SAT Vocab (Ardor-Coalesce)
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- Circumscribed
- marked off, bounded
- Cadence
- a rhythm, progression of sound
- Arid
- excessively dry
- Clemency
- mercy
- Chastise
- to criticize severely
- Carp
- to annoy, pester
- Burnish
- to polish, shine
- Atrophy
- to wither away, decay
- Berate
- to scold vehemently
- Caustic
- bitter, biting, acidic
- Cloying
- sickeningly sweet
- Circumlocution
- indirect and wordy language
- Aspersion
- a curse, expression of ill-will
- Balk
- to stop, block abruptly
- Coalesce
- to fuse into a whole
- Clandestine
- secret
- Calumny
- an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies
- Canny
- shrewd, careful
- Circumspect
- cautious
- Bombastic
- excessively confident, pompous
- Austere
- very bare, bleak
- Bereft
- devoid of, without
- Arrogate
- to take without justification
- Cajole
- to urge, coax
- Assiduous
- hard-working, diligent
- Boisterous
- loud and full of energy
- Assuage
- to ease, pacify
- Blandish
- to coax by using flattery
- Candor
- honesty, frankness
- Beguile
- to trick, deceive
- Bilk
- cheat, defraud
- Capacious
- very spacious
- Catalyze
- to charge, inspire
- Bane
- a burden
- Circumvent
- to get around
- Brusque
- short, abrupt, dismissive
- Chide
- to voice disapproval
- Ascribe
- to assign, credit, attribute to
- Cacophony
- tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
- Auspicious
- favorable, indicative of good things
- Banal
- dull, commonplace
- Censure
- harsh criticism
- Ascetic
- practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
- Capricious
- subject to whim, fickle
- Assail
- to attack
- Ardor
- extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm
- Capitulate
- to surrender
- Cavort
- to leap about, behave boisterously
- Atypical
- not typical, unusual
- Avarice
- excessive greed