SAT Vocabulary
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- palatable
- pleasant or acceptable to the taste
- Preclude
- prevent or make impossible
- reconciliation
- (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
- enervating
- tiring, weakening
- junta
- a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power
- Incessant
- without stopping
- exasperation
- (n) irritation, frustration
- poignant
- sharply painful to the feelings
- Amorous
- moved by secual love; loving
- Acumen
- mental keenness
- Exhaustive
- complete and thorough
- hedonist
- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
- adhere
- stick fast
- Affinity
- kinship; attraction to
- congregation
- crowd of people
- Serene
- calm; peaceful
- discredit
- dishonor, disgrace
- Anomaly
- something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
- digression
- (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
- accrue
- come about by addition
- longevity
- long life
- Affix
- add on; fasten; attach
- nonchalant
- (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited
- detract
- to take away a desirable part; to diminish
- revere
- to honor
- morbid
- gruesome; awful
- Incipient
- just beginning
- antagonist
- (n) foe, opponent, adversary
- Adapt
- alter; modify
- retire
- to retreat, as from battle
- retract
- to take back; to pull back
- adept
- expert at
- haughty
- arrogant, condescending
- Exonerates
- acquits; absolves; removes blame
- arable
- suitable for growing crops
- florid
- flushed, ornate
- Inconspicuous
- not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
- predileciton
- a preference
- Aloft
- upward
- acquiesce
- assent, agree without protesting
- adversity
- misfortune
- jubilation
- joy, exultation
- exasperation
- irritation, frustration
- ostentatious
- (adj) showy, displaying wealth
- Censorious
- disapproving; critical
- Acquittal
- declaration of innocence; deliverance from a charge
- assiduous
- hard-working
- inconsequential
- trivial
- Adulation
- flattery; admiration
- Anarchy
- absence of governing body; state of disorder
- adulation
- high praise
- Castigate
- scold strongly
- anachronistic
- out-of-date
- affluence
- wealth
- noisome
- disgustingly offensive; foul
- impute
- to assign credit, often of guilt or blame
- compromise
- (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
- Predecessor
- one who came before
- opulent
- wealthy
- deleterious
- harmful
- Sensuous
- appealing to the senses
- Falter
- hesitate; waver
- antediluvian
- very old; oudated
- Advocate
- urge; plead for
- Allusion
- indirect reference
- gestate
- evolve, as in prenatal growth
- Chary
- wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
- spontaneity
- (n) impulsive action, unplanned events
- reclusive
- (adj) preferring to live in isolation
- Maladroit
- clumsy; unskillful
- pallet
- a narrow, hard bed or straw-filled mattress
- renovation
- (n) repair, making something new again
- Profanity
- swearing; cursing
- tactful
- (adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
- Abeyance
- suspended action
- incompatible
- unable to work together
- bristle
- to react in an angry or offended manner
- heinous
- extremely wicked; abominable
- Certitude
- certainty
- asylum
- (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
- ethereal
- delicate; soft; airy; intangible
- impute
- to attribute to someone
- absolve
- pardon an offense
- superfluous
- more than enough
- adherent
- supporter, follower
- venerable
- (adj) respected because of age
- grovel
- to beg; to lower oneself to please another
- florid
- (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
- Inductee
- novice; beginner
- censure
- (v) to criticize harshly
- extant
- currently or actually existing
- Paramount
- of supreme importance
- evanescent
- short-lived, as an image
- Alacrity
- cheerful promptness
- Sbstract
- theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
- integrity
- (n) decency, honesty, wholeness
- stanch
- to stop the flow of something
- Despondent
- having no hope; miserable
- Admonish
- warn; scold
- compassion
- sympathy, mercy
- abstinence
- (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking
- diligent
- (adj) careful and hard-working
- Sanction
- give approval to
- hackneyed
- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
- debonair
- easy and carefree in manner
- Truncate
- cut short
- manumit
- to grant freedom to slaves; to emancipate
- collateral
- parallel; serving to support; of a secondary nature
