Barron's SAT I Word Master (Level I)
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Dont try to memorize all the definitions for one word, find one or two that you can remember and stick with it... (be careful though, there are small differences between words like terse, concise, and brevity, don't give them all the same definition)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adversity | misfortune, hardship, distress |
| Allusion | a reference to, a casual mention |
| Antithesis | opposite or contrasting thought or idea |
| Breach | (n) a gap, a violation, a break (v) to break open, to break a law |
| Brevity | Briefness, conciseness |
| Circumspect | cautious, careful |
| Curtail | to shorten, to reduce, to pare down |
| Defunct | inactive, not functioning, lifeless |
| Derivative | (adj) not original, obtained from another (n) outgrowth, spin-off |
| Diminutive | (adj) small, miniature (n) word form indicating small size |
| Embellish | to improve or expand by adding ornament or detail |
| Euphemism | agreeable word or phrase used in place of a harsh or distasteful one |
| Fidelity | faithfulness, accuracy, integrity |
| Gregarious | sociable, outgoing |
| Hypothetical | supposed, presumed to exist |
| Inadvertently | unintentionally, by accident, carelessly |
| Insipid | dull, uninteresting, unexciting, flat |
| Interrogate | to examine by questioning, to question |
| Laudable | praiseworthy, deserving commendation |
| Morose | gloomy, sad, depressed, sullen, sulky |
| Opulent | rich and showy, luxurious |
| Piety | devotion to God or family, dutiful respect |
| Pretentious | showy, flamboyant, affected, self-important |
| Recluse | one who lives alone, one who leads a solitary life, a hermit |
| Replenish | to fill again, to restore or resupply |
| Reprimand | (v) to censure, to scold (n) a severe or formal criticism or rebuke |
| Squalid | dirty, filthy due to neglect, rundown, uncared for |
| Tactile | capable of being felt or touched, pertaining to the sense of touch |
| Turbulent | violently disturbed, agitated, unruly |
| Vilify | to make less valuable, to denounce |
| Admonish | to warn gently, to caution, to urge strongly |
| Altercation | an angry dispute, a quarrel, an argument |
| Appease | to calm down, to pacify, to satisfy |
| Banal | commonplace, trivial, trite |
| Clandestine | secret, hidden, undercover |
| Composure | calmness, poise, repose, serenity |
| Corpulent | fat and fleshy, obese, stout, plump |
| Deplore | to disapprove, to regret, to be sorry about |
| Discredit | to damage the reputation of, to disgrace or dishonor |
| Emissary | a representative, a person sent on a mission, a message carrier |
| Excise | to cut out, to delete, to remove or eliminate |
| Imminent | about to happen, on the verge of taking place, nearing |
| Inane | lacking sense or meaning, silly, foolish |
| Incarcerate | to imprison, to lock up in a jail |
| Induce | to persuade, to incite, to bring about |
| Introverted | withdrawn into oneself, self-absorbed, secretive |
| Inundate | to overwhelm, to flood |
| Legacy | an inheritance, a gift made by a last will, something left behind |
| Malign | to speak ill of, to damage the reputation of, to slander |
| Mortify | to shame, to humiliate, to destroy the self-respect of, to disgrace |
| Ostracize | to shut out, to exclude from a society or group, to banish |
| Plausible | possible, seemingly true but possibly untrue, likely, probable |
| Pristine | pure, unspoiled, original |
| Recoil | (n) kickback, reaction (v) to draw back in fear or surprise |
| Reprehensible | disgraceful, deserving of blame or criticism, improper |
| Squander | to waste, to use extravagantly |
| Tenacity | extreme determination, holding firmly, persistence, stubbornness |
| Unkempt | untidy, messy, crude, sloppy |
| Unsavory | distasteful, disgusting, unappetizing, repulsive |
| Virtuosity | excellence, great skill |
| Abscond | to flee, to escape, to withdraw |
| Adjacent | next to, adjoining |
| Altruism | unselfish concern for others, charity, generosity |
| Banter | (n) playful joking or teasing (v) to engage in light, playful talk |
| Clemency | forgiveness, mercy, leniency, mild weather |
| Confound | to confuse, to puzzle, to bewilder, to perplex |
| Corroborate | to confirm, to vouch for, to attest |
| Deride | to ridicule, to mock, to laugh at |
| Disdain | (v) to scorn, to show contempt for (n) scorn, contempt |
| Exhume | to unearth, to dig up, to uncover or reveal, to unbury |
