EDUMOST SAT Vocabulary (Level 4 – Day 8)

reverie (n.) – a state in which you are thinking about pleasant things; daydream
loathsome (adj.) – abhorrent; disgusting
anachronism (n.) – something out of its proper time
wily (adj.) – sly; deceiving
ploy (n.) – a trick to obtain an advantage
covet (v.) – to desire something belonging to another
exercise (v.) – to use (an ability, power, etc.)
escapade (n.) – a prank; adventurous action violating conventional conduct
surreptitiously (adv.) – secretly; stealthily
discreet (adj.) – not likely to be seen or noticed; careful and unobtrusive
curator (n.) – director of a museum or similar institution
credible (adj.) – believable; plausible
plausible (adj.) – apparently likely; seeming reasonable or believable
martinet (n.) – a strict disciplinarian
narcissistic (adj.) – excessively admiring oneself

condescending (adj.) – showing a superior attitude; patronizing
provincial (adj.) – limited in outlook; unsophisticated
facet (n.) – an aspect; one side of something
acquiesce (v.) – to agree without protesting
inveigle (v.) – to persuade someone to do something in a clever or deceptive way
retrograde (v.) – to go backwards; degenerate
rote (n.) – repetition; mechanical memorization
sibling (n.) – a brother or sister
sportive (adj.) – playful
stamina (n.) – strength; staying power
subside (v.) – to settle down; descend; grow quiet
tenuous (adj.) – thin; rare; slim; weak
topography (n.) – the physical features of a region
underlying (adj.) – fundamental; lying below
underscore (v.) – to emphasize
vendor (n.) – a seller

watershed (n.) – a crucial dividing point; turning point
willful (adj.) – intentional; headstrong
lustrous (adj.) – shining; glossy
mischance (n.) – bad luck; an unfortunate accident
mottled (adj.) – blotched in coloring; spotted
nemesis (n.) – someone seeking revenge; an archenemy
omnipotent (adj.) – all-powerful
pan (v.) – to criticize harshly
paragon (n.) – a model of perfection
partial (adj.) – incomplete; having a liking for something or someone; biased
pinnacle (n.) – the highest point; peak
problematic (adj.) – doubtful; unsettled; questionable; difficult
proletarian (n.) – a member of the working class; blue-collar worker
promote (v.) – to help flourish; advance in rank; publicize
recipient (n.) – a receiver
reimburse (v.) – to repay; compensate someone for expenses

relic (n.) – a surviving remnant; memento
rigid (adj.) – stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending
rubble (n.) – broken fragments; debris
rummage (v.) – to ransack; search thoroughly
sanctuary (n.) – refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place
simile (n.) – a comparison using like or as
skeptic (n.) – a doubter; one who suspends judgment until evidence is examined
stanza (n.) – a division of a poem
static (adj.) – unchanging; lacking development
statute (n.) – a law enacted by the legislature
succumb (v.) – to yield; give in; die
testy (adj.) – irritable; short-tempered
torso (n.) – the trunk of the human body; the trunk of a statue without the head and limbs
tranquility (n.) – calmness; peace
unearth (v.) – to dig up; discover
unfathomable (adj.) – incomprehensible; impossible to understand