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SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #1

Abhor hate (verb)

Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person (noun)

Counterfeit fake; false (adj)

Enfranchise give voting rights (verb)

Hamper hinder; obstruct (verb)

Kindle to start a fire (verb)

Noxious harmful; poisonous; lethal (adj)

Placid calm; peaceful (adj)

Remuneration payment for work done (noun)

Talisman lucky charm (noun)

Abrasive rough; coarse; harsh (adj)Bilk cheat; defraud (verb)Covert hidden; undercover (adj)Engender cause (verb)Hangar storage area (like garage) for a plane (noun)Knotty complex; difficult to solve (adj)Nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meaning (noun)Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas (n)Renown fame (noun)Tangent going off the main subject (noun)

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Abasement humiliation, degradation (noun)

Billowing swelling; fluttering; waving (adj)

Cower recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from (verb)

Enhance improve; make better or clearer (adj)

Harangue noisy, attacking speech (noun)

Labyrinth a maze (noun)

Nullify to counter; make unimportant (verb)

Plaintiff petitioner (in court of law) (noun)

Replete Full (adj)

Tangible can be touched (adj)

Abrogate cancel; deny; repeal (verb)Blasphemy speech which offends religious sentiments (noun)Credible Believable (adj)Enigma puzzle; mystery (noun)Harbingers indicators; bringers of warnings (noun)Labyrinthine complicated; highly convoluted (adj)Nuzzle cuddle; snuggle (adj)Plaudit statement giving strong praise (noun)Reprehensible shameful; very bad (adj)Tardy slow; late; overdue; delayed (adj)



Abstemious self denying; refraining from indulging (adj)

Blithe free-spirited; carefree (adj)

Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk (adj)

Enunciation clear pronunciation; accent; articulation (noun)

Headstrong stubborn; willful (adj)

Lackluster dull; monotonous; bland (adj)

Objective unbiased; not subjective (adj)

Pliable flexible; not stubborn (adj)

Rescind retract; repeal (verb)

Temper to moderate; soften (verb)

Abstruse difficult to understand; obscure (adj)Blunderbuss 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person (noun)Cringe recoil; flinch; shy away (verb)Envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling (verb)Hedonism self indulgence; pleasure-seeking (noun)Laconic using few words; brief; to the point (adj)Oblique indirect; slanting (adj)Plumage feathers of a bird (noun)Resignation acceptance of fate (noun)Tenacious stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose (adj)



Absolution forgiveness; pardon; release (noun)

Blatant Obvious (adj)

Creditable Praiseworthy (adj)

Ensconce establish firmly in a position (verb)

Hasten hurry; accelerate; rush (verb)

Laceration a cut (noun)

Obdurate Stubborn (noun)

Plausible can be believed; reasonable (adj)

Reprieve a respite; postponement of a sentence (n)

Tawdry of little value; gaudy (adj)

Abstain desist; go without; withdraw (verb)Blighted damaged; destroyed; ruined (verb)Credulous gullible; ready to believe anything (adj)

Enshroud Cover (verb)Haughtiness arrogance; pride (noun)Lachrymose tearful; sad (adj)Obfuscate deliberately make something difficult to understand (adj)Plethora an excess (noun)Repudiate shun; eschew (verb)Tedium Boredom (noun)



Accolade tribute; honor; praise (noun)

Bolster support; prop up (verb)

Cryptic puzzling; enigmatic (adj)

Ephemeral short-lived (adj)

Hedonist a pleasure seeker (noun)

Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow (noun)

Obliterate destroy; demolish; eradicate (verb)

Plummet fall suddenly and steeply (verb)

Resolution Determination (noun)

Tentative not certain (adj)

Acquiesce to agree to; give in to (verb)Bombast arrogant, pompous language (noun)Curtail cut short (verb)Epicure someone who appreciates good food and drinkHeed listen to (verb)Lampoon ridicule; spoof (verb)Oblivious totally unaware (adj)Podium raised platform (noun)Resonant Echoing (adj) Tenuous flimsy; not solid (adj)



