All SAT Voc.
This is an accumulation of all the Voc. words from the book Mr. Clark gave us. Have fun!!
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- modicum
- A small amount.
- disinter
- to remove from a grave or tomb; to dig up
- regimen
- a regulated program, especially one designed to improve or maintain health.
- convene
- To summon or cause to assemble
- purport
- to give to the presence of a false impression
- triumvirate
- a group of three, especially one possessing great power or eminence.
- cavalier
- showing an offhand or carefree disregard
- mogul
- very powerful or wealthy person
- prevail
- to prove superior in power or strength
- mortify
- To embarass or humiliate
- blasphemy
- an act or statement that shows disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred.
- heinous
- Shockingly evil or wicked
- relegate
- to put out of sight or mind; demote
- equestrian
- having to do with horseback riding
- intrinsic
- relation to the essential nature of something, real or actual
- atrophy
- to waste away or fail to develop
- vicissitudes
- fluctuations in conditions; changes of fortune
- epigram
- a short witty poem or saying
- advent
- a coming or arrival
- emolument
- salary or fees for work done; compensation
- thrall
- a loss of ones ability to act freely; a state over which one appears to have no control.
- disparate
- containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
- environs
- The area adjoining or surrounding a place.
- edifice
- A large, imposing structure or building.
- utilitarian
- Relating to usefulness rather than beauty; practical.
- hackneyed
- commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse
- projectile
- an object impelled with force or self-propelled through the air
- fabricate
- to make by putting parts together; to construct
- efficacy
- the power to bring about the desired result
- cadence
- a rhythm marked by a regular beat
- periphery
- The area around the edges; the outermost part.
- hapless
- Marked by the absence of good luck; unfortunate
- raconteur
- One who tells stories with skill and wit.
- proclivity
- a strong inclination towards something
- behemoth
- something or someone of enormous size or power
- succulent
- fresh and juicy
- verdant
- green with vegetation; covered with green plants
- increment
- An increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts.
- convivial
- sociable
- arcane
- Understood by only a few; mysterious.
- pulverize
- to crush or grind into dust or powder
- levity
- Excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking.
- plenitude
- an ample amount; an abundance
- unsavory
- having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell
- inestimable
- too valuable or great to be measured
- interim
- an inverval of time between events
- defoliate
- to strip a plant or leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it
- philistine
- one who is indifferent to or disdainful or intellectual values
- fauna
- Animals of a region or period, considered as a whole.
- vertex
- the point opposite and farthest from the base; summit
- inveterate
- pesistant
- postulate
- to assume as a fact based on the best available evidence
- incognito
- with one's identity concealed; unrecognized.
- stoic
- one seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain
- frenetic
- wildly excited
- contiguous
- sharing a boundry
- probity
- honesty
- stricture
- a strong criticism
- upheaval
- a radical or violent change
- impropriety
- the quality or state of being improper
- soliloquy
- a speech in which a character's thoughts are given verbal expression
- abstruse
- difficult to understand
- accrue
- a common, regular addition
- autonomy
- The quality or state of being self governing, independence.
- salubrious
- beneficial to health or well- being
- oxymoron
- a combination of words that seem to be contradictory
- unequivocal
- leaving no room for misunderstanding; unambiguous
- anathema
- someone or something intensely disliked or shunned
- avuncular
- indulgent
- usurp
- to seize and hold power or authority in an illegal or unjust manner
- expound
- to explain in detail, to set forth
- multifarious
- having many forms; varied; versatile
- attenuate
- to make or become to thin
- vibrant
- full of life or vigor
- expedient
- Useful for some purpose; convenient.
- denouement
- the outcome of a series of events
- insensate
- lacking sensation or awareness
- sully
- to soil, tarnish, or besmirch
- proviso
- a statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction
- exude
- To flow out slowly; to ooze or emit.
- disconcert
- To disrupt the self-possession or confidence or; to perturb or fluster.
- enamor
- to inspire with love; to captivate
- appease
- to bring to a state of peace or quiet
- therapeutic
- Relating to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being.
- patrician
- A member of a nobility.
- domicile
- one's house or place of residence
- tactile
- relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch
- martinet
- a strict disciplinarian
- aggrieved
- Feeling or expressing a sense or injustice, injury, or offense.
- renegade
- a person who deserts one group or cause for another; a traitor
- archipelago
- a large group of islands
- undulate
- to form or move in waves
- prodigious
- extremely large in bulk, quantity, or degree
- nascent
- beginning to exist
- careen
- to rush headlong
- accouterments
- equipment or accessories
- edict
- a statement or command having the force of law
- imperturbable
- calm and assured
- amnesia
- a loss of memory; usually caused by shock or injury
- revelation
- something made known, ofter coming as a suprise
- apocryphal
- Of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious.
- propitious
- tending to favor or exist
- reciprocate
- to exchange in kind; to repay
- reverie
- the condition of being lost in thought
- ensconce
- To settle or place securely or snugly.
- surfeit
- overabundant supply
- lackluster
- lacking brightness or vitality; without spirit or enthusiasm
- canon
- a rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment
- maraud
- To roam in search of plunder.
- vestment
- an outer garment, especially one indicating a role, rank, or office
- attrition
- a gradual reduction in numbers or loss of strength
- queasy
- causing nausea or tending to be nauseous
- interpose
- To place or come between; to intervene or interrupt.
- penitent
- sorry for having done wrong
- tundra
- flat, treelless plains or the arctic region
- phlegmatic
- Not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in p temperament.
- reiterate
- To say or do over again; to repeat
- inculcate
- to impress upon or teach by frequent repetition
- choleric
- easily angered; quick tempered.
- repercussion
- repercussion
- comport
- to behave or conduct oneself
- seismic
- caused or having to do with, earthquakes
- explicit
- fully or clearly expressed
- vertigo
- dizziness or a tilting, spinning sensation
- phobia
- a strong, irrational fear
- upbraid
- to scold or criticize severely; to find fault with
- presage
- to foretell
- debacle
- a sudden collapse, downfall, or failure
- impinge
- to go beyond desirable or established limits; to entroach
- opprobrium
- scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behavior
- itinerant
- traveling from place to place
- acquiesce
- to accept passively
- incipient
- beginning to exist or appear; in the first stage
- blase
- indifferent to what others might find pleasurable
- assuage
- to satisfy
- vacillate
- To move back and forth from lack of balance; waver.
- composure
- calmness of mind or bearing; self-control
- zealous
- very enthusiastic; fervent; passionate on behalf of someone or something
- etymology
- study of the history or words
- expunge
- to obliterate or erase completely
- inveigle
- to lure or trick
- propensity
- A natural inclination, or tendency.
- indoctrinate
- To teach or train the in fundamentals
- putrefy
- to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
- perspicacious
- clear-sighted, shrewd
- stellar
- of or related to a star
- pillage
- to rob and plunder
- kinetic
- relating to motion
- votary
- a person who is devoted to a cause or organization, especially one of a religious nature
- mausoleum
- a large and impressive tomb
- munificent
- liberal in giving
- besmirch
- to tarnish, make dirty
- icon
- a religious painting, especially one revered by the Eastern Christian churches.
- eclectic
- combing elements from a variety of sources
- repulse
- to push back
- opulent
- Having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance.
- circumspect
- Cautious and prudent; heedful of consequences.
- bravado
- an ostentatious display of bravery; defiant or swaggering behavior.
- histeronic
- theatrical
- gesticulate
- To motion energetically with the body or limbs.
- lilliputian
- extremely small or appearing to be so
- recondite
- difficult to understand, abstruse
- betrothed
- engaged to be married
- subterfuge
- A deceptive scheme or strategy
- correlate
- to connect related things