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SAT Vocab One

50 words

QuestionAnswer
abjure formally reject or disavow
abstruse hard to understand; esoteric
adroit cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious; physically nimble
aesthetic pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
alacrity cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
ambivalent uncertainty or fluctuation; the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings towards one person or thing
anachronism something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time
analogous similar or alike in such a way to allow one to offer comparison, analogy
ardent intense feeling; passionate; fervent
assiduous constant; unremitting at a task; diligent
avarice insatiable greed for riches
cacophony harsh discordance of sound
callow immature or inexperienced
capricious subject to whim; erratic: impulsive
copious large in quantity or number; abundant
demagogue a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
didactic intended for instruction
dilatory tending to delay or procrastinate
dogmatic asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated
eclectic selecting or choosing from various sources
ephemeral lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
esoteric understood by or meant for only the select few who have a special knowledge or interest
extraneous not pertinent; irrelevant; foreign
fallacious logically unsound; false; misleading; delusive
florid reddish; ruddy; rosy; flowery
indigenous originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
ingenuous sincere; genuine; free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid
innocuous not harmful or injurious; innocent
insipid with distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid
linguistic belonging to language
lugubrious mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
magnanimity generous in forgiving an insult or injury; giving freely
obstreperous resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly, noisy, clamorous or boisterous
officious objectionably aggressive in offering one's unasked for and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
paucity smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
punctilious strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct; precise
quixotic caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality (resembling or befitting Don Quixote)
rectitude rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
reproach to find fault with (a person, group, etc); blame; censure; to upbraid
reverent deeply respectful
sagacity the quality of being discerning, sound in judgement, and farsighted; wisdom
serendipity good fortune; luck
sporadic appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
superfluous being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary
taciturn inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
tedious marked by tedium; long and tiresome; possibly, wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom
truculent fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
vacillate be indecisive or irresolute; to sway unsteadily; waver
zealot an excessively zealous person; fanatic
zealous marked by active interest and enthusiasm; ardently active; devoted
Created by: lrosenberg8
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