2010 Elite AB 751-875
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DrkBlader27 on August 6, 2010
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elite, Elite Educational Institute, sat vocabulary, cumulative
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Elite Educational Institute, 2010
AB 751-875
Categorized by A 751-875, B 751-875
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 wreak | to inflict; to cause (something bad) |
| pristine | remaining in a pure state |
| delegate | to entrust to another person; n. a person authorized to act as the representative of another |
| mystical | having a spiritual sense or importance beyond human misunderstanding |
| appraise | to officially estimate the worth of |
| meager | lacking in quantity or vigor; scanty |
| sluggish | lazy; lacking energy |
| relinquish | to surrender or release |
| juncture | a point of time; a concurrence of events |
| assiduous | diligent; hard-working; constant |
| admonish | to warn so a fault can be correct or a danger avoided |
| commute | to change a punishment to one less severe |
| quarantine | enforced isolation to prevent the spread of disease; v. to isolate for such purpose |
| errant | wandering outside of established limits; straying |
| auditory | relating to the sense of hearing |
| monarch | one who rules a state; usu. for life and by hereditary right |
| ponder | to think over with great care |
| flora | plants as a group, esp. of a specified region or time |
| fulminate | to issue a strong verbal attack |
| vigorous | energetic |
| opaque | not letting in light; unintelligible |
| laughingstock | a person or thing that is the object of laughter |
| maneuver | to direct through a series of movements; to manipulate into a desired position |
| dissent | to disagree |
| abate | to lessen in amount, intensity or strength |
| ramification | a development or consequence resulting from a course of action |
| imperative | impossible to deter or evade; urgently necessary |
| inoculate | to inject something, esp. a medicine, into in order to create immunity |
| internecine | pertaining to conflict within a group; mutually destructive |
| resuscitate | to revive, esp. from apparent death or unconsciousness |
| abet | to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing |
| implausible | difficult to believe |
| indigenous | native, occurring naturally |
| defame | to attack a person's reputation; to slander |
| endemic | native to a particular country |
| nascent | coming into being; being born |
| recruit | to restore or renew the health or vitality of |
| sediment | a residue that settles in the bottom of something |
| composure | a calm state of mind, esp. as the result of self-control |
| indisposed | slightly ill; unwilling |
| muse | to meditate; to consider thoughtfully |
| vagrant | a person who wanders from place to place, esp. one who lives on the streets and constitutes a public nuisance |
| inveterate | established for a long time; habitual |
| felon | one who has committed a serious crime |
| invalidate | to cancel; deprive of legal importance; nullify |
| regal | kingly |
| ravage | to damage; to ruin |
| fallacy | a false notion, esp. one based on incorrect reasoning |
| propriety | good manners; proper behavior |
| grovel | to beg; to lower oneself to please another |
| maintain | to provide support; to declare to be true; to defend against criticism |
| office | duty or function assigned to someone |
| mausoleum | a huge tomb |
| incite | to provoke and urge on; to encourage to act, esp. in a hostile action |
| lout | an awkward, stupid person |
| stalwart | firm and resolute; having imposing physical strength |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise or agree |
| contentious | always ready to argue; quarrelsome |
| hearsay | rumor; gossip |
| adjudicate | to judge; to preside |
| chagrin | feeling of embarrassment because of failure or disappointment |
| hue | a shade of color |
| inherent | included as an essential part; intrinsic |
| prosperity | wealth; good fortune |
| intervene | to come between two things |
| polemic | a controversial argument, esp. attacking a particular opinion |
| sublime | of high spiritual or moral worth |
| engulf | to swallow up; overwhelm |
| harbinger | someone or something that indicates what is to come |
| disparage | to speak in a disapproving or slighting manner; to belittle |
| saturate | to soak or fill to capacity |
| incognito | in disguise |
| nadir | the lowest point; the bottom |
| scoff | to make fun of; to ridicule |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt |
| wake | track of turbulence left by something moving through water (or figuratively, anything that has passed) |
