SAT vocab list
about 100 SSAT and SAT words.
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- debacle
- complete failure or disaster
- incredulous
- disbelieving
- flaunt
- to show off
- belligerent
- arguementative, warlike
- gaunt
- extremely thin
- miff
- to anger/ annoy
- barrage
- an overwhelming, heavy attack or shower
- credulous
- gullible
- proclivity
- natural tendency
- cross purpose
- a conflicting goal
- dichotomy
- division into two opposing parts
- bereft
- deprived/ lacking
- convoluted
- hard to understand; complicated; twisted
- frenetic
- very agitated; frantic
- coerce
- to force
- encumber
- to weigh down; to hinder
- awry
- wrong
- browbeat
- to intimidate, bully
- abrade
- to wear down by rubbing
- venerate
- to respect greatly
- brusque
- rudely abrupt
- rhapsody
- enthusiastic espression of joy
- dispossess
- to deprive
- narvissism
- excessive self-love
- predilection
- special liking for something
- fiendish
- evil
- credential
- proof that one is qualified
- buffoon
- goofy/ silly person
- fractious
- disobedient; unruly; irritable
- cantankerous
- bad-tempered; quarrelsome
- laudatory
- expressing praise
- adept
- skilled
- duplicity
- deception
- credence
- belief as true
- discord
- disagreement
- panegyric
- speech full of praise
- cataclysm
- violent change/ disaster
- feral
- wild; untamed
- effusive
- openly expressing feeling
- imprimatur
- formal approval
- flagrant
- shocking; open and shameless
- daunt
- to intimidate; to overwhelm
- acclaim
- to praise
- fetter
- to prevent from moving
- fulsome
- gross/offensive/lavish
- embroil
- to drag into an argument; to entangle
- judicious
- wise/appropriate
- gauche
- socially awkward
- affalable
- likeable/ friendly
- curmudgeon
- cranky/ irritable old man
- altecation
- angry argument
- disparate
- different
- ardent
- passionate
- effrontery
- open rudeness
- dire
- horrible; extremely urgent
- axiom
- generaly accepted truth
- dissemble
- to create a false appearance; to deceive
- nefarious
- wicked
- cavalier
- arrogantly indifferent
- buffoonery
- acting like a goof
- extol
- to praise
- bemuse
- to confuse/ puzzle
- arcane
- mysterious; secret
- impinge
- to trespass
- finagle
- to get by using trickery
- delude
- to deceive
- adulate
- to flatter
- contend
- to compete; to argue
- garish
- gaudy/brightly colored
- dissonance
- lack of harmony; disagreement
- foible
- minor flaw/ weakness
- plaudit
- praise
- clandestine
- secret/ hidden
- chasm
- deep opening
- hapless
- unlucky/unfortunate
- incite
- to provoke
- efface
- to erase; to destroy
- leery
- suspicious
- covet
- to desire
- laud
- to praise
- contravene
- to go against
- enigma
- confusing puzzle; mysterious person
- belie
- to contradict; to give a false impression of
- arduous
- difficult
- penchant
- strong taste or liking
- paragon
- a model of excellence
- conundrum
- puzzling problem or riddle
- game
- enthusiastic/ courageous
- blitz
- n. a massive sudden attack v. to attack suddenly and violently
- humdrum
- boring
- dour
- silent/ gloomy
- deleterious
- harmful
- crass
- crude or rude
- aberrant
- abnormal
- esoteric
- understood by few people; mysterious
- fawn
- to flatter excessively
- contest
- to argue; to challenge
- abash
- to embarrass
- extirpate
- to destroy totally
- extroverted
- outgoing/ friendly
- homage
- honor/tribute
- gregarious
- sociable/living in groups
- epitome
- ideal example
- lugubrious
- gloomy/depressed
- exalt
- to raise (in rank)
- divisive
- creating separation or division
- bellicose
- arguementative, warlike
- fetid
- having a bad smell
- dissent
- v. to disagree n. disagreement
- exacting
- demanding; severe
- commiserate
- to feel/ show pity for
- accolade
- award/praise
- beguile
- to fool
- cleave
- to cut or split
- aghast
- amazed/ horrified
- despondent
- depressed
- hokum
- pure nonsense
- atrocity
- shocking
- genial
- friendly
- inbecility
- stupidity
- indolent
- lazy
- cloying
- overly sweet
- mercurial
- changeable/moody
- eulogize
- to praise greatly
- eminent
- distinguished/greatness
- demur
- to object; to refuse
- benighted
- ignorant/ unelightened
- ambiguous
- unclear
- cryptic
- hidden; secret; hard too understand
- mawkish
- overly sentimental
- ardor
- strong enthusiasm
- dispute
- to argue; to debate
- laudeate
- deserving honor
- tout
- to praise highly/advertise
- sage
- wise/a wise person
- lachrymose
- tending to cry often
- craven
- cowardly
- dispel
- to drive away; to make disappear
- credulity
- gullibility
- obfuscating
- confusing/ clouding
- maudlin
- overly sentimental
- assail
- to attack
- approbatory
- approving/ praising
- noisome
- offensive/disgusting
- credo
- central belief
- antagonize
- to oppose; to anger
- aggrandize
- to exaggerate greatness
- affinity
- liking/ attraction
- creed
- system of beliefs
- propensity
- special liking
- confederate
- friend/ ally