- haughty
- (adj) arrogant and condescending
- extenuating
- (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
- intrepid
- (adj) fearless, adventurous
- Adjacent
- adjoining; neighboring; close by
- Chastises
- punishes
- reverence
- (n) worship, profound respect
- anachronistic
- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
- prosaic
- run-of-the-mill
- exemplary
- (adj) outstanding, an example to others
- Abate
- subside; decrease; lessen
- adage
- wise saying, proverb
- Amplify
- broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger
- Fidelity
- strict observance of promise
- obstinate
- unreasonably stubborn
- Prevaricate
- speak misleadingly and evasively
- impetuous
- rash, impulsive
- submissive
- meek
- dissipate
- to scatter; to spend wastefully
- anecdote
- (n) short, usually funny account of an event
- temperate
- consistent; moderate; without extremes
- abbreviate
- (v) to shorten, abridge
- divergent
- (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
- Fastidious
- overly particular; finicky
- Sanguinary
- bloodthirsty; bloody
- Proclivity
- tendency towards
- tortuous
- winding; twisted
- foment
- to stir up negative feeligns, esp. those that lead to violent action
- conditional
- (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
- adamant
- hard, inflexible
- corroborate
- to strengthen; confirm; support
- Presumptuous
- assuming too much; arrogant
- abet
- aid, usually in doing womething wrong, encourage
- Charlatan
- trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
- Agitate
- stir up; disturb
- collaborate
- (v) to cooperate, work together
- abstain
- refrain, hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
- Aberration
- deviation from the expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder
- substantiate
- to verify, confirm
- benevolent
- (adj) friendly and helpful
- abundant
- plentiful, possessing riches or resources
- rancorous
- hateful
- surreptitious
- done secretly, often of something unseemly or unethical
- foible
- a minor weakness of character
- chaste
- pure; not engaging in sexual activity
- abortive
- unsuccessful, fruitless
- scribe
- a professional copyist of manuscrips and documents; esp. in ancient times
- Effusive
- unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- Amiable
- agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
- Dichotomy
- a division into two parts
- transient
- (adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting
- incumbent
- necessary or obligatory; a person who currently holds a particular position
- prudent
- wise, careful, cautious
- amicable
- (adj) friendly, agreeable
- Capacious
- spacious
- Undermined
- damaged; attacked
- anonymous
- (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
- Extrapolate
- extend; predict on the basis of known data
- Magnanimous
- generous; big-hearted
- Affected
- artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
- intuitive
- (adj) instinctive, untaught
- Pallid
- pale
- Cerebral
- intellectual
- Overt
- obvious; not hidden
- acetic
- vinegary
- precocious
- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
- Adroit
- skillful; nimble
- Turpitude
- depravity
- Deter
- put off; prevent
- protract
- to extend the duration of; prolong
- sagacity
- wisdom
- Rife
- of common or frequent occurrence
- demagogue
- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
- commensurate
- equal in proportion; having the same size, duration, etc.
- emulate
- follow an example
- Absolute
- complete; totally unlimited; certain
- abyss
- enormous chasm, vast bottomless pit
- Oust
- push out of a position
- Deteriorate
- worsen; decline
- Amity
- friendship
- circuitous
- indirect, roundabout
- Malinger
- deliberately avoid work; shirk
- arid
- (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
- Detrimental
- harmful
- Raze
- to tear down; demolish
- Indelible
- cannot be wiped out
- actuarial
- calculating, pertaining to insurance statistics
- aboriginal
- being the first of its kind in a region, primitive, native
- accomplice
- partner in crime
- Predicament
- dilemma; difficult situation
- Dilettante
- person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
- Amalgam
- mixture of different elements; alloy
- Sanctimonious
- hypocritically holy
- restrained
- controlled, restricted
- Allure
- entice; attract
- reconciliation
- agreement after a quarrel
- inconsequential
- (adj) unimportant, trivial
- Exemplify
- to serve as a good example
- Averse