| imposing | impressive by virtue of size, power, or manner |
| incipient | beginning to appear or be noticed |
| tributary | a stream flowing into a larger river; adj. making additions or producing supplies |
| deride | to ridicule |
| husband | to use sparingly; to conserve |
| verbiage | excessive wordiness |
| hearten | encourage; give strength |
| exalt | to raise in status or character; to increase the effect or intensity of |
| inert | unable to move or respond; sluggish |
| vanguard | the leading position in army or fleet; the leading position in a movement or trend |
| repository | a place where things are kept for safekeeping |
| exuberant | lively, happy, and full of good spirits |
| harrowing | very distressing; painful |
| throng | crowd; a number or people gathered together |
| verdant | green |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed |
| bellow | to yell very loudly; to shout |
| refuse | garbage |
| radical | favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins |
| frail | easily broken; delicate |
| beleaguered | harassed; besieged |
| notion | a general impression or idea |
| perjury | lying under oath |
| brazen | showing shameless insolent boldness; made of brass |
| juxtapose | to put side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast |
| irony | a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different form the literal sense; an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, esp. one that suggests a lesson about human folly |
| umbrage | offense; resentment |
| patriarch | a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man |
| excavate | to expose to view by digging out |
| obscure | lacking light; dim; dark |
| utopia | an ideally perfect place |
| bequeath | to pass down to; to hand down, esp. in a will |
| guise | external appearance, esp. a false one |
| articulate | able to express oneself clearly and effectively |
| paradigm | an example; a model |
| immaculate | perfectly clean |
| ramshackle | about to fall apart or fall down |
| destitution | the lack of any means of subsistence |
| lethargic | dull; sluggish; moving slowly |
| calamity | an event causing extreme trouble and misery |
| ledger | a book for keeping financial records |
| staple | a basic or principal item, esp. of food; adj. principal |
| hectic | characterized by intense activity |
| orchestrate | to arrange so as to achieve a desired effect |
| contingent | unpredictable because dependent on chance; dependent on something uncertain |
| conjecture | an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence |
| partisan | a strong, often militant, supporter |
| pandemic | general, widespread, oft. of disease |
| retrospect | the consideration of past events |
| listless | having no interest in what is going on about one; languid; spiritless |
| chronic | continuing for a long time; recurrent |
| ersatz | inferior imitation or substitute |
| tactile | of or related to the sense of touch |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech combining apparently contradictory terms , e.g., "darkness visible." |
| catalyst | something or someone that initiates a reaction, esp. without being involved in or changed by the consequences |
| parley | a discussion, esp. between enemies to resolve disputes |
| fervid | extremely emotional; passionate |
| motley | having elements of great variety; composed of many colors |
| gild | to cover with a layer of gold |
| impeccable | flawless |
| epithet | a descriptive term for a person or thing |
| jaded | worn out; dulled by excess |
| precipitate | moving rapidly and without caution |
| finite | measurable; having an end |
| leeway | margin; room for freedom of action |
| trace | a faint amount |
| headlong | with uncontrolled speed and force |
| proselytize | to convert from one faith or cause to another |
| inexorable | not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable |
| penurious | extreme or petty unwillingness to spend money |
| compound | a building or group of buildings enclosed by a barrier |
| reign | to rule, as by a monarch; to be prevalent; n. the period of rule |
| interject | to insert between other things |
| forfeit | to surrender or be forced to surrender |
| frond | a large leaf, esp. of a fern, palm, etc. |
| inhibit | to hold back |
| bemuse | to confuse or stupefy |
| tightfisted | stingy; miserly |
| languish | to lose strength or health; to remain neglected |
| burly | strong and muscular |
| conduit | a channel for conducting fluids; a means by which something is transmitted |
| valedictory | a farewell speech |
| stupefy | to put in a state of little or no sensation; to amaze or astonish |
| ordeal | an extremely difficult experience |
| redoubtable | fearsome; formidable |
