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Hot Prospects words.
SAT Vocabulary listed in Barron's SAT 25th edition book.

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799115931abateV. subside; decrease, lessen
799115932accoladeN. award of meritq
799115933acquiesceV. assent; agree without protesting
799115934acridADJ. sharp; bitterly pungent
799115935acrimoniousADJ. bitter in words or manner
799115936aggregateV. gather; accumulate
799115937amorphousADJ. formless; lacking shape or definition
799115938anachronisticADJ. having an error involving time in a short story
799115939anomalyN. irregularity
799115940antediluvianADJ. antiquated; extremely ancient
799115941antipathyN. aversion; dislike
799115942apocryphalADJ. untrue; made up
799115943arableADJ. fit for growing crops
799115944ardentADJ. intense; passionate; zealous
799115945assiduousADJ. diligent
799115946assuageV. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
799115947atrophyV. waste away
799115948audaciousADJ. daring; bold
799115949avariceN. greediness for wealth
799115950avertV. prevent; turn away
799115951beguileV. mislead or delude; pass time
799115952bequeathV. leave to someone by a will; hand down
799115953bleakADJ. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
799115954blightedADJ. suffering from a disease; destroyed
799115955bombasticADJ. pompous; using inflated language
799115956buttressV. support; prop up
799115957cacophonousADJ. discordant; inharmonious
799115958carpingADJ. finding fault
799115959certitudeN. certainty
799115960charlatanN. quack; pretender to knowledge
799115961circumlocutionN. indirect or roundabout expression
799115962clichéN. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
799115963coalesceV. combine; fuse
799115964colloquialADJ. pertaining to conversational or common speech
799115965combustibleADJ. easily burned
799115966complementaryADJ. serving to complete something
799115967confluenceN. flowing together; crowd
799115968conjectureV. surmise; guess
799115969convergeV. approach; tend to meet; come together
799115970corrodeV. destroy by chemical action
799115971corrugatedADJ. wrinkled; ridged
799115972culpableADJ. deserving blame
799115973debilitateV. weaken; enfeeble
799115974debunkV. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc; ridicule
799115975dehydrateV. remove water from; dry out
799115976deleteriousADJ. harmful
799115977deposeV. dethrone; remove from office
799115978desiccateV. dry up
799115979diffidenceN. shyness
799115980dilatoryADJ. delaying
799115981discourseN. formal discussion; conversation
799115982discrepancyN. lack of consistency; difference
799115983distendV. expand; swell out
799115984disquietV. make uneasy or anxious
799115985dupeN. someone easily fooled
799115986ebullientADJ. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
799115987edifyV. instruct; correct morally
799115988effaceV. rub out
799115989effervescenceN. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
799115990elegyN. poem or song expressing lamentation
799115991elicitV. draw out by discussion
799115992elucidateV. explain; enlighten
799115993emaciatedADJ. thin and wasted
799115994emendV. correct; correct by a critic
799115995equanimityN. calmness of temperament; composure
799115996equitableADJ. fair; impartial
799115997evanescentADJ. fleeting; vanishing
799115998excerptN. selected passage (written or musical)
799115999fallowADJ. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
799116000falterV. hesitate
799116001fathomV. comprehend; investigate
799116002fellV. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile)
799116003fitfulADJ. spasmodic; intermittent
799116004floridADJ. ruddy; reddish; flowery
799116005foolhardyADJ. rash
799116006glacialADJ. like a glacier; extremely cold
799116007hackneyedADJ. commonplace; trite
799116008hyperboleN. exaggeration; overstatement
799116009iconoclasticADJ. attacking cherished traditions
799116010ignominyN. deep disgrace; shame or honor
799116011illicitADJ. illegal
799116012impecuniousADJ. without money
799116013impregnableADJ. invulnerable
799116014incidentalADJ. not essential; minor
799116015incontrovertibleADJ. indisputable; not open to question
799116016indefatigableADJ. tireless
799116017indolentADJ. lazy
799116018ineffableADJ. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
799116019inexorableADJ. relentless; unyielding; implacable
799116020insolventADJ. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
799116021insuperableADJ. insurmountable; unbeatable
799116022intractableADJ. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
799116023irreproachableADJ. blameless; impeccable
799116024jocularADJ. said or done in jest
799116025labyrinthN. maze
799116026laconicADJ. brief and to the point
799116027laggardADJ. slow; sluggish
799116028lampoonV. ridicule
799116029lassitudeN. languor; weariness
799116030litheADJ, flexible supple
799116031luridADJ. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
799116032luxuriantADJ. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
799116033meanderV. wind or turn in its course
799116034mercenaryADJ. interested in money or gain
799116035mercurialADJ. capricious; changing; fickle
799116036mirthN. merriment; laughter
799116037misanthropeN. one who hates mankind
799116038misnomerN. wrong name; incorrect designation
799116039mollifyV. soothe
799116040mosaicN. picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles
799116041munificentADJ. very generous
799116042nefariousADJ. very wicked
799116043nuanceN. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
799116044obdurateADJ. stubborn
799116045odiousADJ. hateful; vile
799116046ornateADJ. excessively or elaborately decorated
799116047pariahN. social outcast
799116048parodyN. humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
799116049parsimonyN. stinginess; excessive frugality
799116050paucityN. scarcity
799116051penuryN. severe poverty; stinginess
799116052perfunctoryADJ. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
799116053perniciousADJ. very destructive
799116054pitfallN. hidden danger; concealed trap
799116055pithyADJ. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
799116056polemicalADJ. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
799116057prattleV. babble
799116058precariousADJ. uncertain; risky
799116059profligateADJ. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
799116060quagmireN. soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
799116061quellV. extinguish; put down; quiet
799116062querulousADJ. fretful; whining
799116063quiescentADJ. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
799116064rantV. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
799116065rarefiedADJ. made less dense [of a gas]
799116066raucousADJ. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
799116067ravenousADJ. extremely hungry
799116068razeV. destroy completely
799116069recantV. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
799116070remissionN. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
799116071repleteADJ. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
799116072repugnantADJ. loathsome; hateful
799116073rescindV. cancel
799116074respiteN. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
799116075resplendentADJ. dazzling; glorious; brilliant
799116076savoryADJ. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
799116077sedantaryADJ. requiring sitting
799116078soporificADJ. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
799116079spuriousADJ. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
799116080spurnV. reject; scorn
799116081steadfastADJ. loyal; unswerving
799116082stolidADJ. unruffled; impassive; dull
799116083stridentADJ. loud and harsh; insistent
799116084stupefyV. make numb; stun; amaze
799116085supplantV. replace; usurp
799116086surfeitV. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
799116087sycophantN. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
799116088tantamountADJ, equivalent in effect or value
799116089tenacityN. firmness; persistence
799116090terrestrialADJ. earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land
799116091threadbareADJ. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
799116092tiradeN. extending scolding; denunciation; harangue
799116093torporN. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
799116094trepidationN. fear; nervous apprehension
799116095triflingADJ. trivial; unimportant
799116096truncateV. cut the top off
799116097unkemptADJ. disheveled; uncared for in appearance
799116098unprecedentedADJ. novel; unparalleled
799116099vaporizeV. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
799116100viableADJ. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
799116101virulentADJ. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
799116102volubleADJ. fluent; glib; talkative
799116103witticismN. witty saying; wisecrack
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