2026 SAT: Predicted vocabulary

Abandon

버리다

Abate

lessen

Abject

극도로 비참

Aberration

diff from norm

Beguile

to trick by 현혹ing

Berate

scold or criticize

Bereft

lacking smth; sad bc u lost smth

Blandishment

달콤한말 to persuade someone

Bias

prejudice(편견

Bombastic

inflated(과장된)

Bovine

relating to cows(or other similar animals)

Braggart

자랑이 심하고 허풍떠는 사람

Cacophony

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Catalyst

something that speeds up a change or a reaction without being changed itself

Cavort

dance around excitedly

Censorious

critical of others(꼰대:남의 흠잡음)

Circumlocution

돌려말하기(모호한 말)

Circumscribe

restrict within limits

Clamor

아우성,함성 (neutral ~ neg)

Clout

influence or power

Demur

이의를 제기; 반대하다

Denigrate

누구의 가치를 깎아내림; 명예회손

Despot

독재자; 폭군

Diaphanous

translucent; 속이 비치는

Dirge

song for the dead

Discomfit

make someone uncomfortable

Disparate

different from one another

Disrepute

나쁜 평판

Eclectic

wide-ranging

Edict

an official order

Ebullient

cheerful and lively

Epicureanism

pleasure is the most important aspect of life

Effluvia

unpleasant odor

Fortuitous

happening by chance/luck

Fractious

irritable and difficult to control

Garrulous

talkative

Grandiloquent

pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner

Gratuitous

unnecessary

Grotto

a small cave or cave-like structure

Hapless

unfortunate

Injunction

a court-ordered command

Inoculate

to vaccinate against a disease

Insidious

slowly harmful or sneaky

Instigate

to provoke action

Insurgent

a rebel against authority

Interlocutor

a conversation participant (대화자

Illusion

magic tricks performed for entertainment

Litigant

a person involved in a lawsuit

Maelstrom

a powerful storm or chaotic situation

Maudlin

overly sentimental(감정적인) or self-pitying

Maverick

an independent-minded nonconformist(doesn’t follow rules)

Mawkish

overly sentimental in a sickly way

Maxim

a concise statement of truth or principle

Mendacious

inclined(related) to lie

Meretricious

attractive but lacking value

Pandemic

a disease prevalent over an entire country

Paradigm

a typical example or model

Pariah

an outcast (person who has been rejected, not accepted)

Paucity

scarcity; a lack of

Pejorative

expressing strong disapproval

Penchant

a strong liking or tendency

Penurious

extremely poor

Pert

attractive and confident

Pernicious

harmful or destructive

Precision

attention to detail

Prestidigitation

magic tricks performed for entertainment

Recalcitrant

stubbornly uncooperative

Relegate

demote(= lower) (someone/thing) to a lower position

Remiss

negligent or careless

Reprieve

cancellation of punishment

Reprobate

a morally unprincipled person

Rescind

revoke or cancel

Ribald

improper or lewd

Rife

widespread or prevalent

Sedition

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel

Sinecure

a position requiring little or no work

Toady

a person who flatters a powerful person to get favors (n)

Torpid

lethargic; sluggish

Travesty

a mockery or parody

Trenchant

sharp and forceful in expression

Trounce

defeat decisively

Truculent

aggressively argumentative

Turpitude

moral wickedness or depravity

Ubiquitous

found everywhere

Umbrage

offense or annoyance

Usury

lending money at unlawful rates

Vituperate

strongly blame or insult someone

Vociferous

outspoken and vehement in speech

Wanton

deliberate and unprovoked harm, excessive and unrestrained behavior, or loose moral conduct

Winsome

attractive or charming

Yield

surrender or give way to pressure

Yoke

tie two things together