SAT Vocab List #1-50
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assuage | to ease, relieve, or lessen |
| munificent | very generous |
| capricious | tending to change one's mind suddenly |
| quiescence | inactivity/state of tranquil |
| succinct | concise, brief, but clear |
| taciturn | generally quiet, disinclined to talk; implies unsociability |
| esoteric | understood or known by a select few |
| guile | trickiness, deceptiveness |
| ephemeral | short-lived, lasting for a brief time (good connotation) |
| apathy | lack of emotion or concern |
| innocuous | harmless |
| superficial | on the surface, shallow |
| debilitate | to weaken |
| coalesce | to unite, come together |
| voluble | talkative, smooth/fast-talking |
| undermine | to attack/weaken secretly |
| cursory | hasty, without regard for details |
| reticent | quiet over and over again, disinclined to talk under certain conditions (esp. about one's own affairs) |
| discord | lack or agreement or harmony |
| intractable | difficult to manage, stubborn |
| ponderous | very heavy, dull, boring |
| inept | lacking skill, awkward, clumsy |
| copious | plentiful, abundant |
| deplore | to regret, to regard as regrettable |
| contrite | regretful, feeling guilt for an offense |
| enhance | to improve, intensify |
| obscure | difficult to see or understand |
| corrupt | to change from good to bad |
| ascend | to move upwards |
| extricate | to free from difficulty |
| disperse | to spread or distribute widely, complete breaking up of the members of a mass or group |
| meager | lacking in quantity or quality |
| novel | new or different |
| commend | to praise |
| endorse | to support, approve of |
| inclination | tendency, preference, liking |
| innovative | original, new |
| monotony | a dull sameness |
| denounce | to criticize publicly |
| atrophy | to waste away |
| refute | to disprove |
| essential | necessary |
| inevitable | unavoidable, certain to happen |
| substantial | large, important |
| abstract | theoretical, difficult to understand |
| spontaneous | sudden, impulsive, not planned |
| conventional | traditional, ordinary |
| vulnerable | easy to injure, open to attack |
| impartial | fair, not favoring either side |
| innate | inborn, naturally present |
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