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SAT Words: Group 1
SAT Vocabulary Words
49
English
11th Grade
09/13/2011

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Term
Aberrant
Definition

adjective

 

deviating from the norm

Term
Alacrity
Definition

noun

 

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Term
Anomaly
Definition

noun

 

deviation from the normal order; abnormality

Term
Approbation
Definition

noun

 

an expression of approval

Term
Assuage
Definition

verb

 

to ease or lessen

Term
Audacious
Definition

adjective

 

fearless

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Capricious
Definition

adjective

 

inclined to change one's mind impulsively; unpredictable

Term
Censure
Definition

verb

 

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Term
Chicanery
Definition

noun

 

trickery

Term
Connoissuer
Definition

noun

 

expert

Term
Discordant
Definition

adjective

 

conflicting; harsh in sound

Term
Disparate
Definition

adjective

 

distinct or dissimilar 

Term
Eloquent
Definition

adjective

 

well-spoken

Term
Enervate
Definition

verb

 

to weaken

Term
Ennui
Definition

noun

 

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom

Term
Equivocate
Definition

verb

 

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Term
Exculpate
Definition

verb

 

to clear of blame

Term
Exigent
Definition

adjective

 

urgent

Term
Filibuster
Definition

noun

 

intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Term
Ingenuous
Definition

adjective

 

artless; lacking in sophistication 

Term
Inured
Definition

adjective

 

accustomed to accepting something indesirable

Term
Irascible
Definition

adjective

 

easily angered

Term
Laud
Definition

verb

 

to praise highly

Term
Magnanimity
Definition

noun

 

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart; esp. in forgiving

Term
Martial
Definition

adjective

 

associated with war and the armed forces

Term
Mundane
Definition

adjective

 

of the world; ordinary

Term
Nascent
Definition

adjective

 

coming into being

Term
Nebulous
Definition

adjective

 

vague

Term
Neologism
Definition

noun

 

a new word, expression, or usage

Term
Noxious
Definition

adjective

 

harmful

Term
Obtuse
Definition

adjective

 

lacking sharpness

Term
Obviate
Definition

verb

 

to anticipate and make unnecessary

Term
Onerous
Definition

adjective

 

troubling

Term
Parody
Definition

noun

 

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

Term
Perennial
Definition

adjective

 

recurrent through the year or many years

Term
Perfunctory
Definition

adjective

 

cursory; done without care or interest

Term
Prattle
Definition

verb

 

to babble meaninglessly

Term
Prescience
Definition

noun

 

foreknowledge of events

Term
Prevaricate
Definition

verb

 

to deliberately avoid the truth

Term
Refute
Definition

verb

 

to disprove

Term
Relegate
Definition

verb

 

to forcibly assign

Term
Solicitous
Definition

adjective

 

concerned and attentive; eager

Term
Sporadic
Definition

adjective

 

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

Term
Static
Definition

adjective

 

not moving

Term
Stupefy
Definition

verb

 

to stun, baffle, or amaze

Term
Tortuous
Definition

adjective

 

winding; twisting

Term
Truculent
Definition

adjective

 

fierce and cruel

Term
Voracious
Definition

adjective

 

having an insatiable (impossible to satisfy) appetite for an activity or pursuit

Term
Waver
Definition

verb

 

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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