SAT Vocabulary
Unit 2 Words
ameliorate
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ameliorate
Verb- to improve, make
better, correct a flaw or
shortcoming
amend
better
aplomb
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aplomb
Noun: poise
assurance
Self-confidence
Composure
levelheadedness
bombastic
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bombastic
Adjective:
Pompous or overblown in
language
Using big words to conceal a
lack of ideas
Pretentious
Highfalutin
callow
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callow
Adjective: without experience
Immature, not fully developed
Lacking sophistication & poise
green
inexperienced
drivel
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drivel
Noun: Nonsense
Saliva or mucus flowing from
the mouth or nose
Verb: to utter nonsense or
childish twaddle
To waste or fritter away
foolishly
epitome
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epitome
Noun: a summary
Condensed account
An instance that represents a
larger reality
Model
Archetype
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exhort
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exhort
Verb: to urge strongly
Advise earnestly
Entreat
Implore
Adjure
ex officio
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ex officio
Adjective (adverb) :
By virtue of holding a certain
office
infringe
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infringe
Verb: to violate or trespass
Go beyond recognized
bounds
Encroach
Impinge, intrude
Poach
ingratiate
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ingratiate
Verb: to make oneself
agreeable and thus gain favor
or acceptance by others
(sometimes used in a critical
or derogatory sense)
Cozy up to
Curry favor with
interloper
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interloper
Noun: one who moves in where
he or she is not wanted or has no
right to be
Intruder
Trespasser
Meddler
Buttinsky
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intrinsic
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intrinsic
Adjective: belonging to
someone or something by its
very nature
Essential
Inherent
Immanent, organic
inveigh
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inveigh
Verb: to make a violent attack
in words
Express strong disapproval
Rail, remonstrate
Harangue
lassitude
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lassitude
Noun: weariness of body or
mind
Lack of energy
Fatigue
Lethargy, Languor
Torpor
millenium
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millenium (pl. millenia)
Noun: a period of one
thousand years
A period of great joy
Chiliad, golden age
Prosperity, peace
occult
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occult
Adjective: mysterious,
magical, supernatural
Secret, hidden from view, not
detectable by ordinary means
Noun: matters involving the
supernatural
Verb: Hide, conceal, eclipse
permeate
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permeate
Verb: to spread through
Penetrate
Soak through
precipitate
precipitate
Verb: to fall as moisture
To cause to bring about suddenly
To hurl down from a great height
To give distinct form to
Adjective: reckless, impetuous
Noun: moisture,the product of an
action or process
stringent
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stringent
Adjective: strict, severe
Rigorously or urgently binding
or compelling
Sharp or bitter to the taste
Stern, tough
Imperative
surmise
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surmise
Verb: to think or believe
without certain supporting
evidence
To conjecture or guess
Infer, gather
Noun: inference presumption
Review Online !
Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary
Workshop, Level F. New York:
Sadlier-Oxford, 2005.