SAT Vocab AP LANG

108390200	Nihilism	an extreme form of skepticism; the denial of all real existence or the possibility of an objective basis for truth
108390201	Nondescript	undistinguished or uninteresting; lacking distinctive qualities
108390202	Nonplussed	surprised, confused, and uncertain what to do or say
108390205	Oblique	indirect: not straightforward or direct; neither perpendicular nor parallel to another line or plane
108390207	Onerous	burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship
108390208	Opprobrium	scorn, contempt, or severe criticism
108390209	Ostensible	seeming to be true or genuine, but open to doubt
108390210	Panacea	supposed cure-all; named after the Greek goddess of healing
108390211	Partisan	biased supporter; resistance fighter
108390212	Pathos	touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like
108390213	Pedagogic	teaching; the science or profession of teaching
108390214	Pedantic	overly bookish; characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules.
108390215	Perfidious	deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
108390216	Petulant	Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; sulky, "a petulant child"
108390217	Plaudits	expression of praise or approval
108390218	Pontificate	speak pompously; to speak about something in a knowing and self-important way
108390219	Pragmatist	One who thinks primarily about results; a straightforward practical way of thinking about things
108390220	Precept	a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action.
108390221	Precipitate	make something happen quickly
108390222	Prescience	knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight
108390223	Probity	integrity and uprightness; honesty
108390224	Profligate	extravagant or wasteful; with low morals
108390225	Proliferate	increase greatly; to increase in number
108390226	Promulgate	to make something widely known
108390227	Prose	language that is not poetry; ordinary style of expression; writing or speech that is ordinary or matter-of-fact, without embellishment
108390228	Prototype	an original type, form, or instance of something serving as a typical example, basis, or standard for other things of the same category
108390229	Prowess	exceptional ability or skill; valor or skill in combat
108390230	Pundit	somebody who expresses opinions; a critic or authority on a subject, especially in the media
108390231	Qualm	an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct
108390232	Quibble	make trivial objections; to argue over unimportant things and make petty objections
108390233	Quixotic	extravagantly chivalrous or romantic, visionary, and impractical
108390234	Refractory	hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient
108390235	Relegate	to assign to an obscure place, position, or condition
108390236	Reprehensible	deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy
108390237	Rescind	cancel something; to remove the validity or authority of something
108390238	Retrograde	moving or tending backward
108390239	Sanctimonious	holier-than-thou; making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority
108390241	Scrupulous	having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
108390242	Serendipity	an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident; good fortune; luck
108390243	Sophistry	a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning; a false argument
108390244	Spate	a sudden flood, rush, or outpouring
108390245	Specious	apparently true but actually false; appearing to be true but really false
108390246	Steadfastness	fixed or unchanging; steady
108390247	Stupefy	to dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle
108390248	Subterfuge	a deceptive stratagem or device
108390249	Supplant	to take the place of another, as through force
108390250	Surfeit	excess; an excessive amount; overindulgence, in something, especially food or drink
108390251	Sybarite	a person devoted to luxury and pleasure; derived from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city noted for the luxurious, pleasure-seeking habits of many of its inhabitants.
108390252	Synergism	the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements; the doctrine that individual salvation is achieved through a combination of human will and divine grace
108390253	Table (v.)	in the United States, to suspend or postpone consideration of a pending motion; in the United Kingdom and the rest of the English-speaking world, to begin consideration of a proposal.
108390254	Tawdry	gaudy and of poor quality; cheap in appearance; of inferior quality
108390255	Temerity	boldness; reckless confidence that might be offensive
108390256	Temper (v.)	to bring to the proper texture, consistency, hardness, etc. by mixing with something or treating in some way; to temper paints with oil, to temper steel by heating and sudden cooling
108390257	Threadbare	worn away to reveal threads; having been used so often as to be no longer convincing
108390259	Truculent	aggressively defiant; sullenly refusing to accept something or do what is asked
108390260	Turgid	pompous and overcomplicated; boring; overflowing: swollen and overflowing
108390261	Unctuous	affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness,
108390262	Unheralded	not previously announced, notified, or expected
108390263	Untenable	indefensible; incapable of being defended, as an argument or thesis
108390264	Upstart	a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence; a presumptuous and objectionable person who has so risen
108390265	Utopian	ideal; belonging to or characteristic of an ideal perfect state or place; admirable but impracticable
108390266	Vaunt	to speak boastfully of; brag about
108390267	Venial	easily excused or forgiven; pardonable
108390268	Verdant	with lush green growth; green with vegetation or foliage; naive: lacking experience or sophistication
108390269	Verisimilitude	appearance of being true or real
108390270	Vestigial	trace; remaining after nearly all the rest has disappeared or dwindled; no longer functional: having become degenerate or functionless in the course of time
108390271	Victuals	food or other provisions
108390272	Vignette	a brief scene from a movie or play
108390273	Virile	masculine; relating to or having the characteristics of an adult male; forceful: showing energy, power, and forcefulness
108390274	Visceral	instinctual: proceeding from instinct rather than from reasoned thinking; emotional: characterized by or showing basic emotions; of internal organs: relating to or affecting one or more internal organs of the body
108390275	Vitiate	to make imperfect, faulty, or impure; spoil; corrupt; to weaken morally; debase; pervert
108390276	Vitriolic	expressing bitter hatred: filled with or expressing extreme bitterness
108390277	Vocation	a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career.
108390278	Watershed	turning point: an important period, time, event, or factor that marks a change or division
108390279	Waylay	to stop or accost somebody
108390280	Wheedle	to coax or try to persuade somebody to do something using flattery, guile, or other indirect means
108390281	Wily	crafty: skilled at using clever tricks to deceive people
108390282	Windfall	something good that is received unexpectedly, especially a sum of money
108390283	Winsome	charming; inspiring trust and approval, especially if in an innocent manner.
108390284	Witticism	a witty or clever remark
108390285	Xenophobic	fear of foreigners: an intense fear or dislike of foreign people, their customs and culture, or foreign things
108390286	Zephyr	The west wind. A gentle breeze