SAT Vocabulary Notes

5/6/17

SAT Vocabulary #10 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. absolution	Noun Forgiveness; the passing over or offenses Ex: To offer absolution is to offer forgiveness
2.  affirmative	Adj. Answering yes to a question Ex: To answer affirmatively means to answer yes
3. coddle	Verb To treat as a baby or an invalid Ex: If parents coddle their children they may not grow up to be independent
4. dissipate	Verb To disperse or disappear Ex: The smoke dissipated after a while
5. finite	Adj. Limited Ex: A finite supply of resources
6. indignant	Adj. Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness of wickedness Having strong displeasure because something appears unjust, insulting or offensive Ex: People who work hard for little recognition may feel indignant
7. juxtapose	Verb To place close together or side by side, especially for comparison Ex: You juxtapose different things with a venn diagram
8. narrative	Noun An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event A story told in an orderly account Ex: To Kill a Mockingbird
9. poignant	Adj. Severley painful or acute to the spirit Something that has a strong mental appeal Ex:  A quote that speaks to you could be poignant Ex: Thinking about a passed loved one might feel poignant
10. relapse	Verb To suffer a return of a disease after partial recover Any return to a former state Ex: A addict might relapse after coming out of their addiction
11. sear	Verb To burn on the surface Ex: One could sear meat Ex: One could sear their skin by touching a hot surface
12. succumb	Verb To cease to resist; to give in Ex: Parents might succumb to their child's pleading
13. travesty	Noun A grotesque or debased likeness or imitation of something To represent in a distorted way Ex: Products bought online might include photos that seem like a travesty once the product is received
14. vogue	Noun The prevalent way or fashion Ex: The dress was no longer in vogue Ex: Vogue, the magazine, exhibits all the trends
15. writhe	Verb To twist the body, face, or limbs as in pain or distress Ex: Someone who was electrocuted would probably writhe in pain

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3/2/17

SAT Vocabulary #8 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. aboriginal	Adj. Primitive; unsophisticated Ex: A native might be aboriginal and primitive
2.  adversity	Noun Misfortune; unfavorable Ex: A family that has their house burned down faces adversity
3. chameleon	Adj. Changeable in appearance Ex: Actors fit into a variety of movies, shows, and roles
4. disenfranchise	Verb To deprive of any right, privilege, or power Ex: People in poverty have been disenfranchised
5. fickle	Adj. Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose Cannot make up one’s mind, or is constantly changing their mind Ex: When facing college decisions students can be fickle
6. incompetent	Adj. Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose Ex: Some employees are incompetent, and cannot help their customers
7. judicious	Adj. Prudent; wise Ex: Judges tend to be judicious
8. mutiny	Noun Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority Ex: Sailors might create a mutiny against their captain and take control of their ship
9. pervasive	Adj. Thoroughly penetrating or permeating Very good at spreading Ex:  A piece of gossip might be pervasive Ex: A scent might be pervasive
10. reiterate	Verb To say or do again and again Ex: Teachers often reiterate their instructions for the students
11. scintillate	Verb To be animated or witty; sparkle Ex: Fun people can scintillate
12.  subterranean	Adj. Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth Ex: Much of the Earth’s water is subterranean
13. transparent	Adj. Easy to see through or understand Ex: Water or glass Ex: Someone who is transparent appears to not have any secrets or anything confusing about them
14. vitality	Noun The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance Ex: Eating healthy can be a vitality
15. wile	Noun An act or a means of cunning deception Ex: Someone who is very deceiving might demonstrate wile

