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SAT Vocabulary
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Volume 1
Delineate:
To describe accurately
Nefarious:
Extreme wickedness
Vernacular:
Everyday speech; slang
Brawn:
Muscular strength
Tout:
To publicly brag
Enhance:
Intensify; improve
Hindrance:
Something that delays progress
Efface:
To erase; to rub out
Glutton:
Someone who consumes too much food or drink
Hiatus:
A break or vacation
Querulous:
Grumbling; grumpy
Engender:
To create; to cause
Obliterate:
To destroy completely
Copious:
Abundance; plentiful
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Obscure:
Dark; unknown; hard to understand
Extol:
To praise highly
Pugnacious:
Eager to fight
Quell:
To calm; pacify
Artisan:
A person who is skillful with his/her hands
Kindle:
To start a fire; ignite; arouse
Volume 2
Corroborate: to confirm; to back up with evidence
Amorous:
feeling loving; especially in a sexual sense
Decorous:
proper; in good taste
Expedite:
to speed up the progress of
Idyllic:
naturally peaceful
Juxtapose:
to place side by side
Incandescent: brilliant; giving off heat or light
Exasperate:
to annoy thoroughly
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Discordant:
lacking harmony or agreement
Volatile:
highly unstable; explosive
Distend:
to swell; to expand
Fecund:
fertile; productive
Sage:
a wiseman; to be wise through experience and reflection
Vacuous:
lacking ideas or intelligence
Deride:
to ridicule
Assail:
to attack with words or force
Benevolent:
generous or kind
Scrutinize:
to examine very carefully
Histrionic:
overly dramatic
Didactic:
intended to teach;
Volume 3
Bucolic: charmingly rural
Pretentious: making ridiculous claims
Gullible: easily deceived
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Convivial: fond of partying; festive
Discreet: sneaky, unnoticeable
Discrete – unconnected; separate, distinct
Fabricate: to lie
Gesticulate: to make gestures, especially when speaking
Laud: to praise; to applaud
Belabor: to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
Reiterate: to say again, to repeat
Cnflagration: a huge fire; inferno
Induce: cause to happen
Soporific: causing sleep; very boring
Anarchy: lawlessness; an absence of government or control
Strident: shrill; high-pitched
Nonchalant: not showing any concern or worry
Malleable: easy to shape or bend
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Ludicrous: absurd; ridiculous
Abridge: to shorten or condense
Volume 4
Lethargy: Sluggishness; laziness
Recondite: Hard to understand; over one’s head
Conspicuous: Standing out; obvious
Archaic: Ancient; outdated
Imminent: Just about to happen
Predator: One that preys or destroys
Coalesce: To fuse or unite
Exult: To celebrate
Exalt: To glorify
Extraneous: Irrelevant; unnecessary
Incantation: a chant
Assuage: to soothe; to relieve
Insuperable: Incapable of being overcome or solved
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Assiduous: Hardworking, busy
Indulgent: Lenient; yielding to desire
Avarice: greed for money or riches
Squander: to waste
Penurious: stingy, relating to great poverty
Debunk: to prove wrong
Eccentric: unconventional; a little kooky
Volume 5
Desiccate: To dry out
Diverse: Different; various
Loquacious: Talking a lot or too much
Maudlin: Wallowing in self-pity
Farcical: Absurd; ludicrous
Vibrant: Lively; full of vitality
Virulent: Extremely poisonous; full of hate
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Contemptuous: Expressing disdain; showing lack of respect
Enigma: A maze (or something similar to a maze)
Lucid: Clear; easy to understand
Repudiate: To reject; to disown; to renounce
Superficial: Relating to the surface; shallow
Primordial: Formed long ago; primitive
Mellifluous: Sweetly flowing
Provincial: Limited in outlook; narrow
Contrite: Admitting or feeling guilt
Incessant: Unceasing
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