- having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy,
- ensue
- to happen subsequently
- contract
- to reduce in size by drawing together
- convergence
- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
- Adverse
- unfavorable; hostile
- Aesthetic
- artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
- abash
- embarrass
- Seminary
- an institution in which priests are trained
- Manipulatable
- influencable; controllable
- superficial
- (adj) shallow, lacking in depth
- crestfallen
- feeling disappointment; feeling shame or humiliation
- prosperity
- (n) wealth or success
- Unalloyed
- undiluted; total
- Innocuous
- innocent
- address (v)
- direct a speech to, deal with or discuss
- substantiate
- (v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
- scrutinize
- (v) to observe carefully
- accost
- approach and speak first to a person
- remunerate
- to pay or compensate
- wax
- to become larger
- Pariah
- an outcast from society
- Fanatical
- obsessive; fixated
- Ambivalence
- lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
- Unequivocal
- clear; obvious
- Capitulate
- surrender; give in to
- Fatuous
- silly; foolish
- querulous
- (adj) complaining, irritable
- Accessible
- easy to approach; obtainable
- novice
- beginner
- camaraderie
- trust among friends
- enhance
- improve, augment
- condescending
- patronizing
- acknowledge
- recognize, admit
- Chicanery
- trickery
- ablution
- washing
- Impoverished
- destitute; poor
- accessory
- additional object, useful but not essential thing
- Inclination
- tendency; a leaning toward
- deleterious
- (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
- Amenable
- readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable;submissive
- traction
- the ability (as of a tire or wheel) to stay on a surface wihtout sliding; the act of pulling
- grimace
- a facial expression that shows disapproval or pain; to make such an expression
- acrid
- harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste
- Indigenous
- native to a particular area
- procrastinate
- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
- Exposition
- clear explanation
- superfluous
- (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
- Scapegoat
- person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
- Ambulatory
- able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
- Sequester
- isolate
- Extrinsic
- irrelevant; on the outside
- surmise
- to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence; such an inference
- abdicate
- renounce, give up
- inscribe
- to write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface
- Carping
- constant criticism
- amicable
- agreeable
- flounder
- to proceed with clumsiness and confusion
- ostentatious
- displaying wealth
- lethargic
- dull; sluggish; moving slowly
- frugal
- (adj) thrifty, cheap
- Antagonistic
- opposed; hostile; aggressive
- abate
- subside, decrease, lessen
- Scale
- to climb
- pique
- to arouse (interest, curiosity, etc); to irritate
- scrutinize
- to observe carefully
- condone
- to pardon or overlook voluntarily
- Analogous
- comparable
- emulate
- (v) to imitate, follow an example
- acumen
- mental keenness
- maim
- to cipple; mutilate; disable
- Malleable
- flexible; can be shaped
- abut
- border upon, join
- inevitable
- (adj) certain, unavoidable
- resilient
- (adj) quick to recover, bounce back
- adversity
- (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
- Absolve
- pardon (an offense); free from blame
- Sanguine
- optimistic; cheerful
- dowdy
- lacking in neatness or style; shabby
- Animosity
- hatred; antagonism
- Acrimony
- bitterness of words or manner
- transient
- temporary, fleeting
- Mallet
- 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
- belated
- delayed; postponed; detained
- acclaim
- applaud, announce with great approval
- hedonist
- pleasure seeker
- pretentious
- pompous, self-important
- disdain
- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt
- Lummox
- clumsy person
- groggy
- confused, sluggish, or dizzy, as from lack of sleep or drunknness
- Fanaticism
- passion; excessive devotion
- Ostentatious
- showy
- crony
- a long-time friend or close companion
- diffident
- lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
- entail
- to have as a necessary result
- reverence
- profound respect
- extenuating
- guilt diminishing
- Abstruse
- obscure; profound; difficult to understand
- opulent
- (adj) wealthy
- jargon
- the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech
- disparate
- entirely unlike
- hackneyed
- overused, cliched
- adjacent
- adjoining, neighboring, close by
- Panacea
- remedy for all ills
- anonymous
- nameless
- Procrastinate
- delay; put off
- acuity
- sharpness
- condescending
- (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
- Censure
- blame
- cordial
- warm and friendly; hearty
- nonchalant
- calm, casual
- Amorphous
- formless; lacking shape or fdefinition
- Impecunious
- having no money
- Ossify
- 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
- Acclaim
- applaud; announce with great approval
- Magnate
- powerful businessman
- Abstain
- refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice (especially one regarded as improper or unhealthy)
- Urbane
- sophisticated; suave
- actuate
- motivate
- Serrated
- jagged; saw-like
- prescribe
- to set down as a rul
- abase
- lower, humiliate
- pervade
- to spread through, or be present throughout
- accomodate
- oblige or help someone, adjust or bring into harmony, adapt
- disdain
- to regard with scorn
- prosaic
- (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace
- glut
- an oversupply
- abbreviate
- shorten
- jubilation
- (n) joy, celebration, exultation
- Adamant
- hard; inflexible
- Antediluvian
- outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
- diurnal
- daily; occurring during the daytime
- proliferate
- to grow or reproduce rapidly
- Desecration
- spoiling something holy
- acquittal
- deliverance from a charge
- Agility
- nimbleness
- hypothesis
- (n) assumption, theory requiring proof
- accolade
- award of merit
- Analogy
- similarity; parallelism
- quail
- to draw back in fear; lose heart or courage
- acquire
- obtain, get
- Anarchist
- person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
- serendipity
- unexpected gift or discovery
- Tepid
- moderately warm; lukewarm
- Ancillary
- serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
- Salubrious
- health-giving
- Ornate
- highly decorated
- Tyro
- novice; beginner
- nondescript
- lacking distinction or individual character
- impetuous
- (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
- Alienate
- make hostile; separate
- Altercation
- noisy quarrel; heated dispute
- Luscious
- juicy; moist; succulent
- Lukewarm
- 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
- Expatriate
- refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
- Didactic
- inclined to teach or lecture others too much: a boring, didactic speaker.
- acoustics
- science of sound, quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
- insular
- narrowing in outlook; provincial
- broach
- to raise for discussion
- abstruse
- obscure, profound, difficult to understand
- sagacity
- (n) wisdom
- decisive
- conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
- Prerogative
- right or privilege
- suppress
- (v) to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
- incongruous
- lacking agreement; incompatible
- Din
- a continued loud or tumultuous sound;
- Precipice
- steep slope
- Paragon
- a perfect example
- insensible
- not able to feel or perceive; unresponsive
- Caustic
- burning
- Abet
- encourage; aid
- clairvoyant
- (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
- impalpable
- that which cannot be flet by touching; not easily understood
- Unctuous
- oily; using excessive flattery
- Amorphous
- lacking in shape
- Sot
- a drunkard.
- Desecrate
- to damage or pollute a holy place
- mundane
- ordinary, common
- Anthology
- a book which is a collection of poems or stories
- scour
- to wash by scrubbing vigorously
- affable
- friendly; easy to talk to
- antagonist
- opponent
- spurious
- phony, false
- acute
- quickly perceptive, keen, brief and severe
- Inadvertent
- not intentional
- Fallacious
- FALSE
- foliage
- leaves
- frugal
- thrifty
- Addiction
- compulsive, habitual need
- diffuse
- to spread around or scatter; widely scattered
- harrowing
- very distressing; painful
- Accelerate
- move faster
- Annex (v)
- take possession of; seize; capture
- assiduous
- (adj) persistent, hard-working
- Disseminate
- To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
- acidulous
- slightly sour, sharp, caustic
- Paradigm
- 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
- acrimonious
- bitter in words or manner
- integrity
- honesty, decency
- Overwrought
- worked up; in an emotional state
- Serendipity
- fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
- aberrant
- abnormal or deviant
- mundane
- (adj) ordinary, commonplace