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2/5/17

SAT Vocabulary #7 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. superfluous	Adj. Being more than sufficient or required; unnecessary; excessive Ex: Superfluous materials on one's desk
2.  annihilate	Verb To destroy absolutely Ex: An explosion or bomb might annihilate a town
3. castigate	Verb To punish Ex: A parent might castigate their child
4. deviate	Verb To take a different course; to go away from a planned course of action Ex: Children often deviate from their parents' plan for their future
5. fastidious	Adj. Hard to please Someone with high expectations Ex: Teachers can be fastidious if they have high expectations
6. pliable	Adj. Easily bent; flexible Ex: Some metals and plastics are pliable, some are not
7. jovial	Adj. Merry; good temperament or disposition Ex: Santa Clause
8. mutilate	Verb To disfigure Inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on Ex: A body might become mutilated after an intense battle
9. persist	Verb To continue steadfast against opposition Ex: A hiker might persist up a mountain
10. regenerate	Verb To reproduce Ex: Lizards regenerate their tails
11. scholastic	Adj. Pertaining to education or schools Ex: Scholastic essays, debates, news
12. subside	Verb To relapse into a state or repose and tranquility To return to a calm, relaxed condition Ex: After a tragedy, life begins to subside
13. translucent	Adj. Allowing the passage of light Ex: Cloth
14. visage	Noun The face, countenance, or look of a person
15. cunning	Noun Skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner as in deceiving Ex: Thieves might be cunning

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1/12/17

SAT Vocabulary #6 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. abominate	Verb To hate violently Ex: Some people abominate country music
2.  anecdote	Noun A brief account of some interesting event of incident A story Ex: People may share anecdotes about their life
3. candid	Adj. Straightforward Sometimes painfully honest Ex: Someone who tells you exactly what they think
4. deterrent	Adj. Hindering from action through fear Ex: Signs are posted as deterrents to keep people from doing something
5. fallible	Adj. Capable of erring; capable of making mistakes Ex: All people are fallible since we all make errors
6. incite	Verb To rouse to a particular action To try to excite, anger, etc. to get people to do something Ex: At rallies, the rally squad try to incite everyone to come to the basketball games, etc.
7. jargon	Noun Confused, unintelligible speech, or highly technical speech Ex: The jargon of high school students
8. muddle	Verb To confuse or becloud "mud" - muddy - clouded water Ex: Someone may be muddled if they are totally confused
9. perpetuate	Verb To preserve from extinction or oblivion Ex:  Families might perpetuate a tradition
10. refute	Verb To prove to be wrong Ex: A scientist might refute another's work
11. scarcity	Noun Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands Ex: A scarcity of food for a population
12. subservient	Adj. Servile; excessively submissive or humbly obedient Ex: Someone of a lower status can be forced to act subservient to those above
13. transient	Noun/Adj. Adj - One who is only of temporary existence Noun - Homeless people Ex: Homeless people
14. virtual	Adj. Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance Ex: Everything done online
15. efflorescence	Noun Blooming of flowers, state of flowering Ex: Flowers are in efflorescence during the spring

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12/21/16

SAT Vocabulary #5 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. abject	Adj. Sunk to a low condition; depressed-sad Ex: Someone who had grown depressed
2. anarchy	Noun Absence or utter disregard of government Ex: If there is no government, then there is anarchy
3. callow	Adj. Without experience of the world Ex: Someone who is young and has not had much life experience yet
4. destitute	Adj. Poverty-stricken Lack basic necessities Ex: Homeless people, people dislocated after a war
5. expedite	Verb To hasten the movement of or progress of To make something go faster Ex: One might try to expedite the progress of students in a project
6. inconsequential	Adj. Valueless Not valuable Ex: Pennies
7. irrelevant	Adj. Inapplicable Not related to the given topic Ex: The color of someone's hair is irrelevant to how they do on the math test
8. morose	Adj. Gloomy Ex: A dark, cloudy day
9. perceive	Verb To have knowledge or, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses Ex:  Taking in information with one's eyes
10. recuperate	Verb To recover Ex: Recuperating from an illness or injury
11. satire	Noun The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices Ex: Making fun of something kind of ridiculous
12. subsequent	Adj. Following in time If something happens subsequent to something else, it happens after the other event Ex: February is subsequent to January
13. transgress	Verb To break a law Transgression - a breaking of a rule Ex: If you transgress a major law, you will likely end up in jail
14. vindicate	Verb To prove true, right, or real Ex: If you can vindicate your innocence, you will likely not go to jail
15. wield	Verb To use, control, or manage, as a weapon or instrument, especially with full command Swordsmen wield swords, jedis wield lightsabers, monarchs wield power

