SAT Quack Vocabulary
By: Savannah Hoover, Abby
and Chelsea Jones
Desiccate
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Verb
To dry out.
Synonym-dehydrate
Antonym- moisturize
The flowers were all
desiccated.
diverse
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adjective
Difficult; various
synonym- assorted
Antonym-alike
The box of chocolates were
very diverse.
loquacious
• Adjective
• Talking a lot or too much
• Synonym- talkative
• Antonym- quiet
That loquacious dinner guest
was my Aunt Gertrude.
maudlin
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Adjective
Wallowing in self pity
Synonym-confused
Antonym- calm
The maudlin girl burst into
tears.
farcical
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Adjective
Absurd, ludicrous
Synonym- outrageous
Antonym- reasonable
The farcical assumption turned
out to be true.
vibrant
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Adjective
Lively
Synonym-vivid
Antonym- dull
The vibrant flower stood out in
the picture.
Virulent
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Adjective
Extremely poisonous
Synonyms- vicious, venomous
Antonym- harmless
The wild cat was very virulent.
Contemptuous
• Adjective
• Expressing disdain; showing lack of
respect
• Synonym- arrogant
• Antonym- respectful
The princess was
contemptuous to the commoner.
Enigma
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• A mystery
• Synonym- problem
• Antonym- conspicuous
The barking man was a bit of
an enigma.
labyrinth
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Noun
A maze
Synonym- puzzle
Antonym- simple
The labyrinth will take days to
accomplish.
lucid
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• Clear; easy to understand
• Synonym- obvious
• Antonym- puzzle
The meaning of a toothbrush
is lucid.
repudiate
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verb
To reject
Synonym- disclaim
Antonym- accept
She’s always been repudiate
about her maniac brother.
superficial
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• Being at, on, or near the
surface.
• Synonym- depthless, shallow
• Antonym- deep, detailed
The scratch of the toddlers arm
was only superficial.
primordial
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Adjective
Original; elementary
Synonym- basic, first
Antonym- last, latest
The math homework seemed
primordial.
mellifluous
• Adjective
• Sweetly or smoothly flowing;
sweet sounding.
• Synonym- melodious
• Antonym- harsh, inharmonic
The song the choir sang was
mellifluous.
Provincial
• Adjective
• Belonging or peculiar to some
particular province; local.
• Synonym- rural, small town
• Antonym- modern, liberal
The newspaper was provincial
to the little town.
contrite
• Adjective
• Caused by or showing sincere
remorse
• synonym- rueful, remorseful
• Antonym- hurtful, mean
Years later, the prisoner showed
contrite for his crime.
incessant
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• Continuing without interruption;
ceaseless; unending
• Synonym- constant, continuous
• Antonym- intermittent
The school day seemed
incessant.
prevaricate
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To deviate from the truth
Synonym- fib
Antonym- truthful
The little kid tried to prevaricate
about stealing cookies.
imperceptible
• Adjective
• Difficult to perceive by the
senses; barely noticeable
• Synonym- vague
• Antonym- apparent
The imperceptible smell of smoke
still lingered around the charred
building.
A primordial story once went, there was this vibrant
boy who had an imperceptible love for this girl. His
life seemed an enigma because the girl was very
provincial and superficial. But the boy didn’t care,
so he composed a song that was mellifluous
although incessant and lucidly expressed his
feelings. The girl, with a contemptuous look, told
him in a virulent voice that he was farcical,
loquacious, a labyrinth of weird things, and with
that, she repudiated his love for her. The boy with
diverse feelings of hurt and hate started Maudling.
The girl later felt contrite about the way she had
treated the boy, so she told herself to desiccate the
tears that had formed in her eyes and try to win
him back. The girl told the boy that she
prevaricated about not loving him and they lived
happily ever after.