Acrid sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes) (adj)

Boorish ill-mannered (adj)

Cynical believing that people act only out of selfish motives (adj)

Epistle a letter (form of communication) (noun)

Heresy against orthodox opinion (noun)

Lance spear; spike; javelin (noun)

Obscure difficult to understand; partially hidden (adj)

Poignant deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions (adj)

Respite a break; intermission (noun)

Terse concise; to the point (adj)

Acrophobia fear of heights (noun)Bourgeois middle class (noun)Debility weakness; incapacity (noun)Epistolary concerned with letters; through correspondence (adj)Hiatus interruption; pause (noun)Languid tired; slow (adj)Obscured hidden; covered; buried (adj)Poised calm; collected; self-possessed (adj)Resplendent shining; glowing (adj)Therapeutic medicinal; curative (adj)


SAT Vocabulary Week #7Acuity sharpness (mental or visual) (noun)

Braggart someone who boasts (noun)

Debunking exposing false claims or myths (verb)

Epitomized typified; characterized; personified (verb)

Hidebound rigid in opinions (adj)

Languish decay; fade away; get weaker (verb)

Obsequious servile; submissive (adj)

Polemical causing debate or argument (adj)

Restorative a tonic (noun)

Thwart prevent; frustrate (verb)

Adamant forceful; inflexible (adj)Brawny Muscular (adj)Decathlon an athletic competition with ten events (noun)Equivocate speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth (verb)Hieroglyphics 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmaticLarceny theft; robbery; stealing (noun)Obsession a dominating concern (noun)Ponderous weighty; slow and heavy (adj)Retention preservation; withholding (noun)Timorous cowardly; fearful (adj)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #8Adroit skillful (adj)Brevity being brief (noun)Decorum dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)] (noun)Err make a mistake (verb)

Hinder obstruct (verb)Largess generosity (noun)Obsolete no longer valid (adj)Pontificate speak pompously or dogmatically (verb)Reticent restrained; holding something back; uncommunicativeTirade stream of verbal abuse (noun)

Adulation strong admiration; worship (noun)

Bristle to show irritation (verb)

Decoy lure; trap; trick (noun)

Erratic wandering; irregular (adj)

Histrionic theatrical; exaggerated (adj)

Laud praise (verb)

Obstreperous noisy and boisterous (adj)

Portend foretell (verb)

Retraction withdrawal; cancellation of a statement (verb)

Titter giggle quietly (verb)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #9Adversity hardship (noun)Broach start to discuss; approach (verb)Deference respect (noun)Esoteric obscure and difficult to understand (adj)Hoary old (adj)Lavish on a grand scale; wasteful (adj)Obtuse mentally dull (adj)Portent a warning sign; omen (noun)Revere Worship (verb)Tome large book (noun)

Advocate support (verb)

Brusque blunt; abrupt (adj)

Defoliate cause leaves to fall off (v)

Espouse promote; take up; support

Hone sharpen; increase; whet (v)

Lax careless; not strict (adj)

Obviate avoid; make unnecessary (v)

Poseur someone who puts on an act

Riddled full of (usually full of holes)

Torpid inactive; lazy; stagnant (adj)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #10Aesthetic concerning art or beauty (adj)

Bulwark fortification; barricade; wall (noun)

Defunct no longer in existence (adj)

Etymology the study of word origins (noun)

Hyperbole grossly exaggerated speech (noun)

Legend 1. key to map; 2. myth or story (noun)

Odious Hateful (adj)

Posterity future generations (noun)

Rife Common (adj)

Torpor dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity (noun)

Affable friendly; social; easygoing (adj)Bureaucracy Officialdom (noun)Degradation deprivation; poverty; debasement (noun)Eulogy Praise (noun)Hypochondriac a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses (n)Legion in large numbers (noun)Officious domineering; intrusive; meddlesome (adj)Posthumous after death (noun)Rigor Thoroughness (noun)Totter walk unsteadily (verb)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #11Alacrity eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness (noun)

