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Vocab you Might Need for the SAT
Abashed adj. ashamed or embarrassed
Abate v. to reduce
Ambivalence n. indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions
Animosity n. adj. having a feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility
Austere adj. severe or strict; extremely plain or simple
Avaricious adj. n. having or showing extreme greed
Annex v. to add or attach n. an attachment
Appease v. to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving in to
Altruistic adj. n. unselfishly generous; concern for others
Adherent n. a follower of a leader; support
Augment v. to make or become greater as in size, quantity or strength; enlarge
Ardent adj. intense; passionate; zealous
Baleful adj. threatening; hurtful; malignant, ominous
Bequest n. something left to someone in a will
Brazen adj. bold, shameless; impudent
Brouhaha n. an uproar; a commotion
Balk v. to stop short and refuse to proceed
Beset v. to harass; to surround
Capitulate v. to surrender under certain conditions; to give in
Camaraderie n. comradeship; friendship
Chastise v. to discipline; to criticize severely
Capacious adj. having a lot of space and able to hold a lot
Cursory adj. rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail
Comprise v. to consist of; to include; to contain; to be made up of
Conundrum n. a dilemma; a problem or a puzzle
Crux n. main point; the heart of the matter
Cacophony n. harsh sounds
Circumspect adj. cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences
Colloquial adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech
Capricious adj. unpredictable; fickle
Diatribe n. bitter verbal attack
Dogmatic adj. characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs
Dearth n. scarcity; lack of
Defame v. to libel or slander, to take away a good name
Dauntless adj. fearless, unintimidated
Deter v. to discourage; to keep someone from doing something
Eloquent adj. eloquence n. extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement
Emphatic adj. forcibly expressive
Eschew v. to avoid or shun
Euphonious adj. pleasing to the ear
Expunge v. to remove; to delete; to erase
Ebullience n. lots of enthusiasm, a boiling over with
Forbearance n. a refraining from something; patience
Fray n. fight or scuffle; brawl
Fetter v./n. to restrain; to hamper; a shackle
Forebode v. to predict or foretell
Forsake v. to abandon, to give up, to renounce
Flout v. to have contempt for the law or disregard a rule
Gambit n. A risk taken for some advantage
Garner v. To gather or store up
Gregarious adj. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
Gradient n. A rate of inclination; a slope
Girth n. The distance around something; circumference
Guile n. cunning, deceptive
Hearten v. To give strength, courage, hope, to encourage
Hiatus n. A gap or interruption in space, time or continuity; a break
Histrionic adj. Overly dramatic, theatrical
Hamper v. To prevent the free movement, action or progress of; to hinder or impede
Harrowing adj. Extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening
Harangue v/n. to lecture, berate, a long scolding speech
Idyllic adj. Charming in a rustic way, naturally peaceful
Idolatry n. blind or excessive devotion to something
Incessant adj. continuing without interruption
Inundate v. to overwhelm with abundance or excess, to flood
Indolence n. inclined to laziness
Intrepid adj. fearless, bold
Joust v. to contend, compete or struggle
Jaunt n. a short trip for leisure
Jetsam n. discarded odds and ends
Kindle v. to cause to burn or ignite; to inspire
Kismet n. fate
Karma n. a force generated by a person's good and bad actions
Laudable adj. worthy or deserving of praise
Lithe adj. bending easily and gracefully
Lackadaisical adj. showing a lack of interest
Lambaste v. to criticize harshly
Latent adj. lying hidden or undeveloped: potential
Lampoon n/v. light good-humored satire, to make the subject of satire
Malcontent adj./n. dissatisfied with existing conditions; an unhappy person
Marshal v. to assemble together for the purpose of doing something
Marshal v. to lessen in force or intensity
Meticulous adj. painstaking, excessively painful
Mete v. distribute by portions, allot
Mundane adj. common, ordinary, unimaginative
Nettle v. to irritate; vex
Noisome adj. stinking; offensive; disgusting
Nepotism n. favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends
Oblique adj. at an angle, indirect or evasive
Officious adj. interfering; intrusive; eager in offering unwanted advice
Onerous adj. troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
Pithy adj. concise and meaningful in expression
Quagmire n. A dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself from
Raze v. to destroy completely
Soporific adj. sleep causing, marked by sleepiness
Truncate v. to shorten; to cut short
Virtuoso n. highly skilled artist
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Vocab you Might Need for the SAT
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