SAT Vocabulary #2
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nccleveland on August 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fabricate | manufacture or to make up something artificial or untrue |
| arbitrary | based on emotion and whim instead of fact |
| filial | characteristics befitting an offspring |
| folly | quality of being rash and foolish |
| furtive | secretive and stealthy |
| garner | acquire or deserve by ones efforts and actions |
| auspicious | favorable or good omen, good luck |
| austere | very simple or stern demeanor |
| deficient | inadequate in amount or degree |
| guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
| hackney | available for public hire or an overused phrase, cliché |
| hamper | hinder or obstruct |
| haughty | arrogant and disdainful |
| epistle | a written letter |
| epitomize | typify, the perfect example |
| hone | sharpen |
| hypothertical | conjectural, thinking about what might be |
| deferential | showing great respect |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to the individual |
| illusory | resulting from something imaginary or unreal |
| immutable | unable to be changed, without exception |
| imperturbable | not easily excited or upset, extreme calmness |
| impervious | unaffected or unable to be affected by |
| impetuous | hotheaded, making fast arbitrary decisions |
| enjoin | to direct someone to do something with authority |
| mimetic | similarity in nature and human behavior |
| impudent | rude not respectful |
| impugn | to attack as false or wrong |
| antagonize | to provoke the hostility of |
| antipodes | places or regions that are opposite |
| antiquarian | a person who studies and deals with antiques |
| inane | devoid of intelligence |
| inapt | awkward and inappropriate |
| incongruity | the quality of disagreeing |
| indelible | cannot be removed or erased |
| indifference | emotionless |
| indigence | extreme poverty or destitutions |
| languor | a relaxed comfortable feeling |
| forebode | a sign or ill omen |
| inducement | an incentive |
| flamboyant | ostentations and tasteless |
| ineffectual | ineffective, futile, powerless |
| inept | awkward, unfit, unsuitable |
| entrench | to infringe upon or to fix firmly or securely |
| aspersion | a disparaging remark |
| innocuous | harmless |
| consummate | to complete or have a supreme mastery or skill |
| artifice | a deceptive maneuver |
| contiguous | connected in space or in time |
| contrive | to make or devise a plan |
| eulogy | speech of praise |
| euphemism | a nice way of saying something unpleasant |
| euphonious | pleasant sounding |
| insurgent | a rebel or freedom fighter |
| interloper | intruder |
| intrepidity | courage and bravery |
| invoke | to call upon or summon into action |
| jaded | worn out, lacking enthusiasm |
| bilk | cheat |
| dearth | insufficient quantity or number |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| jingoism | extreme patriotism |
| jubilant | happy, elated, exultant |
| judicious | marked by good judgement |
| lackluster | lacking brilliance or vitality |
| levity | an inappropriate lack of seriousness |
| liberality | the trait of favoring individual freedom and generosity |
| lithe | flexible, subtle |
| machination | a clever scheme |
| provocation | aggravation, unfriendly behavior |
| mercurial | erratic, liable to sudden unpredictable change |
| miscreants | a person without morals, evil |
| myopic | nearsighted, short sighted |
| nefarious | wicked and immoral |
| nuance | a subtle distinction in meaning or attitude |
| convivial | jovial spirit, occupied with the pleasures of good company |
| err | to make a mistake |
| erudite | learned and scholarly |
| compunction | a feeling of deep regret |
| conciliatory | compromising, willingness to make |
| obtrusive | undesirably noticeable |
| obviate | avoid, make unnecessary |
| ominous | foretelling evil, threatening |
| omnipotent | almighty, having unlimited power |
| ossify | to become bony, to harden |
| overweening | excessive, presumptuously arrogant and hubris |
| reverential | honoring respectful |
| panacea | a hypothetical remedy for all illness |
| paragon | a model of excellence |
| parochial | insular, narrowly restricted in outlook or scope |
| pedantic | overly concerned with formalism and precision, can also be academic |
| penitent | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds |
| perfunctory | routine done for the sake of being down with little care |
| pernicious | baneful, extremely harmful |
| perspicacious | acutely insightful and wise |
| perturb | to disturb, bother or unsettle |
| picayune | something of small or little importance |
| plasticity | malleability, can be worked and hammered without breaking |
| felicitous | marked by good fortune |
| plight | to pledge or promise |
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