Burgeon grow; flourish; put forth new shoots (verb)

Deleterious harmful (adj)

Euphemism a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant (noun)

Hypocritical insincere (adj)

Lethargic tired; without energy (adj)

Ogle stare at; observe in an obvious manner (verb)

Postulate hypothesize; propose (verb)

Robust strong; healthy; tough (adj)

Tractable obedient; dutiful; polite (adj)

Alchemy medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into goldBurnish Polish (verb)Deliberate to think over deeply (verb)Euphony pleasant sounds (noun)Iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy (noun)Levity flippancy; joking about serious matters (noun)Olfactory concerned with the sense of smell (adj)Potable suitable for drinking (adj)Rotund round (adj)Tranquil peaceful (adj)


SAT VOCABULARY UNIT #12Alibi an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime sceneButtress strengthen; support (verb)Delineation demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining (noun)Evacuate vacate; empty; abandon (verb)Idiosyncrasy a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individualLibertarian someone who opposes tyranny (noun)Ominous threatening (adj)Potent powerful; compelling; strong (adj)Ruminate think over something; ponder (verb)Transcribe copy (verb)

Allay to lessen (verb)

Byline the line that tells you who wrote an article (noun)

Demur hesitate; refuse (verb)

Exacerbate make worse (verb)

Ignominious shameful (adj)

Liniment soothing lotion (noun)

Omnipotent all-powerful (adj)

Pragmatic Practical (adj)

Ruse trick; stratagem (noun)

Transgress go astray; disobey; commit a sin (verb)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #13Alleviate make less severe (verb)

Cacophony discordant loud noises (noun)Denounce condemn; speak out against (verb)

Exasperated frustrated; annoyed (verb)Ignominy shame [ignominious (a) = shameful] (noun)

Lithe flexible; supple (adj)Omniscient all-knowing (adj)Pragmatist practical person; one who is concerned with usefulnessSaccharin falsely sweet (adj)Transient short-lived; ephemeral (adj)

Aloof distant; detached; cold (adj)

Cajole coax (verb)

Deplete use up; lessen (verb)

Exceptionable very bad (something which we should object to) (adj)

Illuminate to light up or make clear (adj)

Livid very angry (adj)

Onerous burdensome; hard to undertake (adj)

Preamble introductory material (noun)

Sacrosanct very holy; inviolable (adj)

Traverse to move across (verb)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #14Altruism putting others first; being self-sacrificing (noun)Caldron huge cooking pot (noun)Deplore regret (verb)Exculpate free someone from blame; pardon; acquit (verb)Illusory deceptive; false; misleading (adj)Lobbyist person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular causeOnus burden (noun)Precarious unstable; risky (adj)Sagacious wise (adj)Trepidation Fear (noun)

Amass Accumulate (verb)

Callow immature (adj)

Depravity moral corruption (noun)

Execrable very, very bad (adj)

Immoderate excessive; extreme (adj)

Lofty snooty; arrogant; haughty (adj)

Opaque does not let light through (adj)

Precedent a previous occurrence used as a guide (noun)

Sage a wise person (noun)

Trinket something of little value; knick-knack (noun)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #15Ambiguity uncertainty; vagueness (noun)

Candid frank; honest (adj)

Deprecate criticize; denounce (verb)

Exegesis scholarly explanation or interpretation (noun)

Immutable unchanging; permanent (adj)

Longevity long life (noun)

Opulent wealthy; rich; magnificent (adj)

Precept guiding principle (noun)

Salacious lecherous; erotic (adj)

Trite unoriginal; dull (adj)

Ambiguous unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different waysCandor frankness; openness (noun)Deride ridicule; make fun of; mock (verb)Exemplary outstandingly good; setting a fine example (adj)Impartial unbiased; neutral (adj)Loquacious talkative (adj)Ordain Confer holy orders on a priest (verb)Precinct district of a city (noun)Sallow yellowish (adj)Trivial unimportant (adj)



