SAT Vocabulary Set #1

Daunting (adj)

intimidating, causing one to lose

Ebullient (adj.)

extremely lively, enthusiastic

Fabricate (V)

to make up, invent

Garish (adj)

gaudy, in bad taste

Iconoclast (n.)

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

Impetuous (adj)

rash; hastily done

Indomitable (adj)

not capable of being conquered

Jubilant (adj.)

extremely joyful, happy

Knell (n.)

the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

Languid (adj)

sluggish from fatigue or weakness

Lethargic (adj)

in a state of sluggishness or apathy

Maelstrom (n.)

a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

Magnanimous (adj)

noble, generous

Nebulous (adj)

Vaguely defined, cloudy

Obdurate (adj)

unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

Obfuscate (V.)

to render incomprehensible

Oblique (adj.)

diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

Pacific (adj.)

soothing

Palatable (adj.)

agreeable to the taste of sensibilities

quagmire (n.)

a difficult situation