The Ultimate ACT/SAT Vocab

lower; humiliate

to embarrass

to lessen

to loathe; hate

profound; difficult to understand

to stress; emphasize

sharp incline of a hill

award; honor

to approach and speak to

zits

skillful

to flatter and praise so much it's sickening

to make impure

to foreshadow by disclosing only partially

hostile; opposed; unfavorable

to urge; recommend

artistic; pertaining to a sense of what is beautiful

fake

attraction

rich

public brawl

open mouthed

horrified

able to move in a quick and easy fashion

cheerful promptness

a false name

supplying nourishment

to soothe; to make more bearable

stated without proof

to make more bearable

to refer indirectly

a reference to something

a violent dispute

to collect; to get a bunch of

able to walk

to improve a bad situation

peaceful relations; friendship

loss of memory

freaked out and violently pissed off

shapeless

humanlike

hatred; aversion; dislike

indifferent; showing lack of interest

indifference; lack of interest

tip; peak; summit; way up there

to soothe; placate

chosen at random or without apparent reason

heat; passion; zeal

crooked; off to one side

to ease; pacify

shrewd; wise, observing

• n. a characteristic, usually a good one
• v. to explain by indicating a cause

not typical

boldness

majestic; awe-inspiring

severity; strictness

opposed; unwilling

"like an uncle"

twisted, crooked, askew, wrong

orgiastic; like wild drunken revelry

something that exerts an evil influence or foreshadows evil

something that is poisonous or deadly

lawyer

obscene, coarse, humorous

displaying or imparting joy

to envy, to resent

trick

delayed; late

violent; warlike

kind

to scold severely

lacking something needed

to become engaged

every two years

not stimulating; dull

flattery

ruined, destroyed, withered

rowdy

grandiloquent (wordy, pompous) in speech or writing

cockiness, a braggart

briefness

brief, curt, gruff

pastoral, typical of farms and rural life

self-assertive

to grow; sprout; flourish

to polish

hiding place

terrible and unpleasant to listen to

corpse

to coax

unfeeling; unsympathetic

to slander

slander; defamation

frankness; candidness

ill-natured; quarrelsome

spacious

to surrender

unpredictable; follow whim

fault-finding

rotting flesh

to punish

cleansing; allowing a release of a tension or emotion

burning; characterized by a bitter wit

to burn tissue

to raise unnecessary or trivial objections

swiftness; speed

condition of being celibate

without sex; unmarried

• v. to remove inappropriate stuff
• n. someone who censors things

to criticize; blame

thought

embarassment

state of utter confusion

quack; someone who pretends he's someone he's not

pure; unspoiled; virginal

trickery

far out; bizarre; really heady

hot-tempered

boorish; rude

having tiny hairs

prudent; cautious

mildness of a temper, especially leniency toward an enemy or in sentencing a criminal

