THE SAT VOCAB

Bucolic

Referring to the pleasant and peaceful aspects of countrysides and country life

• think of pastures

Lampoon

Mocking, to criticize the foolishness of something

Esoteric

Information only known by a specialized few

Stringent

• implies tight, severe, restrictions, or limitations

• No room for error!

Fanatical

Someone who is excessively OBSESSIVELY ENTHUSIASTIC about a cause, belief or hobby.MEd

Capricious

Unpredictable, erratic

Exacerbate

Make a situation or problem worse

Evocative

Something that brings out vivid images or emotions

Redolent

Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something

• STRONG SMELL

Bereft

Absent

Subsidize

To provide financial touch

Edifice

-large, elaborate or imposed building

-intricate, complex system

Facsimile

An exact copy of an artifact or item

Panacea

A hypothetical solution or remedy that supposedly cures all problems

Inchoate

In early stages, or underdeveloped

Jettison

To throw something overboard like off an aircraft or ship

Griping

Complaining about trivial annoyances or problems

To make a qualification

To add a limitation or hinder something

Litany

List

Perturbation

Annoyance

Vacillation

Waver back and forth

Artifice

Clever trick or deceptive behavior

Guileless

Someone who is free from deceit or trickery

Abhors

To HATE or LOATHE

Cynical

Someone who believes people are selfish and only self-interested or self motivated

Sanguine

Cheerfully optimistic or hopeful

Mirth

Amusement or Joy

-CHEERFUL

Preposition comma rule!

A comma CANNOT go before a preposition

Mercurially

To act inconsistent and volatile (unstable)

Belligerent

Someone who is hostile and eager to fight

Ebullient

Someone who is overflowing with enthusiasm and cheery

Warmongering

To encourage a country to go to war

Paltry

Ridiculously small and WORTHLESS

Tinged

Colored or flavored

Despot

Ruler who holds absolute power and control

Usurper

Someone who wrongfully seizes power

Fraught

Filled with or destined to become undesirable

• tense

Mutinous

A rebellious PERSON, refusing to obey authority

Refractory

Resistant to control or a CURE

• usually refers to medicine or a disease

Succinctness

Expressing an idea effectively with as few words as possible

• same as concise

Incoherent

Lacking logically connection and difficult to understand

Nascent

Just coming into existence (EARLY STAGES)

Meandering

Something that takes a winding course or wanders aimlessly without any direction

Loquacious

Someone who TALKS A LOT or talks FREELY

Penchant

A strong habitual liking or inclination to do something

Beset

TO surround or HARASS something - (negative connotation of not liking something)

Eschew

To deliberately AVOID

Deference

The act of submitting to authority or judgement (neutral connotation)

• usually out of RESPECT

Enjoin

Commanded to do something

Enigma

Mystery

Sagacity

Having good wisdom or discernment

Tenacity

The quality of holding fast, persisting, and refusing to give up

• GRIT (positive connotation)

Hubris

Exaggerated pride, self-confidence, or arrogance

Abhorrence

INTENSE hatred or DISGUST

Motif

A repeating theme or element

Gumption

Courage and resourcefulness

Putrefaction

Rotting

Disclose

Reveal what was hidden

Namely

Specifically, to be exact

Subsequently vs Cobsequently

Subsequently- later in time

Consequently - as a result

August

Used to describe something grandeur, distinguished or majestic

Florid

Overly elaborate in style

• very showy or complex

Adulatory

Behavior that is excessively flattering

• sycophant

Pernicious

Deadly or destructive

Imperceptible

Hard to understand or DETECT

Discernible

Noticeable