EDUMOST SAT Vocabulary (Level 4 – Day 10)

1. advent (n.) — arrival; coming

2. entail (v.) — involve; require as a necessary consequence

3. covertly (adv.) — secretly; in a hidden way

4. innate (adj.) — inborn; natural from birth

5. inevitable (adj.) — unavoidable; certain to happen

6. incorrigible (adj.) — impossible to correct or reform

7. inimitable (adj.) — impossible to imitate; unique

8. platonic (adj.) — non-romantic; spiritual rather than physical

9. virile (adj.) — manly; masculine; strong

10. naiveté (n.) — innocence; lack of worldly experience

11. rapport (n.) — close, harmonious relationship

12. regale (v.) — entertain; delight

13. enthrall (v.) — captivate; fascinate completely

14. staid (adj.) — serious; dignified; restrained

15. uncanny (adj.) — strange; mysterious; eerie

16. elated (adj.) — extremely happy; overjoyed

17. ethnic (adj.) — relating to a race, culture, or nationality

18. veracious (adj.) — truthful; honest

19. unsullied (adj.) — pure; spotless; untarnished

20. seraphic (adj.) — angelic; heavenly

21. sublime (adj.) — magnificent; exalted; inspiring awe

22. exemplar (n.) — model; ideal example

23. elaborate (v.) — explain in greater detail; expand upon

24. transcendentally (adv.) — extraordinarily; beyond the ordinary

25. modicum (n.) — a small amount

Advanced Power Vocabulary

26. savor (v.) — enjoy fully; appreciate; relish

27. scapegoat (n.) — person blamed for others’ faults

28. sluggard (n.) — lazy person

29. subordinate (adj.) — lower in rank; inferior; submissive

30. summit (n.) — highest point; peak

31. swelter (v.) — suffer from extreme heat

32. titanic (adj.) — gigantic; enormous

33. turmoil (n.) — confusion; disorder; commotion

34. unruly (adj.) — disobedient; difficult to control

35. vignette (n.) — short descriptive sketch; brief literary scene

36. wax (v.) — increase; grow

37. zealot (n.) — fanatic; excessively devoted person

38. optional (adj.) — not required; left to one’s choice

39. pauper (n.) — very poor person

40. perpetuate (v.) — make continue; preserve indefinitely

41. personable (adj.) — attractive; pleasant; charming

42. plenitude (n.) — abundance; fullness

43. proximity (n.) — nearness; closeness

44. puerile (adj.) — childish; immature

45. purge (v.) — remove; cleanse; get rid of something unwanted

46. quail (v.) — shrink back in fear; lose courage

47. relish (v.) — enjoy greatly; take pleasure in

48. rend (v.) — tear apart; split

49. resentment (n.) — bitterness; indignation; ill will

50. scenario (n.) — plot outline; script; sequence of events

51. scrutinize (v.) — examine closely and carefully

52. scurry (v.) — move quickly with short steps; hurry

53. sedulous (adj.) — diligent; hardworking

54. smirk (n.) — smug or self-satisfied smile

55. subsequent (adj.) — following; later

56. surveillance (n.) — close observation; monitoring

57. swerve (v.) — change direction suddenly

58. taint (v.) — contaminate; spoil; corrupt

59. toxic (adj.) — poisonous; harmful

60. turncoat (n.) — traitor; betrayer

61. unsightly (adj.) — ugly; unpleasant to look at

62. vigor (n.) — strength; energy; vitality

63. withhold (v.) — refuse to give; hold back

64. yield (v.) — surrender; give in; produce

65. zephyr (n.) — gentle breeze

66. rudimentary (adj.) — basic; elementary; undeveloped

67. assimilate (v.) — absorb; integrate; become similar

68. domineer (v.) — rule or control arrogantly

69. inscrutable (adj.) — impossible to understand; mysterious

70. pragmatist (n.) — practical person

71. tonic (adj.) — refreshing; invigorating

72. dynamic (adj.) — energetic; active; forceful

73. intervene (v.) — come between; interfere; step in

74. predicament (n.) — difficult or dangerous situation; dilemma

75. transmute (v.) — change into a different form

76. connotation (n.) — implied or associated meaning of a word

77. furtive (adj.) — secretive; stealthy; sneaky

78. mystify (v.) — confuse; bewilder

79. satire (n.) — writing that uses humor or irony to criticize

80. defuse (v.) — reduce or remove danger; make less tense