Q4 SAT Vocab

List 47:

commodious

• Definition: affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use

• Synonyms: capacious, ample, serviceable

• Part of Speech: Adjective

declivity

• Definition: downward slope

• Synonyms: declination, descent

• Part of Speech: Noun

diatribe

• Definition: bitter denunciation or criticism, anathema

• Synonyms: castigation, invective, harangue, tirade

• Part of Speech: Noun

dither

• Definition: a state of trembling excitement of fear; vacillation; a trembling; vibration

• Synonyms: agitation, clamor, fluster, fuss

• Part of Speech: Verb

fanaticism

• Definition: enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational

• Synonyms: devotion, dogma, infatuation, passion, tenacity, zealotry

• Part of Speech: Noun

forestalled

• Definition: prevented or delayed beforehand

• Synonyms: anticipated, averted, hindered, precluded, thwarted

• Part of Speech: Verb

frenetic

• Definition: frenzied, frantic

• Synonyms: distraught, overwrought, rabid, unbalanced

• Part of Speech: Adjective

grisly

• Definition: ghastly, inspiring fear

• Synonyms: gruesome, lurid, macabre

• Part of Speech: Adjective

indigent

• Definition: very poor, impoverished

• Synonyms: destitute, impecunious

• Part of Speech: Adjective

jaunty

• Definition: stylish and lively in manner or appearance

• Synonyms: animated, buoyant, dapper, dashing, impish, playful, swaggering

• Part of Speech: Adjective

kudos

• Definiton: awards or honors

• Synonyms: acclaim, credit, distinction, honor laudation, praise, raves

• Part of Speech: Noun

maverick

• Definition: an independent individual who does not go along with the group

• Synonyms: beatnik, bohemian, nonconformist, radical

• Part of Speech: Noun

mutinous

• Definition: rebellious, unruly

• Synonyms: anarchistic, dissident, insurrectionary, rebel

• Part of Speech: Adjective

perennial

• Definition: lasting for many years

• Synonyms: constant, incessant, perpetual, unremitting

• Part of Speech: Adjective

Philistine

• Definition: a narrow-minded person who opposes or is indifferent to cultural values

• Synonyms: boorish, crude, immodest, obscene, scatological, uncouth, unrefined, vulgar

• Part of Speech: Noun

precipice

• Definition: a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous

• Synonyms: bluff, cliff, crag

• Part of Speech: Noun

rectitude

• Definition: state of moral integrity

• Synonyms: decency, goodness, integrity, morality, virtue

• Part of Speech: Noun

sanguine

• Definition: very confident

• Synonyms: optimistic, hopeful, sure

• Part of Speech: Adjective

staid

• Definition: reserved and upright in manner or behavior, sedate

• Synonyms: earnest, grave, sober, solemn

• Part of Speech: Adjective

verdant

• Definition: fresh and green

• Synonyms: flourishing, fresh, grassy, leafy, lush , verdurous

• Part of Speech: Adjective

List 48:

amulet

• Definition: a charm or ornament worn to protect against evil

• Synonyms: lucky piece, talisman

• Part of Speech: Noun

dissolution

• Definition: disintegration, decomposition and dispersion

• Synonyms: disunion, demise, discontinuation, termination

• Part of Speech: Noun

ignoble

• Definition: of lowly origin, without horror

• Synonyms: abject, mean, sordid

• Part of Speech: Adjective

illicit

• Definition: illegal

• Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate

• Part of Speech: Adjective

infernal

• Definition: relating to hell

• Synonyms: hellish, diabolical, fiendish

• Part of Speech: Adjective

knoll

• Definition: a small round hill

• Synonyms: ascent, bluff, dune, hillock, mount

• Part of Speech: Noun

magnate

• Definition: a person of power and influence

• Synonyms: bigwig, chief, financier, mogul, notable, tycoon

• Part of Speech: Noun

malefactor

• Definition: a criminal

• Synonyms: con, culprit, delinquent, rapscallion, rogue, ruffian, scoundrel, transgressor

• Part of Speech: Noun

malfeasant

• Definition: one who is guilty of misbehavior or wrongdoing

• Synonyms: malefactor, culprit, ruffian, theif

• Part of Speech: Noun

matriarchy

• Definition: a family or state headed or ruled by a female

• Synonyms: n/a

• Part of Speech: Noun

multifarious

• Definition: great in variety, diverse

• Synonyms: assorted, diversified, multitudinous, myriad, varied

• Part of Speech: Adjective

omnipotent

• Definition: having unlimited power

• Synonyms: almighty, divine, godlike, mighty, supreme, unlimited unrestricted

• Part of Speech: Adjective

pinnacle

• Definition: the highest point; culmination; acme

• Synonyms: apex, apogee, climax, peak, summit, vertex, zenith

• Part of Speech: Noun

potent

• Definition: powerful, having a strong effect

• Synonyms: commanding, impressive, mighty, robust, trenchant

• Part of Speech: Adjective

preeminence

• Definition: superiority to all others

• Synonyms: authority, dominance, preponderance, supremacy

• Part of Speech: Noun

retrograde

• Definition: moving backward

• Synonyms: withdrawing, receding, backward

• Part of Speech: Adjective

subjective

• Definition: coming from an individual's mind

• Synonyms: biased, idiosyncratic, personal, prejudiced

• Part of Speech: Adjective

translucence

• Definition: the quality of allowing passage of light but not a clear view

• Synonyms: limpidity, transparency

• Part of Speech: Noun

unobtrusive

• Definition: not readily noticeable, inconspicuous

• Synonyms: humble, meek, modest, restrained, subdued, unostentatious, unpretentious

• Part of Speech: Adjective

vitriolic

• Definition: very caustic and sarcastic

• Synonyms: antagonistic, biting, corrosive, harsh, sharp

• Part of Speech: Adjective