Sparknotes Complete 1000 SAT Vocab Part 4

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facile: 1. (adj.) easy, requiring little effort (This game is so facile that even a four-year- old can master it.) 2. (adj.) superﬁcial, achieved with minimal thought or care, insincere (The business was in such shambles that any solution seemed facile at best; nothing could really helpit in the long-run
espouse: (v.) to take up as a cause, support (I love animals so much that I espouse animal rights
exigent: (adj.) urgent, critical (The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he will lose his sight
2.: (adj.) capable of being proved or disproved by experiment (That all cats hate getting wet is an empirical statement: I can test it by bathing my cat, Trinket
dogmatic: (adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles (His dogmatic claim that men were better than women at ﬁxing appliances angered everyone
etymology: (n.) the history of words, their origin and development (From the study of etymology, I know that the word "quixotic" derives from Don Quixote and the word "gaudy" refers to the Spanish architect Gaudí
felicitous: 1. (adj.) well suited, apt (While his comments were idiotic and rambling, mine
emote: (v.) to express emotion (The director told the actor he had to emote, or else the audience would have no idea what his character was going through
dissipate: 1. (v.) to disappear, cause to disappear (The sun ﬁnally came out and dissipated the haze.) 2. (v.) to waste (She dissipated her fortune on a series of bad investments
equivocal: (adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided (His intentions were so equivocal that I didn't know whether he was being chivalrous or sleazy
exalt: (v.) to glorify, praise (Michael Jordan is the ﬁgure in basketball we exalt the most
elucidate: (v.) to clarify, explain (I didn't understand why my friend was so angry with me, so I asked Janine to elucidate her feelings
engender: (v.) to bring about, create, generate (During the Olympics, the victories of
embellish: 1. (v.) to decorate, adorn (My mom embellished the living room by adding
evince: (v.) to show, reveal (Christopher's hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming English test
euphoric: (adj.) elated, uplifted (I was euphoric when I found out that my sister had given birth to twins
fecund: (adj.) fruitful, fertile (The fecund tree bore enough apples to last us through the entire season
egregious: (adj.) extremely bad (The student who threw sloppy joes across the cafeteria was punished for his egregious behavior
dither: (v.) to be indecisive (Not wanting to offend either friend, he dithered about which of the two birthday parties he should attend
expunge: (v.) to obliterate, eradicate (Fearful of an IRS investigation, Paul tried to expunge all incriminating evidence from his tax ﬁles
expiate: (v.) to make amends for, atone (To expiate my selﬁshness, I gave all my proﬁts to charity
encore: (n.) the audience's demand for a repeat performance; also the artist's
elicit: (v.) to bring forth, draw out, evoke (Although I asked several times where the exit was, I elicited no response from the stone-faced policeman
entail: (v.) to include as a necessary step (Building a new fence entails tearing down the old one
exorbitant: (adj.) excessive (Her exorbitant praise made me blush and squirm in my seat
empirical: 1. (adj.) based on observation or experience (The scientist gathered empirical data on the growth rate of dandelions by studying the dandelions behind his house
exonerate: (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate (The true thief's confession exonerated the man who had been held in custody for the crime
effervescent: (adj.) bubbly, lively (My friend is so effervescent that she makes everyone smile
fallacious: (adj.) incorrect, misleading (Emily offered me cigarettes on the fallacious assumption that I smoked
divulge: (v.) to reveal something secret (Pressured by the press, the government ﬁnally divulged the previously unknown information
equanimity: (n.) composure (Even though he had just been ﬁred, Mr. Simms showed great equanimity by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the ofﬁce well
ﬂagrant: (adj.) offensive, egregious (The judge's decision to set the man free simply because that man was his brother was a ﬂagrant abuse of power
dissent: 1. (v.) to disagree (The principal argued that the child should repeat the fourth grade, but the unhappy parents dissented.) 2. (n.) the act of disagreeing (Unconvinced that the defendant was guilty, the last juror voiced his dissent with the rest of the jury
exasperate: (v.) to irritate, irk (George's endless complaints exasperated his roomate