Ambivalence lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided (n)

Cantankerous bad-tempered; quarrelsome (adj)

Derogatory uncomplimentary (adj)

Exemplify to serve as a good example (verb)

Impecunious having no money (adj)

Lucid Clear (adj)

Ornate highly decorated (adj)

Precipice steep slope (noun)

Salubrious health-giving (adj)

Truant shirker; someone absent without permission (n)

Ambulatory able to walk around (used of hospital patients) (aj)Capacious Spacious (adj)Desecrate to damage or pollute a holy place (verb)Exhaustive complete and thorough (adj)Impious wicked; profane (adj)Ludicrous ridiculous; silly (adj)Orthodox Conventional (adj)Precipitous done in a hurry (adj)Salutary something which teaches you a lesson; beneficialTruncate cut short (verb)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #17Ameliorate make better (verb)

Capitulate surrender; give in to (verb)

Desecration spoiling something holy (verb)

Exonerates acquits; absolves; removes blame (verb)

Impoverished destitute; poor (adj)

Lukewarm 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold (adj)

Ossify 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid (verb)

Preclude prevent or make impossible (verb)

Sanctimonious hypocritically holy (adj)

Tumult uproar; noise (noun)

Amelioration Improvement (noun)Carping constant criticism (noun)Desist stop; discontinue; cease (verb)Exorcism getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)Impromptu unrehearsed; spontaneous (adj)Lummox clumsy person (noun)Ostentatious Showy (adj)Precocious developing early (adj)Sanction give approval to (verb)Turpitude Depravity (noun)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #18Amiable friendly (adj)

Cartographer person who makes maps (noun)Despondent having no hope; miserable (adj)Expatriate refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own countryInadvertent not intentional (adj)Luscious juicy; moist; succulent (adj)Oust push out of a position (verb)Predecessor one who came before (noun)Sanguinary bloodthirsty; bloody (adj)Tyro novice; beginner (noun)

Amity friendship (noun)

Castigate scold strongly (verb)

Destitution hardship; poverty; misery (n)

Expedient convenient; practical (adj)

Incantation chant; invocation; prayer (n)

Lynch assassinate; kill; illegal hanging (verb)

Overt obvious; not hidden (adj)

Predicament dilemma; difficult situation (noun)

Sanguine optimistic; cheerful (adj)

Ubiquitous found everywhere; omnipresent (adj)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #19Amorphous lacking in shape (adj)Catharsis purging of pent-up emotions (noun)Deter put off; prevent (verb)Expedite make faster (verb)Incarceration putting in prison (noun)Machination plots and plans (noun)Overwrought worked up; in an emotional state (adj)Preeminent famous; outstanding (adj)Sardonic mocking (adj)

Unalloyed undiluted; total (adj)

Analgesic medicine to combat pain (noun)

Caucus type of private political meeting (noun)

Deteriorate worsen; decline (adj)

Exposition clear explanation (noun)

Incessant without stopping (adj)

Maelstrom whirlpool; storm in the ocean (noun)

Palatable good to eat; agreeable (adj)

Prerogative right or privilege (noun)

Savant person with knowledge (noun)

Unctuous oily; using excessive flattery (adj)


SAT VOCABULARY WEEK #20Analogous comparable (adj)

Caustic burning (adj)

Detrimental harmful (adj)

Extol praise (verb)

Incipient just beginning (adj)

Magnanimous generous; big-hearted (adj)

Palisade fence made of posts (noun)

Prescient having fore-knowledge (noun)

Scale to climb (verb)

Undermined damaged; attacked (adj)

Anarchy chaos; lack of government (noun)Cavalcade procession of vehicles (noun)Devoured greedily eaten/consumed (verb)Extradite deport from one country back to the home country Inclination tendency; a leaning toward (noun)Magnate powerful businessman (noun)Palliative a remedy that improves but doesn't cure (noun)Presentiment a feeling that something might happen (noun)Scapegoat person on whom blame is placed for faults of othersUnderscore Emphasize (verb)

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