SAT VOCABULARY
1 fervent (adj.)
2 deride (v.)
3 diffidence (n.)
4 assiduously (adv.)
5 tentative (adj.)
6 fervor (n.)
7 oblivion (n.)
8 benevolent (adj.)
9 manifest (adj.)
10 reverence (n.)
earnest; zealous; marked by great intensity of feeling
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
the quality or state of being timid; the quality or state of lacking in confidence
in a hardworking manner; in a busy manner
experimental; temporary; uncertain
passion
total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten
generous; kind; doing good deeds
visible, evident
honor or respect felt or shown
11 belligerent (adj.)
combative; quarrelsome; waging war
12 sagacity (n.)
shrewdness; wisdom; discernment
13 ubiquitous (adj.)
being everywhere at the same time
14 ardent (adj.)
passionate
15 squalid (adj.)
marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
16 volition (n.)
will; conscious choice
17 guile (n.)
cunning; duplicity
18 vehement (adj.)
intense; forceful; violent
19 heresy (n.)
an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
20 magnanimous (adj.) forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
21 solemn (adj.)
22 insolent (adj.)
23 precipitate (v.)
24 infamous (adj.)
25 moroseness (n.)
seriousness (secondary meaning)
arrogant; insulting
to cause to happen abruptly
shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
a state of gloominess; sullenness
26 discern (v.)
27 novel (adj.)
28 consecrated (v.)
29 obscurity (n.)
30 complacent (adj.)
to have insight; to see things clearly; to differentiate
new; original
made or declared sacred
quality or state of being unknown, hard to understand or dark
smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
31 deter (v.)
32 pervaded (v.)
33 conspicuous (adj.)
34 profligates (n.)
35 condone (v.)
to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something
spread throughout
standing out; obvious
persons given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self-indulgent expenditures
to overlook; to permit to happen
36 dogmatic (adj.)
37 alleviate (v.)
38 relinquish (v.)
39 extol (v.)
40 banal (adj.)
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that something
(often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; make bearable
to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
to praise
unoriginal; ordinary
41 discreet (adj.)
42 depravity (n.)
43 vacillate (v.)
44 rigorous (adj.)
45 lament (v.)
prudent; judiciously reserved
moral corruption
to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
strict; harsh; severe
to mourn
46 reproach (v.)
47 languidly (adv.)
48 ascetic (adj.)
49 laudable (adj.)
50 supercilious (adj.)
to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace
in a weak, listless, or depressed manner
hermitlike; practicing self-denial
worthy of praise
haughty; patronizing
51 languished (v.)
became weak, listless, or depressed
52 obsequiousness (n.) the act of fawning, being subservient, sucking up to
53 exalted (adj.)
raised high; glorified
54 advocate (v.)
to speak in favor of; to support
55 austere (adj.)
unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
56 didactic (adj.)
57 propitiate (v.)
58 disparate (adj.)
59 gravity (n.)
60 profound (adj.)
instructive; intended to instruct
to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of; appease; conciliate
different; incompatible
seriousness
deep; insightful (the opposite of superficial)
61 philanthropy (n.)
62 negligence (adj.)
63 countenance (n.)
64 insipid (adj.)
65 sanguine (adj.)
love of mankind; donating to charity
carelessness
face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one
dull; banal
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
66 euphony (n.)
67 lethargic (adj.)
68 edifying (adj.)
69 redundant (adj.)
70 incessant (adj.)
pleasant sound (the opposite is cacophony)
sluggish; lazy; drowsy; indifferent
enlightening; instructive, especially in a moral or religious way
repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
unceasing; never-ending
71 dispassionate (adj.)
72 ostentatious (adj.)
73 abject (adj.)
74 pensive (adj.)
75 docile (adj.)
without passion; objective; neutral
excessively conspicuous; showing off
hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
thoughtful and sad
easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
76 voluntary (adj.)
77 furtively (adv.)
78 incorrigible (adj.)
79 dissent (n.)
80 deference (n.)
willing; unforced
secretively; slyly
incapable of being reformed
disagreement
submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
81 expedite (v.)
82 squander (v.)
83 ironic (adj.)
84 reiterate (v.)
85 latent (adj.)
to make faster or easier
to waste
satiric; unexpected
to say again; repeat
present but not visible or apparent; potential
86 pragmatic (adj.)
87 disparaging (adj.)
88 resolute (adj.)
89 provocative (adj.)
practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
belittling, uncomplimentary
determined; firm; unwavering
exciting; attracting attention