dubious: (adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality (Suspicious that he was only trying to get a raise, she found his praise dubious
edict: (n.) an order, decree (The ruler issued an edict requiring all of his subjects to bow down before him
elaborate: (adj.) complex, detailed, intricate (Dan always beats me at chess because he develops such an elaborate game plan that I can never predict his next move
ﬂout: (v.) to disregard or disobey openly (I ﬂouted the school's dress code by wearing a tie-dyed tank top and a pair of cut-off jeans
effrontery: (n.) impudence, nerve, insolence (When I told my aunt that she was boring, my mother scolded me for my effrontery
forage: (v.) to graze, rummage for food (When we got lost on our hiking trip, we foraged for berries and nuts in order to survive
empathy: (n.) sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own (I feel such empathy for my sister when she's in pain that I cry too
excavate: (v.) to dig out of the ground and remove (The pharaoh's treasures were excavated by archeologists in Egypt
enamor: (v.) to ﬁll with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by "of" or "with" (I grew enamored of that boy when he quoted my favorite love poem
excursion: (n.) a trip or outing (After taking an excursion to the Bronx Zoo, I dreamed about pandas and monkeys
enervate: (v.) to weaken, exhaust (Writing these sentences enervates me so much that I will have to take a nap after I ﬁnish
fetter: (v.) to chain, restrain (The dog was fettered to the parking meter
duplicity: (n.) crafty dishonesty (His duplicity involved convincing his employees to let him lower their salaries and increase their stock options, and then to steal the money he saved and run the company into the ground
forestall: (v.) to prevent, thwart, delay (I forestalled the cold I was getting by taking plenty of vitamin C pills and wearing a scarf
conspicuous: (There is an eminent stain on that shirt
extricate: (v.) to disentangle (Instead of trying to mediate between my brother and sister, I extricated myself from the family tension entirely and left the house for the day
enigmatic: (adj.) mystifying, cryptic (That man wearing the dark suit and dark glasses is so enigmatic that no one even knows his name
ﬂorid: (adj.) ﬂowery, ornate (The writer's ﬂorid prose belongs on a sentimental Hallmark card
exculpate: (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate (My discovery of the ring behind the dresser exculpated me from the charge of having stolen it
ecstatic: (adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy (The couple was ecstatic when they learned that they had won the lottery
dour: (adj.)stern, joyless (The children feared their dour neighbor because the old man would take their toys if he believed they were being too loud
façade: 1. (n.) the wall of a building (Meet me in front of the museum's main façade.) 2. (n.) a deceptive appearance or attitude (Despite my smiling façade, I am feeling melancholy
execrable: (adj.) loathsome, detestable (Her pudding is so execrable that it makes me sick
expurgate: (v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book (The history editors expurgated from the text all disparaging and inﬂammatory comments about the Republican Party
fatuous: (adj.) silly, foolish (He considers himself a serious poet, but in truth, he only writes fatuous limericks
emaciated: (adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking (My sister eats a lot of pastries and chocolate but still looks emaciated
elegy: (n.) a speech given in honor of a dead person (At the funeral, the widow gave a moving elegy describing her love for her husband
extant: (adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost (My mother's extant love letters to my father are in the attic trunk
fervent: (adj.) ardent, passionate (The fervent protestors chained themselves to the building and shouted all night long
ﬁdelity: (n.) loyalty, devotion (Guard dogs are known for the great ﬁdelity they show toward their masters
eminent: 1. (adj.) distinguished, prominent, famous (Mr. Phillips is such an eminent
ethereal: (adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or reﬁned (In her ﬂowing silk gown and lace veil, the bride looked ethereal
embezzle: (v.) to steal money by falsifying records (The accountant was ﬁred for embezzling $10,000 of the company's funds
fabricate: (v.) to make up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to school
encumber: (v.) to weigh down, burden (At the airport, my friend was encumbered by her luggage, so I offered to carry two of her bags
fetid: (adj.) having a foul odor (I can tell from the fetid smell in your refrigerator that your milk has spoiled
fathom: (v.) to understand, comprehend (I cannot fathom why you like that crabby and mean-spirited neighbor of ours
