SAT 11-15 Flashcards

SAT lists 11-15

264009511	dogmatic	positive and emphatic in asserting opinions.
264009512	dormant	lying asleep; in a state of rest.
264009513	duplicity	deceitfulness.
264009514	ebb	decline, to fall back from the flood stage
264009515	eclectic	consisting of selections from various sources
264009516	efface	to wipe out; to erase
264009517	effervescent	lively; giving off bubbles
264009518	egregious	extraordinarily bad
264009519	elucidate	to make clear, to give an explanation that serves to clarify
264009520	elusive	hard to grasp; baffling
264009521	embellish	to decorate; to elaborate upon
264009522	embroil	involve in a quarrel
264009523	emulate	to equal or surpass
264009524	enervate	to weaken, to lessen the strength of
264009525	engender	to cause, produce, bring into being
264009526	enhance v.	to add to; to make greater in value
264009527	enigma n.	a puzzle; a baffling situation
264009528	ephemeral	lasting for only a short time
264009529	equanimity	evenness of temper
264009530	equivocate	to use double meanings in order to mislead; to be shifty; to quibble
264009531	esoteric	understood by only a select few
264009532	eulogy	high praise for a deceased person
264009533	euphemism	use of an indirect expression in place of one that is harsh
264009534	evanescent	gradually disappearing; fleeting
264009535	exacerbate	to make a situation worse; to irritate
264009536	exemplary	serving as a model
264009537	expedient	useful, advantageous; based on self-interest.
264009538	expedite	to make easy and quick to speed up
264009539	expunge	to erase; to removing completely
264009540	extol	to praise highly
264009541	facilitate	to make easy: to help bring about
264009542	fallacy	false idea; mistaken belief
264009543	fastidious	hard to please; dainty in taste
264009544	fervor	intense emotion; great warmth of feeling
264009545	fitful	spasmodic; intermittent
264009546	flagrant	outrageous; glaringly offensive
264009547	fledgling	newly developed; little known
264009548	forlorn	deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy
264009549	formidable	hard to overcome; to be dreaded
264009550	fortuitous	positive happening by chance
264009551	furtive	done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed; secret
264009552	galvanize	to arouse suddenly; to startle.
264009553	garbled	confused; mixed up (e.g., facts, statements, letters)
264009554	garner	to gather and store away; to collect
264009555	garrulous	talkative
264009556	gratuitous	freely given; unnecessary; uncalled-for
264009557	guile	crafty deceit; cunning
264009558	gullible	easily deceived
264009559	hackneyed	used too often; trite; commonplace
264009560	haphazard	not planned; random