SAT vocab

completely honest, straightforward

inference;guesswork

instructive

showing excessive emotion; overflowing

a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term

to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information

lacking cohesion or connection

to imply or communicate stealthily

very talkative

easily understood; clear

the art of using language effectively and persuasively

quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight

dexterous; deft

to find out, as through investigation or experimentation

shrewd; clever

careful; prudent; discreet

to scatter widely, as in sowing seed

deep, extensive learning

excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

shrewd, clear-sighted

practical

exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity

very productive; producing great qualities

formal proposal

basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development

difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable

inclined to keep silent; reserved

unemotional; serious

known or understood by only a few

independence; self-determination

a clumsy social error; a faux pas

isolated; narrow or provincial

one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch

to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize

seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation

to give up

marked by harshly abusive condemnation

sharing an edge or boundary; touching

appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile

to free from blame

to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime

prone to engage in lawsuits

equality; as in amount, status, or value

moral uprightness; righteousness

lax in attending to duty; negligent

feigning piety or righteousness

principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting

concerned

adherence to the truth; truthfulness

to free from blame

trickery

fawning and servile

insincere, obsequious flatter

distinguished; prominent

full of praise

to mutually take or give; to respond in kind

no longer existing or functioning

to put down forcibly; suppress

to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics

to thwart or stump

to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

insulting or intended to insult

to speak negatively; to belittle

brazen boldness; presumptuousness

great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct

to attack as false or questionable

disparaging, belittling, insulting

to annoy or bother, to perplex

disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful

give to pompous speech or writing

intense enthusiasm

exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness

full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

given freely; unearned; unnecessary

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

displaying great wealth

a strong inclination or liking

being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

felt or undergone as if one were taking part int eh experience or feeling of anoter

a short scene or story

a combination of diverse elements; a mixture

to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp

diverse; various

relaxing after an emotional outburst

able to heal or cure

relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure

a representative or example of a type

admirably suited; apt

to misrepresent or disguise

deliberately deceptive

done intentionally

a false notion

lying; untruthful

having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false

feeling or showing little emotion

suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate

an impelling force or stimulus

to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop

a deceptive stratagem or device

to spend wastefully

moderate; restrained

having little substance or strength; shaky

marked by painstaking effort; hard working

motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain

stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action

persistence

irrelevant; inessential

combined action or operation

of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing

a funeral hymn or lament

made up of a variety of sources or styles

producing a deep of full sound

loud, harsh, grating, or shrill

impair the strength of; weaken

noisy and disorderly

habitually late

fragrant; aromatic; suggestive

of, relating to, or limited by time

troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; omen

knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight

without decoration; strict

drearily commonplace; predictable; trite

inducing or tending to induce sleep

lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull

appropriate to a purpose; convenient; speedy

passing quickly in time or space

to grow and flourish

plentiful; having a large quantity

to swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full

great in scope or intent; grand

enormous

brilliant

strongly disinclined

easy to notice; obvious

modest and reserved

timidity or shyness

submissive to instruction; willing to be taught

having no adverse effect; harmless

quiet, still, or at rest; inactive

stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs

refusal to moderate a position or to compromise

easy-going; friendly

promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness

cheerfully confident; optimistic

ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable

quarrelsome

disrespectfully humorous or casual

insulting in manner or speech

flagrantly wicked; vicious

extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly

marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will

arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive

disdainful; haughty; arrogant

relating to or resembling a tree or trees

a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration

to layer or separate into layer

having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored

green with vegetation