ephemeral: (adj.) short-lived, ﬂeeting (She promised she'd love me forever, but her "forever" was only ephemeral: she left me after one week
ﬁckle: (adj.) shifting in character, inconstant (In Greek dramas, the ﬁckle gods help Achilles one day, and then harm him the next
exult: (v.) to rejoice (When she found out she won the literature prize, Mary exulted by dancing and singing through the school's halls
eloquent: (adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The priest gave such an eloquent sermon that most churchgoers were crying
epitome: (n.) a perfect example, embodiment (My mother, the epitome of good taste, always dresses more elegantly than I do
ﬁgurative: (adj.) symbolic (Using ﬁgurative language, Jane likened the storm to an angry bull
enthrall: (v.) to charm, hold spellbound (The sailor's stories of ﬁghting off sharks and ﬁnding ancient treasures enthralled his young son
emulate: (v.) to imitate (I idolize Britney Spears so much that I emulate everything she does: I wear her outﬁts, sing along to her songs, and date a boy named Justin
extraneous: (adj.) irrelevant, extra, not necessary (Personal political ambitions should always remain extraneous to legislative policy, but, unfortunately, they rarely are
ebullient: (adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic (She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her ﬁrst-choice college
efﬁcacious: (adj.) effective (My doctor promised me that the cold medicine was efﬁcacious, but I'm still snifﬂing
exhort: (v.) to urge, prod, spur (Henry exhorted his colleagues to join him in protesting against the university's hiring policies
foil: (v.) to thwart, frustrate, defeat (Inspector Wilkens foiled the thieves by locking them in the bank along with their stolen money
extol: (v.) to praise, revere (Violet extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving brother
efface: (v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away (The husband was so angry at his wife for
dissonance: (n.) lack of harmony or consistency (Though the president of the company often spoke of the company as reliant solely upon its workers, her decision to increase her own salary rather than reward her employees revealed a striking dissonance between her alleged beliefs and her actions
elated: (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When she found out she had won the lottery, the writer was elated
effulgent: (adj.) radiant, splendorous (The golden palace was effulgent
ﬂaccid: (adj.) limp, not ﬁrm or strong (If a plant is not watered enough, its leaves become droopy and ﬂaccid
elude: (v.) to evade, escape (Despite an intense search, the robber continues to elude the police
enmity: (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (Mark and Andy have clearly not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence
emollient: (adj.) soothing (This emollient cream makes my skin very smooth
dormant: (adj.) sleeping, temporarily inactive (Though she pretended everything was ﬁne, her anger lay dormant throughout the dinner party and exploded in screams of rage after everyone had left
enfranchise: (v.) to grant the vote to (The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women
exacerbate: (v.) to make more violent, intense (The gruesome and scary movie I saw last night exacerbated my fears of the dark
evanescent: (adj.) ﬂeeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was evanescent
epistolary: (adj.) relating to or contained in letters (Some people call me "Auntie's boy," because my aunt and I have such a close epistolary relationship that we write each other every day
divisive: (adj.) causing dissent, discord (Her divisive tactics turned her two friends against each other
distend: (v.) to swell out (Years of drinking beer caused his stomach to distend
feral: (adj.) wild, savage (That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it
divine: (adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful (Terribly fond of desserts, she found the rich chocolate cake to be divine
expedient: (adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest (In his bid for
fastidious: (adj.) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards (Mark is so fastidious that he is never able to ﬁnish a project because it always seems imperfect to him
duress: (n.) hardship, threat (It was only under intense duress that he, who was normally against killing, ﬁred his gun
ﬂabbergasted: (adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always ﬂabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer
erudite: (adj.) learned (My Latin teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difﬁcult and abstruse ancient poetry

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