- provocative
- (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
- inevitable
- unavoidable, certain
- wary
- watchful, alert
- Admonish
- to warn
- cavil
- to argue in a petty fashion; make trifling objections
- postscript
- additional informaiton added to the end of a letter or other document
- Paradox
- apparently contradictory statement
- salient
- important, prominent, most noticable
- accoutre
- equip
- Uproarious
- hilarious; hysterical; very funny
- Scuttle
- sink
- adroit
- skillful
- Catharsis
- purging of pent-up emotions
- Inconsequential
- unimportant; insignificant; negligible
- abstract
- without reference to specific instance or concrete existence; theoretical; to remove
- ascribe
- to attribute to a specific source
- Unprecedented
- never having happened before
- aesthetic
- (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
- parched
- dried up
- Lynch
- assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
- poise
- self-assurance; composure; equilibrium
- Glib
- readily fluent, often thoughtlessly,
- repel
- to drive or force back; to drive off
- Adbicate
- renounce; give up
- absolute
- completely, totally unlimited, certain
- adapt
- alter, modify
- Ambulatory
- able to walk; not bedridden
- attrition
- gradual reduction
- benevolent
- friendly, helpful
- vindicate
- (v) to clear from blame or suspicion
- Adulterate
- make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
- Irk
- to irritate, annoy, or exasperate
- Accessory
- additional object; useful but not essential thing
- Ambivalent
- uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
- perfidious
- disloyal
- Incongruous
- not fitting in; out of place
- abrasive
- rubbing away, tending to grind down
- Destitution
- hardship; poverty; misery
- Palatable
- good to eat; agreeable
- Indifferent
- 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
- Exorcism
- getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
- abrade
- wear away by friction, scrape, erode
- debilitated
- showing impairment of energy or strenth
- Ambivalence
- having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
- anachronism
- something not belonging to a certain time period
- Sentinel
- guard; sentry
- abstract
- teoretical, not concrete, nonrepresentational
- rancorous
- (adj) bitter, hateful
- abridge
- condense or shorten
- Prosaic
- Dull; uninteresting;
- Caucus
- type of private political meeting
- Parasite
- 1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another
- fractious
- disruptive or irritable
- Antagonism
- hostility; strong opposition
- fortuitous
- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
- Allude
- refer indirectly
- Adversity
- poverty ; misfotune
- orator
- speaker
- pittance
- a small amount, esp. of money
- ephemeral
- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
- tactful
- diplomatic, polite
- Abscond
- depart secretly to avoid capture
- Salutary
- something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
- dissent
- to disagree
- regale
- to delight or entertain
- Prodigious
- very large
- Subpoena
- the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses
- wane
- to decrease; lessen
- subtle
- elusive, sly, ambiguous
- censure
- to criticize harshly
- Extraneous
- irrelevant
- etymology
- the study of origins of words
- acrid
- sharp, bitterly pungent
- Maelstrom
- whirlpool; storm in the ocean
- spontaneity
- impulsive action
- accede
- agree
- abnegation
- repudiation, self sacrifice
- till
- to prepare the soil for planting
- staunch
- strongly loyal
- weather
- to survive
- restrained
- (adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
- Tumult
- uproar; noise
- accelerate
- move faster
- hangar
- a structure used for housing aicraft
- quotidian
- daily; customary
- conscript
- to draft compulsorily, esp. into military service
- novice
- (n) apprentice, beginner
- Anachronism
- something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced in time
- suppress
- to end an activity
- Accommodate
- provide lodgings
- Orthodox
- conventional
- compromise
- to settle differences
- duress
- strain or hardship, often illegally applied
- Abject
- hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless; wretched
- Despondent
- feeling or showing profound hopelessness
- sediment
- a residue that settles in the bottom of something
- Aloof
- apart; reserved; standoffish
- discredit
- (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
- Aberrations
- A deviation from the proper or expected course.
