SAT VOCABULARY SAT VOCAB WEEK 1 Abridge v

SAT VOCABULARY

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 1 Abridge (v) – to shorten Abstemious (adj) – sparing in the use of food or drink Abhor (v) – to loathe or detest; hate Aesthetic (adj) – pertaining or relating to beauty Ambiguous (adj) – unclear; having more than one meaning Amorphous (adj) – having no clearly defined shape or form Apathy (n) – lack of interest or caring Conflagration (n) – widespread fire Conventional (adj) – traditional; mundane; ordinary Detrimental (adj) – causing damage or harm

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 2 Deliberate (adj) – intentional, well thought out / (v) – to consider carefully Diversity (n) – the state of being different or having different elements Elusive (adj) – cleverly avoiding or escaping Erratic (adj) – unpredictable, not even or regular in pattern or movement Esoteric (adj) – known only by a select few w/ a specialized knowledge or interest Exacerbate (v) – to make worse Exemplary (adj) – serving as an example, commendable Extraneous (adj) – not relevant or necessary Hiatus (n) – a break or lapse in continuity Hoard (v) – to accumulate or stash away

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 3 Implausible (adj) – not possible, not imaginable Impudence (n) – bold disrespect or rudeness Incorrigible (adj) – not capable of reform or change Indomitable (adj) – unable to be subdued or overcome Ingenuity (n) – cleverness, originality Innate (adj) – existing in a person since birth; part of the character of something Innocuous (adj) – causing or intending little to no harm Lampoon (v) – to make fun of / (n) – a speech or text humorously criticizing something or someone Levity (n) – lightness; lacking seriousness Lurid (adj) – gruesome, shocking

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 4 Mediocrity (n) – ordinariness, lack of distinction Miser (n) – one who saves greedily Mitigate (v) – to make less severe Morose (adj) – gloomy, ill-tempered Mundane (adj) – ordinary or commonplace Obliterate (v) – to wipe out, remove all traces Parochial (adj) – having a narrow scope or outlook Paucity (n) – small amount or number Penchant (n) – a strong taste or liking Precarious (adj) – unstable, insecure

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 5 Premonition (n) – a feeling that something is about to happen Prodigal (adj) – wasteful Promontory (n) – a high point of land projecting into the sea Quibble (v/n) – to make a minor objection / a small objection Rectify (v) – to fix or correct Reminiscence (n) – a story of past experiences Repertoire (n) – a supply of songs, stories, skills or devices; a collection or reserve of something Reticent (adj) – not talkative; shy; reluctant to speak Satiate (v) – to satisfy fully Slothful (adj) - lazy

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 6 Solidarity (n) – fellowship between members of a group; mutual support w/in a group Spendthrift (n) – a person who spends money wastefully Stoic (adj) – not affected by passion or feeling Succinct (adj) – brief; concise Succumb (v) – to give way to a superior force; fail to resist something Superflous (adj) – unnecessary Taciturn (adj) – being of few words; reticent Tantamount (adj) – equivalent in effect or meaning Tirade (n) – a long, harsh abusive speech Torpid (adj) – without energy; sluggish; slothful

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 7 Transcendent (adj) – beyond or above the range of normal, surpassing the ordinary, exceptional Trite (adj) – overused, lacking freshness Vociferous (adj) – loud Whimsical (adj) – eccentric, unpredictable Wily (adj) – artful, cunning; skilled at gaining advantage, esp. deceitfully Cynicism (n) – the belief that all human action is motivated by selfishness Exploit (v) – to take advantage of; to use selfishly Indelible (adj) – incapable of being erased Infallible (adj) – unable to be proven wrong Infer (v) – to conclude by reasoning

SAT VOCAB. WEEK 8 Injurious (adj) – causing damage or loss Jargon (n) – words used by people in a particular field of work Lamentation (n) – an expression of sorrow or deep regret Lofty (adj) – having great height or a dignified manner Magnate (n) – a person of great influence in a particular field Methodical (adj) – orderly, having a set system Meticulous (adj) – very careful, attentive to details Monotonous (adj) – boring, unvarying in tone or content Mosaic (n) – larger picture made of smaller pieces often w/ glass Negate (v) – to destroy the validity of something