

parsimony

stinginess

provincial

narrow-minded; unsophisticated

respite

a break; a rest

anecdote

a brief, humorous story

drone

to talk on and on in a dull way

pedestrian

commonplace; ordinary