SAT Vocab
832085998 | ambivalent | mixed feelings | |
832085999 | anomaly/atypical | a deviation from the norm | |
832086000 | sarcastic/sardonic/snide | derisive, mocking, taunting, stinging | |
832086001 | dearth/paucity | a scarcity or shortage of something | |
832086002 | prattle | to speak in a foolish manner, to babble incessantly | |
832086003 | wry/droll | dry humor with a clever twist and a touch of irony | |
832086004 | jocular | very humorous | |
832086005 | unconventional/unorthodox | not ordinary or typical | |
832086006 | painstaking/meticulous/exacting | highly detailed | |
832086007 | audacious | very bold, daring | |
832086008 | indifferent/apathetic | lack of interest or concern for things that others find important | |
832086009 | diffident | lacking self-confidence | |
832086010 | pragmatic | practical, sensible | |
832086011 | evocation | an imaginative recreation | |
832086012 | presumptuous | impertinently bold, rudely bold | |
832086013 | recalcitrant/obdurate/obstinate | very stubborn, defiant to authority or guidance | |
832086014 | boon | a timely benefit, blessing | |
832086015 | bane | a source of harm or ruin | |
832086016 | clandestine/surreptitious | secret, covert, not open, not aboveboard | |
832086017 | affable/amiable/genial/gregarious | warm and friendly, agreeable, marked by a pleasing personality | |
832086018 | austere | (1) bare, not ornate (2) strict and stern | |
832086019 | austerity | economic, self-denying | |
832086020 | altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the well being of others | |
832086021 | ambiguous | unclear, uncertain, not definite, open to many interpretations | |
832086022 | upbraid/reproach/castigate/censure | to scold, rebuke, express disapproval with | |
832086023 | nostalgia | a sentimental longing for the past | |
832086024 | conjecture/supposition | an inference based upon guesswork | |
832086025 | obsolete/archaic/antiquated | no longer in use, outdated | |
832086026 | auspicious/propitious | very favorable | |
832086027 | morose/despondent | very depressed | |
832086028 | impasse | failure to reach an agreement, situation from which there is no escape | |
832086029 | anachronism | not in the proper time period | |
832086030 | belie | to give a false impression | |
832086031 | mitigate/mollify/assuage/alleviate | to relieve, to lessen, to ease | |
832086032 | covet | to strongly desire, to crave | |
832086033 | antithesis/antithetical/antipode | direct opposite | |
832086034 | prototype | an original model | |
832086035 | aloof | physically or emotionally distant, detached, reserved | |
832086036 | trite/hackneyed/pedestrian/platitudinous/banal/insipid/cliched | commonplace, unoriginal, overused | |
832086037 | antecedent/forerunner/precursor | a preceding event | |
832086038 | antediluvian | before the biblical flood, very old and antiquated | |
832086039 | antedate | to precede something in time | |
832086040 | plausible | believable, credible (Tyga wearing a snapback) | |
832086041 | implausible | not believable, incredible (Wiz Khalifa NOT smoking for one whole day) | |
832086042 | prudent | careful, cautious, sensible | |
832086043 | aesthetic | pertaining to beauty, relating to what is beautiful, artistic | |
832086044 | paradox | contradictory statement that expresses a truth | |
832086045 | enigmatic/inscrutable | mysterious, baffling | |
832086046 | aquiesce | to agree without protesting | |
832086047 | naive/gullible/credulous | unsophisticated, lacking worldly expertise, tendency to believe and follow too easily | |
832086048 | autonomous | independent, self-governing | |
832086049 | futile | completely useless, doomed to fail | |
832086050 | indigenous/endemic | native to an area | |
832086051 | ubiquitous/prevalent/pervasive | characterized by being everywhere, omnipresent, widespread | |
832086052 | pandemic | widespread disease, widespread epidemic | |
832086053 | fortitude | strength of mind |