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11/29/16

SAT Vocabulary #4 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. aberration	Noun A deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course To do something different from what is considered ordinary or right in society Ex: If someone was to drop out of high school, their decision might be considered an aberration
2.  acrid	Adj. Sharp, pungent smell Ex: Skunk
3. ambiguous	Adj. Having a double, or unclear, meaning Ex: If directions are very ambiguous, you probably will not know what to do
4. breach	Noun The violation of official duty, lawful right, or legal obligation Ex: When someone agrees to fulfilling some part of a deal, but fails to do so
5. despondent	Adj. Disheartened; sad, grieving Ex: Someone who feels very far away, and is very depressed
6. excerpt	Noun An extract or selection from written or printed matter A small chunk taken from a larger piece Ex: In standardized tests, students often have to read excerpts from famous books, and then answer questions
7. indignant	Adj. Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness If someone is super mean to someone else, it can cause someone to be indignant Ex: Characters in movies can grow indignant when another treats them wickedly
8. morality	Noun Virtue; having a higher sense of principles Ex:Nuns exhibit morality
9. patronize	Verb To exercise an arrogant condescension towards someone To treat someone as if they are much less important than themselves Ex:  Adults can sometimes patronize children
10. rectify	Verb To correct Ex: Teachers rectify their corrections when they are wrong
11. satiate	Verb To satisfy Ex: One might satiate their desires by giving into their cravings
12. terse	Adj. Concise; to the point Sometimes feels sharp and negative Ex: A terse response might feel impatient
13. transcend	Verb To surpass; to go beyond or above Ex: Transcending above situations might involve looking at the big picture
14. vigilant	Adj. Being on alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety Ex: Officers or soldiers looking to keep people safe
15. whimsical	Adj. Given to fanciful ideas or notions; capricious Spontaneous Ex: Little kids constantly changing their minds and living in the moment

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11/01/16

SAT Vocabulary #3 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. abduction	Noun A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally Ex: Someone can be abducted
2.  altruism	Noun Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest Your generous with other people, and as a result you are left with less; sometimes not in the best-interest of the person Ex: Someone who gives so much to charity that they are left with not that much
3. bravado	Noun An aggressive display of boldness Ridiculous display of courage Negative connotation Brave to the point of foolishness Ex: Someone over confidently going into a war singlehandedly
4. exacerbate	Verb To make more sharp, severe, or virulent To make a situation worse Ex: A teenager having an argument who rolls their eyes, making things worse
5. fallacy	Noun Any unsound or delusional reasoning Ex: A popular fallacy was that the world was flat
6. inconceivable	Adj. Incomprehensible; unbelievable Ex: That the man in black could climb the cliff of insanity in The Princess Bride
7. talisman	Noun Lucky charm Ex: A dream catcher
8. monotonous	Adj. Unchanging and tedious Ex: The daily school schedule could be monotonous
9. pastoral	Adj. Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life; relating to the country Ex: Pastoral settings/landscapes
10. recoil	Verb To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread To move back Ex: You might recoil is someone said something surprising
11. sagacious	Adj. Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception Someone who is very wise Ex: An elder may be sagacious
12. hamper	Verb To hold back; hinder; impede progress Ex: The weather may hamper your plans
13. tranquil	Adj. Calm Ex: People, water, settings can be tranquil
14. vicariously	Adverb Experiencing something through another person Ex: You might experience through an author's writings
15. capriciouss	Adj. Subject to or led by sudden, unpredictable changes or whims Someone who is spontaneous Ex: Someone who makes split second decisions without plans