| Flagrant | extremely conspicuous or evident |
| Guile | deceit, deception, cunning |
| Immutable | unchangeable, unchanging, never varying |
| Inception | the beginning, the start |
| Incredulous | unwilling to believe or accept what is claimed to be true |
| Indolent | lazy, idle, avoiding work |
| Levity | fun; gaiety of thought, speech, or behavior |
| Malleable | capable of being changed or reshaped |
| Mundane | ordinary, commonplace, earthly |
| Paltry | small and worthless, insignificant, cheap |
| Placate | to calm down, to quiet the anger of, to pacify |
| Prodigious | enormous, huge in size or amount, wonderful or amazing |
| Pugnacious | quarrelsome, belligerent, aggressive, combative |
| Rectify | to correct, to make or set right, to remedy |
| Repress | to keep down, to hold back, to restrain |
| Scintillating | sparkling, brilliant, witty, clever |
| Steadfast | firm, constant, unchanging, faithful |
| Terse | brief, to the point, free of needless words |
| Unobtrusive | not noticeable, not conspicuous |
| Vivacious | lively, high-spirited |
| Adulterate | to make impure by adding an improper substance or quality |
| Apprehension | (1) doubt fear, anxiety (2) grasp, understanding (3) arrest, capture |
| Benevolent | kindly, disposed to do good |
| Brink | edge, border, threshold |
| Coherent | sticking together, consistent, unified |
| Credulity | belief, lack of skepticism |
| Derogatory | belittling, insulting, reduced in value or reputation |
| Dissident | (adj) strongly disagreeing (n) one who protests or disagrees |
| Enervate | to weaken, to deprive of force or strength, to drain of energy |
| Exonerate | to free from blame or guilt |
| Flamboyant | excessively showy and flashy |
| Gullible | easily deceived, easily tricked |
| Impede | to get in the way of, to obstruct, to slow the progress of, to interfere |
| Inclement | harsh, severely stormy, merciless |
| Indigenous | native, naturally occurring in a region or place |
| Intrepid | brave, unafraid, courageous |
| Lethargic | lacking energy, extremely drowsy or sleepy |
| Mandate | (n) an order or authoritative command (v) to require |
| Panacea | cure-all, a cure for anything that causes illness or trouble, remedy |
| Poignant | moving to the emotions, touching |
| Prudent | wisely cautious, careful, using good judgement |
| Redundant | repetitious, needlessly repetitive |
| Reproach | (n) a rebuke or accusation (v) to blame for a fault, to scold |
| Sedate | (v) to calm down, (adj) calm, composed, dignified, serious |
| Stigmatize | to mark as disgraceful, unworthy, or disreputable |
| Sycophant | flatterer, yes-man, bootlicker, suck up |
| Tangible | able to be touched or felt, real, definite, objective |
| Transient | (adj) short-lived, passing quickly (n) temporary guest, migrant |
| Unprecedented | first-time, original, unique, new, without a previous example |
| Vociferous | loud, characterized by a forceful outcry or shouting |
| Aesthetic | responsive to beauty, artistic, sensitive to form and grace |
| Archaic | obsolete, old-fashioned, out of date |
| Benign | kindly, favorable, not harmful, innocent |
| Brusque | blunt, abrupt in manner or speech |
| Cogent | forcefully concise, to the point, convincing |
| Compliance | a yielding to a request or demand, cooperation with a norm or policy |
| Creed | a set of beliefs, values, opinions, or principles |
| Detrimental | harmful, damaging |
| Diverge | to go in different directions or separate ways, to branch off |
| Enigma | a mystery, a riddle, a baffling matter or person |
| Expedite | to speed up, to ease the progress of |
| Flippant | without appropriate respect or seriousness, fresh, impertinent |
| Hamper | to prevent from moving or acting freely, hold back, to restrain |
| Imperative | (adj) absolutely necessary, required (n) command, necessity |
| Incontrovertible | certain, beyond doubt or dispute, undeniable |
| Inherent | inborn, belonging to, built-in, elemental |
| Insinuate | to suggest indirectly, to imply |
| Jaunty | stylish, sprightly in appearance or manner, fashionable |
| Mandatory | required or commanded by authority |
| Nemesis | that which persistently destroys or harms, a strong rival or opponent |
| Paradox | an idea or condition contrary to common sense but probably true |
| Posthumous | occurring after a person's death |
| Proximity | nearness, closeness |
| Puerile | childish, immature, juvenile |
| Refute | to disprove, to prove wrong |
| Repudiate | to deny or disown, to refuse to have anything to do with, to divorce |
| Stoic | (adj) unemotional, indifferent (n) one who shows no feelings |
| Tantalize | to tease, to promise and then withhold |
| Turmoil | disturbance, unrest, chaos, disorder |
| Vanquish | to defeat, to conquer |
| Affable | friendly, sociable, easy to talk to |
| Ambiguous | not clear, having more than one meaning |
| Austere | severe, strict, stern in appearance or manner |
| Bequeath | to hand down or leave behind as in a last will |
| Bucolic | rural, rustic, countrified |
| Conciliatory | pacifying, tending to lessen anger or hostility |
| Devious | sneaky, sly, departing from the proper course |
| Dogmatic | positive about the correctness of one's opinions, opinionated |
| Enmity | hatred, strong hostility, antagonism |
| Extraneous | unnecessary, irrelevant, not belonging |
| Frivolous | silly, lacking proper seriousness, not sensible |
| Garrulous | talkative, wordy, chatty |
| Gluttonous | given to overeating, overindulging |
| Haughty | arrogant, proud of oneself and scornful of others |
| Impetuous | impulsive, rash, acting suddenly with little or no thought |
| Incriminate | to accuse, to blame, to charge with a crime |
| Insurgent | (n) rebel (adj) rebellious |
| Judicious | wise, carefully thought out, having good judgement |
| Listless | apathetic, having no interest in anything |
| Notorious | widely known (usually for an unfavorable reason), disreputable |
| Pensive | deeply thoughtful (often with sadness) |
| Precarious | risky, uncertain, perilous |
| Pungent | sharp, piercing, penetrating to the mind or senses |
| Rebuttal | answer, counter-argument, contradiction |
| Residual | remaining, left over, what is left after part is taken away |
| Resigned | agreeable but with some reservation or doubt, accepting reluctantly |
| Servile | excessively humble, slavelike, groveling, fawning |
| Succinct | concise, brief and to the point |
| Tepid | lukewarm, lacking force or enthusiasm |
| Veracity | truth, honesty, accuracy |
| Affirmation | a positive statement or declaration of a truth or belief |
| Amorphous | shapeless, undefined, vague, indistinct, unformed |
| Astute | quick to understand, keen shrewd |
| Bland | mild, pleasantly smooth or soothing, lackluster |
| Candor | frankness, sincerity |
| Condone | to forgive or excuse, to tolerate |
| Cryptic | secret, hidden, mysterious |
| Diabolical | wicked, devilish, cruel |
| Eccentric | (adj) odd, peculiar, not customary (n) one who acts in odd ways |
| Ennui | boredom and discontent |
| Facade | the front of a building, a false front or mask |
| Heterogeneous | varied, mixed, consisting of different kinds of types |
| Indelible | unable to be erased or removed, permanent |
| Inequity | unfairness, injustice |
| Intercede | to act or make a request in behalf of another person, interfere |
| Juxtapose | to put side by side to compare and contrast |
| Loquacious | very talkative |
| Meticulous | very careful and precise about details |
| Nullify | to negate, to undo, to void, to cancel out |
| Perforate | to make holes in, to pierce or puncture |
| Precocious | prematurely advanced, extremely early in development |
| Prolific | productive, fruitful, profuse |
| Purge | (n) a cleansing, a purification (v) to clean or wash out |
| Relinquish | to abandon, to give up, to let go |
| Retract | to pull back, to draw back, to take back |
| Slovenly | sloppy, untidy, careless |
| Succumb | to yield, to die |
| Tortuous | winding, twisting, indirect |
| Verbose | wordy, using too many words |
| Voracious | having a big appetite, very eager, greedy |
| Aggravate | to intensify, to make worse, to annoy or irritate |
| Anarchy | chaos, disorder resulting from a lack of laws or rules |
| Audacity | courage, boldness |
| Bane | a source of misery, a person or thing that causes woe, poison |
| Blight | (n) that which causes something to wither and die (v) to cause to wither and die |
| Cajole | to coax, urge, or persuade with flattery |
| Capitulate | to surrender, to give up, to yield |
| Conflagration | a large fire |
| Cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle due to weight or size |
| Didactic | instructive, intended to teach or instruct |
| Facetious | lightly joking, witty, mildly sarcastic |
| Feasible | workable, achievable, attainable |
| Genre | type, kind, sort, category of |
| Implicit | suggested, not plainly expressed but only implied |
| Incite | to provoke, to move to action, to induce, to urge on |
| Infallible | never wrong, incapable of error |
| Intermediary | a go-between, someone acting between two persons or entities |
| Kindle | to light a fire, to light up, to excite, to arouse |
| Lucid | understandable, clear, rational, sane |
| Misconstrue | to misunderstand, to misinterpret |
| Obsolete | out-of-date, no longer in use |
| Periphery | boundary, outer limit, outside edge |
| Preclude | to prevent, to shut out in advance |
| Remorse | guilt and regret for one's actions |
| Reticent | quiet and withdrawn, reserved, reluctant to speak |
| Somber | gloomy, dark and depressing, depressed |
| Sullen | withdrawn and moody, ill-humored |
| Toxic | poisonous |
| Versatile | multitalented, competent in many things, well-rounded |
| Zenith | peak, highest point |
| Abhor | to regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply |
| Alacrity | liveliness and eagerness |
| Animosity | strong dislike, bitter hostility |
| Augment | to enlarge to increase in amount or intensity |
| Censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| Concur | agree, coincide, be of the same opinion |
| Congenial | pleasant to be around, social, agreeable |
| Cursory | hasty and without attention to detail |
| Digress | to stray from the main point |
| Elated | in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased |
| Ephemeral | momentary, fleeting |
| Fallible | capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate |
| Gratis | free, without charge |
| Homogeneous | of the same kind, uniform in composition throughout |
| Infirmity | the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) |
| Innocuous | harmless, inoffensive, insignificant |
| Instigate | to urge on, to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| Labyrinth | a maze, complicated network, or problem |
| Mitigate | make less severe or harsh |
| Ominous | presaging ill-fortune, threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| Omnipotent | having unlimited power |
| Precursor | something that precedes and indicates or announces another |
| Provincial | lacking sophistication, narrow-minded |
| Renegade | one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw |
| Revere | regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
| Seclude | to keep away from, to isolate |
| Supersede | take the place of; displace; supplant; replace |
| Transgression | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit |
| Viable | capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately |
| Abridge | condense, shorten |
| Alleviate | to relieve, make more bearable |
| Antipathy | a feeling of intense dislike |
| Belie | contradict, give a false impression, misrepresent |
| Bolster | support, reinforce |
| Chide | blame, scold |
| Contend | fight, argue, struggle, compete, assert earnestly, state strongly |
| Deflect | turn aside, turn away from a straight course |
| Diffident | shy, lacking self-confidence, modest, reserved |
| Elusive | difficult to catch or to hold, hard to explain or understand |
| Eminent | famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting |
| Eulogy | a formal statement of commendation, high praise |
| Fallacious | based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information |
| Gratuitous | given freely, unearned, unwarranted |
| Hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| Impulsive | done without thinking, sudden, spontaneous, whimsical |
| Innopportune | coming at a bad time, not appropriate |
| Intermittent | stopping and starting at irregular intervals, sporadic |
| Lackluster | lacking brilliance or vitality, dull, monotonous |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
| Opaque | hard to understand, not allowing the passage of light, not transparent |
| Pervasive | permeating, spreading throughout |
| Premonition | Forewarning or foreboding of a future event, a warning in advance |
| Rebuff | (v) to snub, to repel, drive away (n) a curt rejection, a check |
| Repertoire | a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance |
| Rudimentary | basic, elementary, in the earliest stages of development |
| Spendthrift | one who spends money wastefully |
| Superfluous | more than enough |
| Taciturn | silent, not talkative |
| Travesty | epic failure, a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something, mockery |
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