Adroit | skilful / skillful (Maladroit = clumsy) |
---|---|
Agnostic | unsure of the existence of god |
Ameliorating | making better |
Arboreal | living in trees |
Ascertain | find out; make sure |
Barrage | bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.) |
Belabor | over-emphasizing |
Brevity | briefness |
Cacophony | noise; din |
Censured | blamed |
Circumvent | avoid |
Coerced | forced |
Condoning | tolerating |
Congenial | friendly; sociable; suitable |
Demagogues | mob leaders; agitators |
Disparaged | criticized |
Docile | tame; subservient |
Eclectic | taking things from different sources |
Elitist | favoring top group; snob |
Elusive | difficult to pin down |
Empiric | found by experiment/practice |
Endorsed | supported |
Envisioning | imagining, predicting |
Extolled | praised |
Foster | support; encourage |
Furtiveness | secretiveness |
Gluttonous | greedy |
Indictment | charge; legal accusation |
Indigenous | native to a locality |
Irreproachable | cannot be criticized. (Reproach = criticize) |
Knack | trick; skill |
Libelous | open to prosecution for libel (Libel = written slander) |
Naiveté | innocence; lack of worldliness |
Nihilism | belief in nothing; anarchy |
Paucity | shortage |
Penchant | tendency; leaning toward |
Perquisites | ‘perks’ |
Phobic | fearful |
Pilfer | steal |
Pliant | flexible |
Predilection | liking for; penchant |
Presumption | assuming too much |
Profundity | depth (of ideas) |
Quixotic | idealistic; impractical |
Reclusive | avoiding other people; solitary |
Rehash | revamp hurriedly/carelessly |
Repertoire | range; set of skills |
Repertory | story; stock; repertoire |
Reprehensible | very bad |
Sarcasm | sneering, bitter remarks; ironic or taunting |
Supple | flexible; pliant; lithe |
Temperamental | volatile; changeable |
Transitory | shot-lived |
Tribulations | troubles |
Unwitting | not deliberate |
Venality | corruption |
Vulnerable | open to attack; susceptible |
There are many more SAT word lists available on majortests.com. Click on the wordlists link to get the others.
* SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
All content of site and practice tests copyright © 2024 majortests.com