Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book III — Lessons 1-10
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| idolatry |  excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object |
| adulterate | to make impure, to contaminate |
| emanate | to come forth; to send forth |
| garish | tastelessly gaudy |
| immutable | unchangeable, fixed |
| diadem | a crown |
| bucolic | pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic |
| redolent | having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative |
| impecunious | without money; penniless |
| sedition | rebellion or resistance against the government |
| defile | to pollute, to corrupt |
| gratuitous | unnecessary or uncalled for |
| onus | a burden, responsibility, obligation |
| impious | disrespectful towards God |
| caveat | a warning |
| machination | an evil design or plan |
| pejorative | having a negative effect; insulting |
| harbinger | an omen or sign |
| nubile | suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female |
| sapient | wise; full of knowledge |
| chimerical | imaginary; fantastic |
| masochist | one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering |
| finesse | diplomacy; tact; artful management |
| heterogeneous | different; dissimilar |
| eclectic | choosing from various sources |
| grandiose | impressive; showy; magnificent |
| raiment | clothing; garments |
| blanch | to whiten; to make pale |
| hybrid | anything of mixed origin |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiar personality trait |
| deride | to ridicule; to mock |
| censure | to criticize sharply |
| gambol | to frolic; to romp about playfully |
| immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire |
| recondite | difficult to understand; profound |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
| quagmire | a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
| gibe | to scoff, to ridicule |
| agape | open-mouthed, surprised, agog |
| carcinogen | causing cancer |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| imperious | domineering; haughty |
| grotesque | absurd; distorted |
| neologism | a new word or expression |
| hackneyed | commonplace; overused |
| adroit | skillful; clever |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| fatuous | foolish; inane |
| bovine | pertaining to cows or cattle |
| ferret | to search or drive out |
| affectation | a phony attitude; pose |
| knell | a sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral |
| dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| laconic | using few words; short; concise |
| quiddity | an essential quality |
| patent | evident or obvious |
| peccadillo | a minor offense, a misdeed |
| sagacious | wise; having keep perception and sound judgment |
| rationalize | to make an excuse for |
| antipathy | an intense dislike |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| imminent | likely to happen; threatening |
| banal | common, ordinary |
| obdurate | stubborn, hardhearted |
| peruse | to read carefully; scrutinize |
| bedlam | a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
| affluence | wealth; richness |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive; vulgar |
| parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
| sedulous | hard working; diligent |
| onerous | burdensome; heavy; hard to endure |
| amoral | lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| eschew | to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
| denouement | an outcome; result |
| fop | an excessively fashion-conscious man |
| imprecation | a curse |
| non sequitur | something that does not logically follow |
| sanguine | cheerful; optimistic |
| bowdlerize | to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. |
| impair | to weaken; to cause to become worse |
| panegyric | an expression of praise |
| quandary | a puzzling situation; a dilemma |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| deference | respect; consideration |
| carnal | relating to physical appetite, especially sexual |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, uncertain |
| rakish | carefree; dashing; jaunty |
| elegy | a sad or mournful poem |
| pedantic | tending to show off one's learning |
| celibate | abstaining from intercourse |
| fortuitous | lucky; by chance |
| recapitulate | to summarize; to repeat briefly |
| perfunctory | done without care; in a routine fashion |
| baroque | overly decorated |
| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
| obloquy | strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
| debacle | a complete failure; a total collapse |
| quasi- | resembling; seeming; half |
| besmirch | to make dirty; to stain |
| imperative | extremely necessary; vitally important |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| demeanor | behavior; manner of conducting oneself |
| facetious | comical; jocular; flippant |
| pedestrian | ordinary or dull |
| bona fide | in good faith |
| adventitious | accidental; nonessential |
| fecund | fertile, productive |
| deviate | to turn aside from a course; to stray |
| obfuscate | to confuse; to bewilder |
| impale | to pierce with a sharp stake through the body |
| extenuate | to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses |
| parochial | local; narrow; limited |
| glower | to stare angrily |
| edify | to improve someone morally |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| cataclysm | a violent change |
| optimum | best; most favorable; ideal |
| importune | to ask persistently; to beg |
| impotent | powerless; lacking strength |
| antithesis | an exact opposite; an opposite extreme |
| maelstrom | whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind |
| emendation | a correction |
| chagrin | embarrassment; a complete loss of courage |
| bauble | a showy but useless thing |
| diaphanous | very sheer and light |
| labyrinth | a complicated network of winding passages; a maze |
| gloat | to look at or think about with great satisfaction |
| impediment | a barrier; obstruction |
| bestial | savage, brutal |
| effete | worn out; barren |
| shard | a fragment |
| bland | mild, tasteless, dull |
| nihilism | a total rejection of established laws |
| factious | causing disagreement |
| ignoble | dishonorable, shameful |
| boor | a rude or impolite person |
| aegis | a shield, protection |
| perspicacity | keenness of judgment |
| fervent | eager, earnest |
| rectify | to correct; to make right |
| enervate | to weaken |
| besiege | to overwhelm; to surround and attack |
| ephemeral | lasting only a brief time; short-lived |
| altruism | a concern for others; generosity |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| erotic | pertaining to sexual love |
| amorphous | shapeless, formless, vague |
| opulent | rich, luxurious; wealthy |
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