SAT: 1-200

Edward A. (United States of America)
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  1. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  2. accessible
    capable of being reached
  3. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  4. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  5. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  6. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  7. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  8. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  9. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  10. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  11. animated
    having life or vigor or spirit
  12. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  13. articulate
    express or state clearly
  14. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  15. attain
    gain with effort
  16. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  17. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  18. autonomy
    political independence
  19. belie
    be in contradiction with
  20. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  21. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  22. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  23. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  24. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
  25. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  26. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  27. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  28. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  29. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  30. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  31. compromise
    expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
  32. concise
    expressing much in few words
  33. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  34. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  35. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  36. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  37. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  38. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  39. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  40. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  41. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  42. corrupt
    dishonest or immoral or evasive
  43. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  44. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  45. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  46. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  47. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  48. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  49. definitive
    clearly formulated
  50. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  51. denounce
    speak out against
  52. depict
    give a description of
  53. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  54. detached
    no longer connected or joined
  55. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  56. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  57. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  58. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  59. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  60. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  61. discord
    lack of agreement or harmony
  62. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  63. discriminating
    showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment
  64. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  65. dismissive
    showing indifference or disregard
  66. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  67. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  68. distinguish
    mark as different
  69. distort
    twist and press out of shape
  70. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  71. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  72. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  73. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  74. dominant
    most frequent or common
  75. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  76. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  77. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  78. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  79. endorse
    approve of
  80. enhance
    increase
  81. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  82. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  83. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  84. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  85. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  86. exacerbate
    make worse
  87. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  88. exasperate
    make furious
  89. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  90. explicate
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  91. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  92. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
  93. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  94. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  95. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  96. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  97. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  98. futile
    producing no result or effect
  99. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  100. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  101. illusory
    having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
  102. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  103. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  104. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  105. impulsive
    without forethought
  106. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  107. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  108. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  109. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  110. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  111. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  112. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  113. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
  114. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  115. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  116. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  117. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  118. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  119. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  120. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  121. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  122. mediate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  123. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  124. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  125. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  126. mock
    treat with contempt
  127. moderate
    marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
  128. momentous
    of very great significance
  129. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  130. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  131. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  132. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  133. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
  134. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  135. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  136. opportunist
    a person who places expediency above principle
  137. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  138. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  139. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  140. patronize
    provide support for
  141. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  142. perplex
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  143. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  144. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  145. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  146. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  147. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  148. presumption
    a premise that is taken for granted
  149. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  150. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  151. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  152. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  153. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  154. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  155. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  156. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  157. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  158. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  159. reconcile
    come to terms
  160. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  161. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  162. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  163. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  164. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
  165. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  166. restrained
    under control
  167. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  168. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  169. satirize
    ridicule with witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  170. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  171. serene
    not agitated
  172. skepticism
    doubt about the truth of something
  173. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  174. speculative
    not based on fact or investigation
  175. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  176. spurious
    plausible but false
  177. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  178. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  179. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  180. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  181. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  182. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  183. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  184. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  185. tempered
    made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
  186. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  187. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  188. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  189. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
  190. transient
    lasting a very short time
  191. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  192. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  193. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  194. underscore
    give extra weight to
  195. valid
    well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
  196. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  197. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  198. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  199. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  200. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
Created on Tue Feb 19 00:13:39 EST 2013 (updated Tue Feb 19 00:33:01 EST 2013)

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