51 SAT Vocab Words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolve | to forgive |
| affected | something feigned or pretended |
| affinity | attraction to or high likelihood to occur |
| aloof | distant or emotionally dis-attached |
| ambivalent | having two (often opposing) feelings on the same issue |
| amiable | friendly or loving |
| apocryphal | having questionable legitimacy or authenticity |
| assuage | to soothe |
| auspicious | favorably momentous (favorable) |
| banal | boring and uninspired |
| benevolent | good or kind |
| bombastic | overly superfluous language |
| castigate | to scold |
| commodious | having house-like qualities; also very roomy |
| complacent | satisfied to the point of ignorance |
| concise | short and blunt |
| condone | to allow |
| copious | abundant |
| dearth | lack |
| diatribe | verbal attack |
| digression | deviation |
| ecstatic | happy |
| elicit | to bring |
| exploit | to take advantage of |
| fetid | foul |
| frugal | cheap |
| germane | relevant to a discussion |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| impetuous | property of acting without thought or reason |
| impudent | rude |
| inept | incompetent |
| jocular | humorous |
| lurid | glowing |
| malevolent | evil |
| misanthrope | outcast with dislike of humanity |
| odious | hateful |
| partisan | partial |
| platitude | cliche |
| pragmatic | practical |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| profligate | destitute in morality |
| prudent | cautious and conservative |
| reticent | reserved, held back |
| sanguine | optimistic |
| stalwart | heroic |
| sycophant | "yes man" |
| tacit | clandestine |
| terse | brief and to-the-point |
| transitory | short lasting |
| vapid | un-remarkable |
| voluble | talkative |
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