SAT Words 1-50
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ajlaureline on April 29, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abstinence | act of refraining from pleasurable activity. Abstinence is very difficult for my mom when she's on a diet. |
| adulation | high praise. |
| anachronistic | out-of-date. |
| anecdote | short, usually funny account of an event. |
| aris | extremely dry or boring. |
| assiduous | persistent, hardworking. |
| camaraderie | trust, sociability among friends. |
| censure | to criticize harshly. |
| circuitous | indirect, taking the longest route |
| clairvoyant | exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future. |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs. |
| convergence | the state of separate elements joining or coming together. |
| deleterious | harmful, destructive, detrimental. THINK LATIN: deleo. |
| demagogue | a leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice. |
| digress | to turn aside, stray from the main. |
| discredit | to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace. |
| disdain | (verb). To regard with scorn or contempt. |
| divergent | seperating. Remember Mrs. Flynn's dance! |
| enervating | weakening, tiring. |
| ephemeral | momentary, transient, fleeting.q |
| evanescent | quickly fading, short-lived. Esp. an image |
| exemplary | outstanding, an example to others. |
| extenuating | excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime. Think extenuating circumstances. |
| florid | red, flushed; gaudy or ornate |
| fortuitous | happening by luck |
| hackneyed | cliched, worn by overuse |
| hedonist | person who pursues pleasure as a goal |
| impetuous | rash; impulsive; acting without thinking |
| impute | to attribute an action to particular person or group |
| inconsequential | unimportant; trivial |
| integrity | decency; honestly; wholeness |
| intrepid | fearless, adventurous. Think of "intrepid Spaceman Spiff." |
| intuitive | instinctive, untaught |
| lobbyist | person who seeks to influence political events |
| mundane | ordinary; commonplace. Think of what Professor Trelawney said to Hermione. |
| opulent | wealthy |
| ostentatious | showy. LATIN: ostendit. |
| perfidious | faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
| precocious | unusually advanced or talented at an early age. |
| pretentious | pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured. |
| prosaic | relating to prose OR dull; commonplace. |
| querulous | complaining, irritable. |
| rancorous | bitter, hateful. |
| reclusive | preferring to live in isolation. |
| reconciliation | the act of agreement after a quarrel; the resolution of a dispute. |
| sagacity | wisdom. |
| spurious | lacking authenticity; false. |
| superfluous | extra, more than enough; redundant. |
| surreptitious | stealthy. |
| tenacious | determined, keeping a firm grip on. |
| vindicate | to clear from blame or suspicion. |
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