clear; logical; well-thought out

to think about deeply and carefully

fully informed and aware; concious

attractive; agreeable

food

to sympathize; be miserable together

to behave in a particular way

strong uneasiness caused by guilt

sexual desire; lust; sensuality

at the same time

existing at birth

statement made without adequate evidence

pertaining to marriage

twist; bend

remorse; repentance; bitter regret felt owing to wrongdoing

of, relating to, or causing dispute

to call together; to cause to assemble

body

of the body; bodily

obese; having a fat body

to testify in agreement

to cancel a command

concealed; secret

to quiver; shrink from fear

uncultured

gullibility

dejected

main point; central issue; heart of the matter

to select; weed out

greed, avarice

raised platform

to intimidate; frighten

bold, unable to be daunted

scarcity

to lower in quantity or value

a lure or a bait

the act of throwing something out the window

to deceive

a person whose sexual activities stop short of intercourse

to object mildly

reserved; modest

to lessen the supply or content of

morally corrupt; debased; perverted

having a severe mental disorder; being insane

to detract; to take away

to discern; to catch sight of something that is difficult to catch sight of

aimless; disconnected; rambling; haphazard

to prevent or discourage from happening

to ruin by violent action

completely lacking, void, empty, without

adroit or skillful in the use of hands or body

fiendish, devilish, nastily scheming

translucent, gossamer

to detect by the use of the senses

lack of harmony

to belittle, to reduce in esteem

to dispense objects, such as seeds

anxious, worried, distressed

several

distinct, varied, differing

sad, mournful

severe

energetic, vigorous, forceful

bubbly, overflowing with excitement

to enlighten, educate

to elicit

to erase, rub out

tired, barren, decadent

mannequin, usually for symbolic torturing

exhilaration, joy

excessively thin, weak

to imitate closely

memorial text carved on a tombstone

something that perfectly represents an entire class of things; embodiment

pertaining to horsemanship, on horseback

equality, balance, equilibrium

capable of two interpretations, ambiguous

to diminish or destroy by small amounts

scholarly

avoid, shun

known only by a few people

not of the material world

praiseful speech at a funeral

nice way of saying something unpleasant

to demand

to remove from a grave, disinter

urgent, requiring immediate attention

to invent or make up something

side or aspect, face of something

joking or jesting

false or wrong, incorrect

careful about details, impossible to satisfy

inane, foolish

groveling, overly admiring

workable, plausible, possible

fertile

passion

smelly

false, not genuine

to steal

deliberately conspicuous, glaring

to show off something

irregular variation

weakness, flaw

to stir up, agitate

patience

spontaneous abnormal sensation of ants or other insects running over the skin

strong point

frenzied, frantic, freaked out

stubborn

sparing in expense, stingy, miserly

to explode, roar, denounce loudly

completely ineffective

to deny, dispute

screwed up

very talkative, loquacious

category

relevant, appropriate

to transform and grow

gesture, signal

rapid, incomprehensible

to heckle or mock, to taunt, to pick on

twilight

light, delicate, or insubstantial

excessively impressive, grand

unnecessary or unwarranted

friendly, outgoing, sociable

• n. a twisted facial expression 
• v. to make a twisted facial expression

gory

grisly, gory

rough or stern in speech or action

believing anything

overused, trite

unruly, wild, wasted, worn

holy, sacred

mean, nasty, angry speech

forerunner, something that signals the approach of something, an omen

proud, vain, arrogant

the philosophy of trying to be happy all the time, one who follows the philosophy of hedonism

grossly wicked, vile, odious

social pecking order

hairy

gray or white from age, old

sermonlike speech

a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning

destroyer of tradition

not noble

characterized by ignominy

dishonor; disgrace

to drink in; absorb

to make wet; to saturate; to inspire

about to occur; impending

not changeable

to pierce with a sharp stake or point

dead end

without emotion

flawless and faultless, not capable of sin

about to take place

domineering

not proper

to attack as false, criticize

immunity from punishment

nonstop, ceaseless

incomplete, only partly in existence or operation

to arouse, instigate

lacking space, not commodious

indisputable

nightmare, mental burden

laziness

unconquerable, impossible to dominate

incompetent

to conclude based on facts

original, resourceful

showing childlike simplicity, innocent

belonging to someone from birth, inherent

impossible to satisfy

enigmatic, difficult to understand

unconscious, lacking sensation

working or spreading stealthily, sneaking inside to do something bad

lacking excitement, vapid

not perceptible to the touch, impalable

abusive put-down

making people angry, offensive

easily provoked, irritable

wearied, especially by too much of the good life

extreme patriotism

merry, joking

jolly, joking

range of knowledge

pavilion or small open booth where items are bought or sold.

fate

compulsive stealer

clever bad guy

dishonest, mischievous dealing

to rip, maul, tear, mutilate, or mangle

uncaring, lacking in interest or spirit

not saying much, brief, terse, succinct

to thrash, maul, beat, whip with big things, to scold sharply or rebuke

lacking energy, weak

to lose strength, waste away

languidness, sluggishness

stealing

lusty, lewd

listlessness, a state of exhaustion or weakness

potential but not yet displayed

• v. to praise
• n. praise

praiseful

lewd, lustful, given to sexual activity

deadly

sluggishness, indifference

indecent, obscene

immoral, morally wild or sexually unrestrained

pertaining to or resembling a slug

graceful, supple, limber, moving lightly

to hate

hard, scholarly studying

mournful or sad

gross, ghastly, suggestive of horrible death and decay

noble, generous, forgiving, magnificently kind

a feeling of illness or depression

a spoken curse

wishing evil onto others

the desire to do bad things onto others, spite

to say bad things about others, slander

a malevolent and malicious act

smelling bad

a skillful or clever move

near the sea, concerned with shipping or navigation

to wander around aimlessly

sadness, depression, pensiveness

sweet sounding, flowing with honey or sweetness

lying, untruthful

extremely careful and precise

a poisonous atmosphere or cloud

very tiny

an inappropriate or wrong name

to make less severe

little bit

always at the same pitch, boring

bitingly sarcastic or nasty

sullen, depressed

many, a lot, a very large amount

absolutely lowest point

lacking in wordly wisdom or experience

coming into being, emerging

evil

a newly combined word, phrase, or expression

beginner

bond or link between things

offensive, disgusting, filthy, malodorous

appearing casual, cool, indifferent, chilled out

perplexed, baffled

famous for something bad, infamous

new, unusual, different

beginner, person new to something

harmful to health or morals

subtle variation in color, meaning, or some other quality

hardened against good influence

state of being totally forgotten

fawning, too easily compliant

out of style, outdated

unruly, defiant, boisterous

to force oneself or one's ideas on others, to extrude, to stick out

stupid, thick-headed

pertaining to supernatural phenomena

offensive, hateful

obnoxious and pushy in giving opinions

to stare at

pertaining to the sense of smell

all-powerful

all-knowing

burdensome

rich

small hole, opening, or vent

to swing back and forth

apparent; seeming

showy; pretentious

to banish or exclude

open and observable, not hidden

acceptable to the taste

to moderate the severity of, abate

having an extremely pale complexion

capable of being touched or felt

model or example of perfection

to make very dry, especially by heating

stingy

quality in something that makes you pity it; the feeling of sympathy or pity

smallness in number; scarcity

relating to money

schoolteacher or educator; boring, dry teacher

boring person who knows a lot but has little practical experience; dweeb

commonplace, ordinary

strong liking, inclination

engaged in deep, often sad, thought

• parsimonious, stingy
• extremely poor

poverty; destitution

dishonest (with an evil connotation)

