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SAT Vocabulary Review

abstract

guile

To severely criticize

facilitate

Unimaginative; dull; ant: poetic

inadvertent

mar

Enthusiastic; fanatical; motivated by zeal

belittle

recalcitrant

tangible

verbose

advocate

To help out; to make easier

comply

to make to seem less or little

euphony

Evasive; hard to pin down; to avoid escape

infamy

philanthropy

To mock; scorn; ridicule

Based on a supposition; supposed

sage

Haughty scorn; proud; arrogant

To make void; annul; to make useless

solicit

To demote; to assign a place

zealous

Emotion-filled; ardor; enthusiasm

ambiguous

Accidental; unintentional

atrophy

To speak in favor of; support

benign

To soothe; pacify; make concessions to gain peace

Pleasing to the ear; agreeable sound

diffidence

enigma

Friendly; sociable

fervor

To change direction; to deflect; to amuse

indifferent

nullify

Infinite; unending

prosaic

tentative

repress

Disagreement; dissention

Very careless; guilty of neglect

supercilious

amiable

To damage; spoil

brawn

contrite

Uncaring; uninterested

discord

Muscular strength; power

Practical; convenient; serving

one’s interest

expedient

frivolous

Slipshod; sloppy; not firm

authentic

innumerable

A person who gives up comforts to lead a life of self-discipline

negligent

Prolific in speech or writing; capacious; huge

resignation

uniform

voluminous

Stationary; motionless; inactive

appease

ascetic

Admiration; to give in to the wishes of others

animated

Doubtful; uncertain

condone

Inequality; unlikeness; incongruity

disparity

Gentleness; kindness; ant: malignant

elusive

Genuine; trustworthy

hypothetical

deference

eccentric

Shriveling up; wasting away; becoming smaller

ironic

Unruly; resistant to authority; unmanageable

lax

preclude

servile

Stinginess; cheap; frugal

retract

To take back; to disavow; retract

static

theoretical; opposite of concrete

Odd or erratic

To prevent; rule out

heed

Paradoxical; characterized by unexpected

Slyness; trickery

To pay attention to; to listen to

A wise elder; judicious

divert

Wordy; talkative; long-winded

prodigious

Ill-famed; notorious

Unchanging; unvarying; identical

relegate

Generosity; charity

parsimony

To seek; beg; ask for

Hesitant; unsure

censure

deride

Filled with life; lively

Shyness; timidity

A puzzle; riddle

Silly; playful

To hold back; keep inside

Submissive; servile

sorry for sins; regretful

Acceptance; passive submission

To overlook; forgive

To obey; fulfill