| plebeian | common |
| secular | not religious; worldly |
| besiege | to crowd on; to move in on; to overwhelm |
| magnate | a very important person, esp. in business |
| labyrinthine | complicated; puzzling |
| heterodox | not in agreement with accepted beliefs, esp. religious dogma |
| plunder | to rob; to take wrongfully |
| regale | to delight or entertain |
| frenetic | wildly excited or active |
| substantiate | to support with evidence |
| repudiate | to reject as invalid or untrue |
| suffuse | to spread through or over (as with light or color) |
| exonerate | to find blameless |
| haphazard | mere chance; accident |
| gossamer | light, thin, airy |
| emaciated | made thin unnaturally; abnormally thin due to starvation |
| trajectory | the path of a moving body through space |
| incur | to acquire or sustain something undesirable |
| sinuous | curving in and out; winding |
| magisterial | authoritative; overbearing |
| vindicate | to clear or blame with supporting arguments or proof |
| imbroglio | a confused misunderstanding or disagreement |
| posthumous | done or occurring after death |
| quagmire | wet, boggy ground; a difficult situation |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use |
| imperious | domineering, marked by arrogant assurance |
| toddle | to walk with short unsteady steps, like a child |
| tenant | a person or group that rents a place to live or work (e.g., land, a building, an apartment, etc.) |
| lithe | limber and graceful; supple |
| prepossessing | impressing favorably |
| infatuated | experiencing an unreasonable passion or attraction |
| albeit | although |
| dubious | causing doubt; questionable |
| domestic | relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country |
| malapropism | a ridiculous misuse of words |
| persevere | to remain constant despite obstacles |
| missive | a written message |
| condolence | sympathy with another in sorrow |
| tax | to make difficult or excessive demands upon |
| fallow | of land, plowed but not planted during the growing season; characterized by inactivity |
| insulate | to set apart; to protect |
| humid | moist |
| raillery | light, good-natured ridicule or satire |
| aspiration | a strong desire for achievement |
| garish | marked by unpleasantly bright colors or excessive ornamentation |
| insurrection | a rebellion |
| stultify | to make absurdly useless, esp. by degrading; to make appear foolish |
| secede | to withdraw formally from an alliance or membership |
| vitality | the force that distinguishes life from death; exuberance |
| nostrum | a potion given as a medicine of doubtful effectiveness |
| panegyric | elaborate praise, esp. in a formal, public setting |
| heckle | to harass (a speaker) with questions or taunts |
| porous | easily crossed or penetrated |
| obfuscate | to make difficult to understand; to make indistinct |
| gouge | a chisel with a rounded blade; v. to cut or scoop out, as with a chisel |
| cherub | a kind of angel, usu. portrayed as a child; a person, esp. a child, with an innocent face |
| subjugate | to bring under control; to conquer |
| lumber | to move clumsily |
| wallow | to roll about lazily, in or as if in water, snow, or mud; to revel |
| lucrative | producing wealth; profitable |
| de facto | in reality; in fact |
| slipshod | marked by carelessness or casual attention to detail; sloppy |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| deluge | a great flood |
| lapse | to decline from a previous level or standard; to come to an end |
| accommodate | to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit |
| exact | to demand and obtain by force or authority |
| aggravate | to worsen |
| conciliate | to overcome or try to overcome distrust or hatred through friendly acts |
| cower | to draw back out of fear |
| spurious | not genuine; false |
| hygienic | tending to promote or preserve health |
| vouch | to verify |
| deft | quick and skillful |
| bastion | a well-fortified place; a source of protection |
| jostle | to push and shove; to move by pushing or elbowing |
| implement | to bring about; to put into effect; to accomplish |
| taut | tense; very tight |
| theocracy | the rule of a state by religious leaders |
| vacillate | to swing back and forth |
| disinter | to exhume; dig out of the ground |
| boon | a welcome benefit |
| wizened | wrinkled from aging |
| obeisance | a gesture, such as a curtsy, that expressed respect or obedience |
| schism | a division; a split; a break |
| inclement | harsh; severe (usually of weather) |
| apex | the highest point |
| trepidation | strong fear or dread marked by trembling or hesitancy |
| jeer | to make fun of; n. mockery |
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