SAT Vocabulary Words

bide

verb; to remain in a condition or state; to wait

consent

verb; to aprove, to yield, to agree

volition

noun; a conscious choice or action

nascent

adj; being born, coming into being

Amplify

verb; to make larger

lurid

adj; causing shock or horror, tastlessly vivid, glowing like fire through haze

Own

verb; to admit and take responsibility for one’s actions

Collude

verb; to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose.

Noun; Collusion

Tally

verb; to count, to add

Disarray

noun; confusion, disorder

Tepid

Adj; moderately warm, lacking force or enthusiasm

Conjecture

Noun; an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

Pious

adj; exhibiting reverence and religious observation

Abet

verb; to encourage, to assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

Interloper

noun; one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler

Subsequent

adj; happening afterward; following in order

Surmise

verb; to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

noun; such an inference

jot

verb; to write briefly and hastily

discern

verb; to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions

blight

noun; a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity