Princeton Review SAT Vocab

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  1. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  2. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  3. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  4. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  5. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  6. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  7. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  8. erudition
    profound scholarly knowledge
  9. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  10. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  11. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  12. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  13. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  14. prospectus
    a document that sets forth a plan for a business enterprise
  15. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  16. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  17. callous
    emotionally hardened
  18. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  19. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  20. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  21. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  22. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  23. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  24. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  25. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  26. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  27. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  28. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  29. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  30. denounce
    speak out against
  31. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  32. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  33. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  34. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  35. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  36. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  37. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  38. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  39. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  40. parity
    functional equality
  41. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  42. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  43. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  44. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  45. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  46. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  47. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  48. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  49. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  50. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  51. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  52. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  53. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  54. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  55. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  56. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  57. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  58. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  59. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  60. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  61. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  62. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  63. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  64. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  65. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  66. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  67. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  68. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  69. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  70. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  71. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  72. vignette
    a brief literary description
  73. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  74. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  75. multifarious
    having many aspects
  76. multiplicity
    the property of having more than one part or entity
  77. ameliorate
    make better
  78. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  79. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  80. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  81. belie
    be in contradiction with
  82. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  83. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  84. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  85. mendacious
    given to lying
  86. specious
    plausible but false
  87. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  88. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  89. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  90. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  91. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  92. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  93. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  94. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  95. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  96. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  97. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  98. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  99. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  100. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  101. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  102. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  103. temperate
    not extreme
  104. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  105. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  106. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  107. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  108. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  109. juxtapose
    place side by side
  110. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  111. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
  112. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  113. aural
    of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
  114. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  115. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  116. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  117. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  118. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  119. debilitate
    make weak
  120. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  121. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  122. dilatory
    wasting time
  123. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  124. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  125. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  126. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  127. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  128. soporific
    inducing sleep
  129. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  130. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  131. augment
    enlarge or increase
  132. bolster
    support and strengthen
  133. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  134. copious
    large in number or quantity
  135. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  136. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  137. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  138. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  139. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  140. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  141. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  142. docile
    easily handled or managed
  143. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  144. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  145. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  146. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  147. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  148. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  149. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  150. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  151. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  152. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  153. Byzantine
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  154. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  155. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  156. exacerbate
    make worse
  157. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  158. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  159. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  160. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  161. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  162. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  163. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  164. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  165. invocation
    the act of appealing for help
  166. stratify
    form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  167. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  168. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
Created on Mon Jul 23 13:03:35 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Apr 30 13:01:20 EDT 2013)

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