SAT VOCAB 5

Albert P.
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  1. flaunt
    display proudly
  2. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  3. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  4. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  5. forbear
    refrain from doing
  6. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  7. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  8. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  9. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  10. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  11. fragmentary
    consisting of small disconnected parts
  12. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  13. frugal
    avoiding waste
  14. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  15. furtive
    secret and sly
  16. futile
    producing no result or effect
  17. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  18. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  19. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  20. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  21. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  22. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  23. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  24. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  25. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  26. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  27. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  28. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  29. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  30. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  31. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  32. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  33. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  34. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  35. homage
    respectful deference
  36. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  37. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  38. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  39. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  40. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  41. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  42. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  43. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  44. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  45. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  46. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  47. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  48. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  49. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  50. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  51. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  52. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  53. impenetrable
    not admitting of passage into or through
  54. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  55. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  56. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  57. impoverish
    make poor
  58. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  59. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  60. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  61. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  62. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  63. inaugurate
    commence officially
  64. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  65. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  66. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  67. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  68. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  69. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  70. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  71. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  72. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  73. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  74. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  75. influx
    the process of flowing in
  76. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
  77. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  78. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  79. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  80. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  81. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  82. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  83. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  84. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  85. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  86. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  87. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  88. interim
    the time between one event, process, or period and another
  89. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
Created on Mon Nov 19 11:59:26 EST 2012 (updated Mon Nov 19 13:01:04 EST 2012)

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