SAT Vocab
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schylar_brock on January 18, 2011
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60 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 candid | completely honest |
| conjecture | inference, guesswork |
| didactic | instructive |
| effusive | showing excessive emotion |
| euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term |
| extrapolate | to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information |
| incoherent | lacking cohesion or connection |
| insinuate | to introduce or communicate stealthily |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| lucid | easily understood, clear |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| acumen | quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight |
| adroit | dexterous, deft, cleverly skillful |
| ascertain | to find out, as through investigation or experimentation |
| astute | shrewd, clever |
| circumspect | careful, prudent, discreet |
| disseminate | to scatter widely, as in sowing seed |
| erudition | deep, extensive learning |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with book keeping and formal rules |
| perspicacious | shrewd; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
| prolific | very productive; producing great quantities |
| prospectus | formal proposal |
| rudimentary | basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| callous | emotionally hardened; unfeeling |
| convoluted | intricate; complex |
| enigma | a puzzle, mystery, or riddle |
| disaffected | having lost faith or loyalty; discontent |
| arcane | known or understood by only a few |
| assimilate | to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar |
| autonomy | independence; self-determination |
| cosmopolitan | worldly; widely sophisticated |
| derivative | something that comes from another source |
| inscrutable | difficult to fathom or understand |
| reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserve |
| staid | unemotional, serious |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group |
| gaffe | a clumsy social error, a faux pas |
| idiosyncrasy | characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
| insular | isolated; narrow or provincial |
| orthodox | adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion |
| potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch |
| castigate | to scold, rebuke, or harshly critcize |
| censure | to issue official blame |
| denounce | to condemn openly |
| reclusive | seeking or preferring seclusion of isolation |
| relinquish | to retire from; give up or abandon |
| renounce | to give up or abandon |
| vituperative | marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
| circumscribe | to draw a circle around; to restrict |
| contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
| conciliatory | appeasing, soothing, showing willingness to reconcile |
| credible | capable of being believed, plausible |
| exonerate | to free from blame |
| incontrovertible | indisputable, not open to question |
| indict | to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime |
| litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits |
| partisan | devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
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