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10/16/16

SAT Vocabulary #2 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. abdicate	Verb To give up (power) Ex: A king or queen might abdicate the throne
2.  achromatic	Adj. Colorless Ex: Achromatic landscapes, buildings
3. boorish	Adj. Rude; "in your face" aggressively Ex: In an argument one might be very boorish
4. delusion	Noun Mistaken conviction, especially alongstanding one A belief in something that actually is not true Ex: A delusion to believe in ghosts
5. evoke	Verb To call or summon forth Ex: A movie might evoke tears
6. incompetence	Noun General lack of capability of in doing something Ex: An incompetent worker might have no idea how to do their job
7. invaluable	Adj. Exceedingly precious So precious that beyond valuable; you would not trade for anything Ex: The obtained knowledge may be invaluable
8. monologue	Noun A story or drama told or performed by one person Ex: Someone talking a ton
9. passive	Adj. Unresponsive; not really reacting; going with the flow Ex:  Someone who would not really respond if you pushed them
10. propaganda	Noun Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system Any systematic way of continuing a set of beliefs  Ex: Propaganda posters may portray people from different ethnicities as less than human
11. recluse	Noun One who lives in retirement or seclusion Someone who does not interact a lot with others, or leave their house much Ex: People who have settled down into retirement
12. subconscious	Adj. Being/Occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness of conscious perception Ex: Someone may subconsciously click their pen
13. trajectory	Noun The path described by a projectile moving under given forces Ex: The trajectory of the ball created a parabola
14. vertigo	Noun Dizziness Ex: You may experience vertigo from an illness, or looking down if you are scared of heights
15. wantonness	Noun Recklessness Ex: Young people's wantonness can lead to consequences

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9/12/16

SAT Vocabulary #1 Notes

Word:	Meaning/Part of Speech/Examples:
1. abase	Verb To lower in position/rank/status To degrade one’s status or how one thinks of another Ex: To abase a player might involve a coach telling them they played bad
2.  accustom	Verb To make familiar by use Ex: One might become accustomed to their new school
3. boisterous	Adj. Unchecked merriment of animal spirits Uncontrollable noise and excitement Ex: Boisterous fans at a World Cup game
4. deficient	Adj. Not having an adequate amount of something; lacking something Deficit: not enough money Ex: A deficient amount of nutrition
5. evasion	Noun The act of escape Ex: Evasion is impossible on a closed campus
6. incoherent	Adj. Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details The parts do not fit together Ex: When someone is speaking nonsense and what they are trying to say does not fit together
7. epiphany	Noun A sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or meaning of something A moment of enlightenment Ex: An epiphany about the meaning of life
8. irrational	Adj. Not possessed of reasoning powers of understanding Unreasonable; unsensible Ex: Irrational numbers are numbers that do not really make sense and require deep thinking Ex: If someone does not get enough sleep and nutrition, they may act irrationally
9. listless	Adj. Low energy; inattentive; unfocused Ex: Someone who is a little lackadaisical and not ‘into it’
10. parody	Verb To render ludicrous/ridiculous by imitating it, or the language Ex: Different parody videos copy songs, exaggerating things so much that is comedic
11. persecution	Noun Harsh oppression Being targeted because of race, beliefs, etc. and then treated poorly Ex: Jews were harshly persecuted during the Holocaust
12. holocaust	Noun Complete/Great devastation or destruction (especially by fire) Ex: The Jewish Holocaust
13. genocide	Noun The deliberate and systematic extermination/killing extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group Ex: The Rwandan Genocide involved the mass killings of a social group
14. stereotype	Noun A simplified and standardized conception/image of a person/group To just assume someone is a certain way just because some other people are Ex: Stereotypically blonds are not smart
15. luminescent	Adj. Describes something that produces light Ex: a lamp, flashlight, etc.

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