Elite SAT: 1-125 Cumulative
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 chary | very cautious |
| skulk | to lerk, to move secretively |
| skittish | nervous; easily frightened |
| ostracize | to shun |
| zeal | intense passion or enthusiasm |
| blanket | applying to all of the conditions |
| grotesque | strangely or absurdly distorted |
| elucidate | to make something clear; to clarify |
| shade | a small variation, a nuance; a small amount |
| vogue | a prevailing fashion |
| buoy | to keep afloat; to raise the spirits of |
| resilient | able to recover quickly |
| coalesce | to grow together; to merge into a single body |
| wreak | to inflict, to cause something bad |
| diverge | to depart from a set course of action |
| hierarchy | a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority |
| become | to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow; a wrinkle |
| dilute | to lessen the concentration, force or purity of by adding something |
| éclat | great brilliance, as of performance or achievement |
| quixotic | foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous |
| posterity | future generations |
| maverick | one who rebels; a nonconformist; an individualist |
| detriment | injury or damage |
| homely | unattractive, plain looking |
| stark | not ornamented; plain; absolute |
| machination | an artful secret plot or scheme |
| balmy | soothing, mild, or pleasant |
| sinecure | a paid position that requires little or no work |
| bar | to keep out or exclude |
| flummox | to confuse or perplex |
| corrupt | marked by immorality; dishonesty; containing errors (in a text) |
| nepotism | showing favoritism to relatives |
| flagrant | conspicuously bad or offensive |
| talisman | something thought to have magic power |
| rapacious | excessively greedy; taking by force |
| colossal | very large |
| harangue | a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade |
| prosaic | straightforward; lacking in imagination |
| nefarious | very wicket; villainous |
| court | to attempt to gain, esp love or favor; to behave so as to invite |
| preempt | to take the place of; to have priority or precedence over |
| reek | to give off a strong unpleasant odor; to be pervaded with something unpleasant |
| supplant | to take the place of |
| pellucid | transparently clear |
| amiable | friendly and agreeable; sociable |
| rancorous | bitter and resentful |
| commodity | an item of trade or commerce, esp as distinguished from a service |
| puerile | childish; foolishly immature |
| indiscriminate | un-selective; random; unrestrained |
| slovenly | careless about one's own appearance |
| scion | a heir or a descendent |
| recluse | one who hides from the world |
| fathom | to measure the depth of |
| draconian | extremely harsh or severe |
| demure | modest or reserved |
| perpetuity | a state of infinite of indefinitely long duration |
| lore | knowledge about a particular subject |
| piquant | agreeably pungent or sharp in taste |
| waggish | mischievous or playful |
| elysian | heavenly or delightful |
| waif | a person without a home or friend |
| gauge | an instrument to measure with |
| fluctuate | to move back and forth, or up and down (to keep on changing) |
| repose | a state of relaxation or rest |
| shard | a fragment, brittle |
| insidious | sneaky |
| rift | a break in friendly relations |
| clamber | to crawl or climb with difficulty |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| xenophobia | fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners |
| improvise | to do without preparation |
| palpable | easily handled, touched, or felt |
| affluence | wealth |
| tender | to offer formally, a legal offer |
| irony | the use of words in which the intended meaning is different from the literal sense |
| archaic | of a much earlier or primitive method |
| apprehend | to become aware through the senses |
| congregate | to assemble into a group |
| utopia | an ideally perfect place |
| curfew | a regulation requiring people to be inside a building after a certain period of time. also a restraint or block |
| check | to restrain or block |
| egress | going out, the right to go out or exit |
| caste | a rigid hereditary social class |
| cognizant | aware of. |
| kin | one's relatives |
| placebo | something presented as a drug |
| lucrative | producing wealth, profitable |
| archetype | the original pattern or model |
| innocuous | harmless |
| artifact | an object produced by a human work, especially one of historical or archeological interest |
| inscribe | to write, carve or engrave |
| morass | an area of swampy ground; something that hinders |
| stagnant | inactive, not moving |
| decry | to speak out against strongly |
| ostentatious | showy or pretentious |
| deference | yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect |
| labyrinthine | complicated or puzzling |
| referendum | popular vote on a law or measure of public policy |
| effusive | overflowing or excessively emotional. |
| resent | to feel hostility because of an insult or a injury |
| opportunist | one who takes advantage of every opportunity, regardless of morality |
| uncanny | strangely unsettling, almost supernatural |
| proximity | closeness |
| embed | to fit in a surrounding mass |
| adapt | to adjust to an environment |
| throe | a spasm of pain |
| egalitarian | of the belief that all people should have equal rights |
| consecrate | to make or set apart as sacred |
| demeanor | outward behavior |
| debris | pieces and bits of rubbish |
| caustic | capable of burning or corroding by chemical action, sarcastic or cutting |
| exonerate | to find blameless, to acquit |
| amorphous | without definite shape |
| rambunctious | loud and disorderly |
| censure | to criticize |