- embezzle
- to take money for one's own use, in violation of a trust
- hypothesis
- theory requiring proof
- Ubiquitous
- found everywhere; omnipresent
- Unfetter
- set free
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty
- Dike
- dam; embankment
- Ample
- abundant
- acclimate
- adjust to climate
- conformist
- follower of customs
- empathy
- dentification with the feelings of others
- Palliative
- a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
- Accolade
- award of merit
- Diffident
- lacking confidence
- superficial
- lacking in depth
- Pretentious
- pompous; self-important
- abusive
- coarsely insulting, physically harmful
- stoic
- apparently indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
- Impromptu
- unrehearsed; spontaneous
- Ludicrous
- ridiculous; silly
- impute
- (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group
- dictum
- an authoritatives, often formal, pronouncement
- Anthropocentrism
- putting man at the center of one's philosophy
- Adversary
- opponent
- Expedient
- convenient; practical
- Proclivity
- natural or habitual inclination or tendency;
- Prescient
- having fore-knowledge
- parched
- (adj) dried up, shriveled
- palpable
- capable of being handled, touched, or felt; easily perceived
- prudent
- (adj) careful, cautious
- Malady
- illness
- longevity
- (n) long life
- querulous
- irritable
- surreptitious
- secret, stealthy
- reclusive
- withdrawn, hermit-like
- fastidious
- not easy to please; very critical or discriminating
- complacent
- too pleased with oneself; self-satisfied
- Abase
- lower; huniliate
- Affluence
- wealth; prosperity; abundance
- Malefactor
- a wrong-doer
- Lucid
- clear
- asylum
- sanctuary
- Incarceration
- putting in prison
- Presentiment
- a feeling that something might happen
- schism
- a division; a split; a break
- gustatory
- relating to the sense of taste
- lobbyist
- persuader of legislators
- abeyance
- suspended action
- enhance
- (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
- perfidious
- (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
- Incantation
- chant; invocation; prayer
- Adjudicate
- pass legal judgment on; sit in judgment
- Unscathed
- unharmed; intact; without a scratch
- Acumen
- keen insight; shrewdness
- Palpable
- easily felt; easily perceived
- averse
- opposed, reluctant; repelled
- diligent
- hard-working
- compassion
- (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
- Didactic
- intended to teach; instructive
- Philistine
- a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values,
- demagogue
- rabble-rousing leader
- Precocious
- developing early
- divergent
- variant, moving apart
- academic
- related to a school, not practical or directly useful
- circumscribe
- to define the limits of
- abysmal
- bottomless
- callous
- lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling
- digression
- straying from main point
- collude
- to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose
- Vacillate
- to waver
- clairvoyant
- able to see the future
- Indulgent
- pampering; satisfying desires
- Ameliorate
- improve; make more satisfactory
- just
- honorable and fair; consistent with what is right
- evanescent
- (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
- Underscore
- emphasize
- Parched
- dried up
- subtle
- (adj) hard to detect or describe; perceptive
- venerable
- respectable due to age
- Expedite
- make faster
- abbreviate
- shorten, abridge
- Dilatory
- slow; falling behind with one's work
- Truant
- shirker; someone absent without permission
- camaraderie
- (n) trust, sociability amongst friends
- provocative
- inflammatory
- Digress
- wander off the subject
- Affable
- easily approachable; warmly friendly
- adorn
- decorate
- husband
- to use sparingly; to conserve
- conformist
- (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
- dupe
- to deceive; to trick; a person easily tricked
- Cartographer
- person who makes maps
- Marred
- damaged; spoiled
- surreptitious
- (adj) secret, stealthy
- Dexterous
- skilful with hands
- Accomplice
- partner in crime
- intrepid
- fearless, adventurous
- tenacious
- persistent, resolute
- Abrade
- wear away by friction; scrap; erode
- Penury
- the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
- Prodigal
- wasteful; extravagant
- pulverize
- to crush; to grind into powder or dust
- Devoured
- greedily eaten/consumed
- Alleviate
- relieve; lessen
- congregation
- (n) a crowd of people, an assembly
- Acknowledge
- recognize; admit
- Amiable
- friendly
- knell
- to ring in a slow, solemn way. the sound of a bell esp. of one rung at a funeral
- table
- to postpone consideration of
- acme
- top, pinnacle
- Desist
- stop; discontinue; cease
- Amelioration
- improvement
- Altruistic
- unselfishly generous; concerned for others
- absorb
- assimilate or incorporate, suck or drink up, wholly engage
- deride
- to ridicule
- abominable
- detestable, extremely unpleasant, very bad
- Affront
- insult; offend
- Dilemma
