SAT Vocabulary Review
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SAT Vocabulary Review
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guile
To severely criticize
facilitate
Unimaginative; dull; ant: poetic
inadvertent
mar
Enthusiastic; fanatical; motivated by zeal
belittle
recalcitrant
tangible
verbose
advocate
To help out; to make easier
comply
to make to seem less or little
euphony
Evasive; hard to pin down; to avoid escape
infamy
philanthropy
To mock; scorn; ridicule
Based on a supposition; supposed
sage
Haughty scorn; proud; arrogant
To make void; annul; to make useless
solicit
To demote; to assign a place
zealous
Emotion-filled; ardor; enthusiasm
ambiguous
Accidental; unintentional
atrophy
To speak in favor of; support
benign
To soothe; pacify; make concessions to gain peace
Pleasing to the ear; agreeable sound
diffidence
enigma
Friendly; sociable
fervor
To change direction; to deflect; to amuse
indifferent
nullify
Infinite; unending
prosaic
tentative
repress
Disagreement; dissention
Very careless; guilty of neglect
supercilious
amiable
To damage; spoil
brawn
contrite
Uncaring; uninterested
discord
Muscular strength; power
Practical; convenient; serving
one’s interest
expedient
frivolous
Slipshod; sloppy; not firm
authentic
innumerable
A person who gives up comforts to lead a life of self-discipline
negligent
Prolific in speech or writing; capacious; huge
resignation
uniform
voluminous
Stationary; motionless; inactive
appease
ascetic
Admiration; to give in to the wishes of others
animated
Doubtful; uncertain
condone
Inequality; unlikeness; incongruity
disparity
Gentleness; kindness; ant: malignant
elusive
Genuine; trustworthy
hypothetical
deference
eccentric
Shriveling up; wasting away; becoming smaller
ironic
Unruly; resistant to authority; unmanageable
lax
preclude
servile
Stinginess; cheap; frugal
retract
To take back; to disavow; retract
static
theoretical; opposite of concrete
Odd or erratic
To prevent; rule out
heed
Paradoxical; characterized by unexpected
Slyness; trickery
To pay attention to; to listen to
A wise elder; judicious
divert
Wordy; talkative; long-winded
prodigious
Ill-famed; notorious
Unchanging; unvarying; identical
relegate
Generosity; charity
parsimony
To seek; beg; ask for
Hesitant; unsure
censure
deride
Filled with life; lively
Shyness; timidity
A puzzle; riddle
Silly; playful
To hold back; keep inside
Submissive; servile
sorry for sins; regretful
Acceptance; passive submission
To overlook; forgive
To obey; fulfill