capable of being permeated

to spread or flow through

perceptive, understanding

unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered

improvement of the world through charity; love of humanity in general

to rob violently

concise and meaningful

to appease, pacify, or calm

calm, composed, undisturbed

sad, melancholy

plenty, excess

to rob (usually violently), to pillage

shrewd, clever

continuing or done after one's death

practical

cliff; steep overhang

characterized by unusually early development

predecessor, what came before

to give an indication or warning of something that will happen in the future

commonly occurring or existing

to void the truth; equivocate; lie

long, hollow snout

abundant, overflowing

to increase or spread rapidly

producing lots of offspring or fruit; fertile; producing lots of work or result

lacking excitement or imagination, dull

powerful, mighty

to grind to bits

timid, cowardly, wimpy

decomposed, foul-smelling

a swamp, difficult situation to get out of

to draw back in fear

doubt, uneasiness, sudden pang of sickness or faintness

having to do with a quality

capable of being expressed as, or having to do with, a number or quantity

state of uncertainty, dilemma

isolate because of a disease

nauseated, uneasy

complaining, peevish

snappy response

having the same foolish, impractical, romantic idealism as Don Quixote

minimum number of people that have to be at a meeting in order for the meeting to be oficial

• course of wild behavior
• to move wildly

unrestrained

to rave; speak widly

plundering, ravenous,greedy

reconciliation

logical, methodical thinking

to make rational; justify

plunder

hungry

to tear down, demolish

kingdom

stubborn

to repeat or state again in a form that is more laconic and much briefer than the manner in which it was initially stated

mutual

abstruse, profound

to correct, set right

lying down

fragrant

frighteningly awe-inspiring, formidable

to set right, remedy, compensate

repetitious, done over and over many times; repeatedly repetitive

disobedient; stubborn

shining; radiant

to disaprove

to repeat

having significant importance

bitter regret; guilt

coming into being again

silent; restrained in behavior

moving backward to an earlier, usually inferior, position

to filch, pilfer, loot, purloin, peculate

having a healthy, reddish color

to think a lot about; cogitate

long adventure story

wise

lecherous; erotically stimulating

reddish, blood-colored

insufficient; small

inspection, study, careful searching

to soothe, calm, or tranquilize

something, usually a drug, that sedates

conduct or language inciting rebellion against authority

to separate, set apart, isolate

humbly yielding; submissive

lazy; showing lack of motivation, incompetent

happening at the same time

foreboding of evil

doubting, disbelieving

indolence, inactivity

messy; characteristic of a slob

dark, dull, gloomy

sleep-inducing

thinly spread or distributed, not crowded

not moving or flowing, motionless, stationary

to be stagnant

having no motion, at rest

fixed or unchanging

showing little emotion or pain

the act of yielding to the authority of another

to overthrow or undermine the power of

juicy, interesting

right to vote, franchise

to call forth or together

haughty, conceited, disdainful

beyond what's necessary, extra

most, of the highest order, surpassing all others

to take the place of

done clandestinely (secretly) or by stealth

to cheat or defraud

servile person who follows and flatters another person in hope of winning favor

not real, man-made, fabricated

to remove from consideration

untalkative, uncommunicative

existing materially, palpable, able to be touched

recklessness, wild craziness, lack of regard for danger

showing self restraint by not doing things to excess

stormy, turbulent

persistence, tending to hold on firmly

principle or doctrine

lukewarm, somewhat warm

concise

to prevent from taking place, challenge

long and vehement speech

parched by the sun, hot, burning

fear, state of anxiety or fear that makes you tremble

to shorten by chopping off the end

being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time

modest, not pretentious

by surprise, unexpectedly

unrefined, awkward

difficult to govern, impossible to discipline

unprincipled, lacking ethical values

unaware, not knowing

outcome, result

to illegally seize power or rights from another

lending of money at outrageously high interest, loan sharking

to waver from one side to the other

emptiness, vacuum

vain, boastful

courage, bravery

with ardor, energetically or violently forceful

excessively wordy

to irritate or bother

the act of vexing

to slander, defame

to clear or blame or suspicious

vengeful

animated, full of energy

obnoxiously loud

fluent in speech (someone who talks too much)

eager to consume mounds of food

immoral, unchaste, cruel

capricious, freakish idea

crafty

crazy, insane

enthusiasm

full of zeal

peak, summit

gusto, happy and vivacious enjoyment