- puzzling situation
- Cantankerous
- bad-tempered; quarrelsome
- flighty
- unstable or easily excited
- Indolence
- laziness
- Pristine
- unspoiled
- dilemma
- a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives
- plethora
- an excessive amount
- Profane
- unholy
- orator
- (n) lecturer, speaker
- submissive
- (adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
- admonish
- warn, reprove
- Chimerical
- changeable; unstable
- precocious
- talented beyond one's age
- adjunct
- something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
- Incoherent
- not clear
- intuitive
- instinctive, untaught
- addendum
- an addition or supplement
- abolish
- cancel, put an end to
- accessible
- easy to approach, obtainable
- abduction
- kidnapping
- tenacious
- (adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on
- abstinence
- act of refraining from
- lobbyist
- (n) person who seeks to influence political events
- ambivalence
- simultaneous existence of opposing feelings; uncertainty as to what to do
- acclivity
- sharp upslope of a hill
- spurious
- (adj) lacking authenticity, false
- addle
- muddle, drive crazy, become rotten
- resilient
- quick to recover
- abstemious
- sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
- vindicate
- to clear from blame
- enervating
- (adj) weakening, tiring
- convergence
- joining of parts
- ephemeral
- momentary, fleeting
- abstinence
- restraint from eating and drinking
- Ameliorate
- make better
- Malingerer
- person who deliberately tries to avoid work
- Diligent
- hard-working
- inexorable
- not able to be persuaded
- conditional
- provisional, contingent
- pretentious
- (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
- Sardonic
- mocking
- testy
- irritable; touchy
- accentuate
- emphasize, stress
- renovation
- state of being renewed
- demagogue
- a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and passions of the people
- Machinations
- plots and plans
- Impious
- wicked; profane
- dediocre
- ordinary to inferior in quiality; not stnading out from the average
- Precipitous
- done in a hurry
- exemplary
- outstanding
- accord
- agreement
- Ineffable
- incapable of being expressed or described in words
- elicit
- to draw out; to invoke
- abject
- wretched, lacking pride
- proscribe
- to prohivit or forbid.. to denounce
- desultory
- lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical
- acerbity
- bitterness of speech and temper
- Palisade
- fence made of posts
- Adhere
- stick fast to
- Unwitting
- not deliberate; unconscious
- Autonomy
- independence or freedom,
- Ambiguous
- unclear or doubtful in meaning
- epigram
- a short, cleverly-worded statement
- Preeminent
- famous; outstanding
- fortuitous
- lucky
- Anecdote
- a brief amusing story
- Accommodate
- oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
- daunt
- to make afraid; intimidate
- Malediction
- a curse
- Sporadic
- appearing in scattered or isolated instances
- frivolous
- of little importance
- Scrutinize
- examine carefully
- Unfrock
- to remove a priest from his position
- Alloy
- mis; make less pure; lessen or moderate
- abhor
- detest, hate
- nemesis
- one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin
- tract
- an area of land or water; a brief written work, usu. on a religious or political topic
- Feasible
- possible and practicable
- Extol
- to praise highly; laud; eulogize:
- addiction
- compulsive, habitual need
- collaborate
- to work together
- Derogatory
- uncomplimentary
- prosperity
- wealth, success
- sentinel
- one who keeps watch
- complaisant
- showing a desire to please; cheerfully obliging
- unpretentious
- modest; not showy
- accretion
- growth, increase
- abrogate
- abolish
- Extol
- praise
- Affirmation
- positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
- procrastinate
- to delay unnecessarily
- scapegoat
- one who takes blame
- adulation
- (n) high praise
- anecdote
- short account of event
- impugn
- challenge; call into question
- Anarchy
- chaos; lack of government
- arid
- extremely dry
- manifesto
- a public delcaration of principles, often political
- incompatible
- (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
- Celerity
- speed
- Cavalcade
- procession of vehicles
- Extradite
- deport from one country back to the home country
- ovation
- enthusiastic and lengthy applause
- legerdemain
- trickery; deception; sleight of hand
- Savant
- person with knowledge
- Scrupulous
- careful; diligent; painstaking
- Irreproachable
- not reproachable; free from blame.
- abjure
- renounce upon oath
- abscond
- depart secretly and hide
- Alias
- an assumed name
- Aggregate
- gather; accumulate
- Raconteur
- a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- wary
- (adj) careful, cautious
- Annex (n)
- a building which is an addition to an existing building
- Upshot
- outcome
- Analgesic
- medicine to combat pain
- Upbraid
- scold; tell off; reprimand
- empathy
- sharing of feelings
- circuitous
- (adj) indirect, taking the longest route