| ecstasy | a state of joy or rapture |
| insinuate | to hint |
| domain | a territory or a range of rule |
| desultory | lacking a plan or purpose |
| gross | total or glaringly obvious |
| boycott | to refuse to buy, sell, or use |
| climax | the point of greatest intensity |
| manifest | obvious, very clear, evident |
| stratum | level or layer |
| stamina | resistance to fatigue |
| deranged | mentally disturbed |
| baffle | to frustrate by confusing |
| milestone | an important event |
| beleaguered | harassed, besieged |
| dynasty | a succession of rulers or people in power from the same family |
| vantage | a position that gives a wide view |
| voluble | talkative |
| defer | to delay |
| rancid | spoilt or rotton |
| lineaments | any of the features of the body, esp the face |
| bowdlerize | to censor |
| svelte | slender and graceful in outline |
| premonition | a sense of a future event; a warning in advance |
| apprehension | unease |
| voracious | extremely hungry, a big appetite |
| discard | to throw out |
| endow | to provide for in material goods |
| mortal | subject to death |
| lenient | inclined not to be strict |
| couch | to phrase in a particular way |
| reluctant | unwilling, disinclined |
| unkempt | sloppy, messy, uncleaned |
| scintillate | to give off sparks |
| sarcasm | harsh words, ironic ridicule intended to hurt |
| effect | to bring about |
| covenant | binding agreement |
| leery | suspicious, distrustful |
| prognosticate | to predict |
| permeate | to spread or flow |
| interstices | small spaces between things |
| vociferous | loud and vehement |
| pulpit | podium used for preaching |
| patron | a sponsor |
| vapid | lacking intrest |
| polyglot | one who speaks many languages |
| penchant | a strong liking |
| agrarian | related to farming |
| shrewd | clever in practical matters; cunning |
| debut | first public appearance |
| pummel | to bead with the fist |
| demographics | the distribution of human population groups |
| inordinate | excessive, unrestrained |
| egregious | outstanding for undesirable qualities. |
| flamboyant | extravagant |
| prodigal | exceedingly wasteful |
| requisite | needed, necessary |
| ponderous | clumsy or heavy, boring or labored |
| pecuniary | of or involving money |
| tawdry | tastelessly showy |
| embroil | to engage in trouble, to complicate |
| deviate | to depart from the norm |
| extortion | taking property or money etc by the threat of force |
| malaise | a vague feeling of physical discomfort |
| placid | calm or undisturbed |
| reminisce | to recall the past esp fondly |
| cadaver | a dead body esp a human body for dissection |
| chauvinism | unreasoning and boastful devotion to one's country or sex |
| superlative | excellent of the highest quality |
| claustrophobia | fear of confined spaces |
| comely | attractive or pleasing in appearance |
| sullen | showing slight anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people |
| banal | dull or stale |
| protean | easily taking on different forms |
| mien | bearing or manner |
| lassitude | a feeling of weakness |
| kindling | dry sticks of wood used to stat a fire |
| filament | a fine wire or thread |
| recede | to go back |
| deluge | a great flood |
| flower | to reach the best or the most vigorous stage |
| knoll | a small rounded hill |
| recur | to repeat, to occur again |
| candor | frankness or sincerity of expression |
| euphony | pleasing sound |
| mélange | a mixture, a hodgepodge |
| indulgent | lenient, giving into desires |
| obsequious | showing too great a willingness to serve or obey |
| bulwark | a wall or defense |
| primp | to dress or groom with attention to detail |
| canard | a false report |
| fleet | moving swiftly |
| visceral | instinctive, relating to the internal organs |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect of value |
| disconcert | to make confused or uneasy |
| buttress | to prop or support |
| august | inspiring awe or admiration esp because of rank |
| fervent | passionate, eager, earnest |
| forlorn | appearing sad because abandoned |
| leaven | to add yeast, to fill with a substance that changes it or makes it lighter |
| latitude | freedom from normal limitations |
| capricious | erratic, tending to change |
| urban | reating to a city |
| vicarious | felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another |
| hue | a shade of color |
| amalgamate | to blednt together into one, to unite |
| coax | to persuade or obtain by pleading and/or flattery |
| regale | to delight or entertain |
| margin | a border or edge, a limit in condition or ability, an amount or degree of difference |
| truncate | to cut short |
| context | the circumstances in which something occurs |
| potent | powerful, having a strong effect |
| amble | to walk slowly or leisurely |
| prolific | producing a lot |
| valid | based ont he truth or fact |
| forthcoming | about to appear |
| concoct | to invent by combination |
| quip | a remark or reply that is sarcastic |
| malinger | to act sick to avoid work |
| crux | an essential or pivotal point |
| gradient | a ramp or slope |
| bedlam | any place or condition of noise or confusion |
| ravine | a deep, narrow gorge esp narrowed down by running water |
| acme | the highest point of perfection |
| occult | relation to the supernatural |
| lineage | direct descent from an ancestor |
| queasy | sick to someone's stomach |
| tangible | able to be touched as if real |
| rouse | to wake or provoke |
| consul | official in a foreign nation |
| skirmish | a minor conflict |
| precede | to go before |
| remonstrate | to make objections |
| anonymous | having an unknown name |
| warren | as enclosed space in which rabbits breed or are numerous |
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