SAT Vocab (Set 1)

to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

difficult to understand

quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

dexterous; deft

having to do with the appreciation of beauty

easygoing; friendly

cheerful willingness; eagerness

to ease a pain or a burden

unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

a combination of diverse elements; a mixture

open to more than one interpretation

simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain

friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable

the representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order

feeling or showing little emotion

relating to or resembling a tree

known or understood by only a few

characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned

ro discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation

incorporated and absorbed into the mind; made similar; caused to resemble

shrewd; clever

to make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

of, relating to, or perceived by the ear

without decoration; strict

independence; self-determination; self-government or the right of self-government

strongly disinclined

drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite

to picture falsely; misinterpret

inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous

kind and gentle

to buoy up or hearten; to support or prop up

given to pompous speech or writing

the quality or state of being brief in duration

to grow and flourish; to put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout

jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

to urge with gentle ad repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward

ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable

impulsive and unpredictable

to inflict severe punishment on

causing relaxation after an emotional outburst

to criticize severely; blame

a trick; deception by trickery

to draw a circle around; to restrict

heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent

done secretively, especially to deceive; surreptitious

something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection

appeasing; soothing; pleasant

agreement

to agree; to be the same opinion

inference or judgement based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork

easy to notice; obvious

quarrelsome

sharing an edge or boundary; touching

intricate; complex

plentiful; having a large quantity

so sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest; pertinent or common to the whole world

capable of being believed; plausible

something that cures; a remedy

a scarce supply; a lack

a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout

to sap the strength or energy of; enervate

to expose or ridicule falseness, shames, or exaggerated claims

having ceased to exist or live

having a harmful effect

modest and reserved in manner or behavior

to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible

a by-product

tending or intending to belittle

intended to instruct

timidity or shyness

habitually late

marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

a funeral hymn or lament

having lost faith or loyalty; discontent

to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle

to scatter widely, as in sowing seed

to swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

ready and willing to be taught; teachable

stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs

doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech

intense enthusiasm

made up of a variety of sources or styles

brazen boldness; presumptuousness

showing excessive emotion; overflowing

to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate

distinguished; prominent

identification with and understand of another's situation, feelings, and motives

one that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable; a riddle

lasting for only a brief time

a representative or example of a class or type

open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous

to get ride of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish

having no fixed or regular course; wandering

deep, extensive learning

intended for or understood by only a particular group

the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive

to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

to free from blame

exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness

appropriate to a purpose; speedy

to praise highly

irrelevant

to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information

full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

to make in order to deceive

a false notion

possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please

admirable suited; apt

to decline in vigor or strength; to hang limply; droop

extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert

a clumsy social error; a faux pas

characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand

given freely; unearned; unwarranted

worn-out through overuse; trite

a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

great personal dishonor or humiliation

characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate

an impelling force; an impulse

to attack as false or questionable

lacking cohesion, connection or harmony

lacking in harmony; incompatible

indisputable; not open to question

to accuse of wrongdoing; charge

lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless

having no adverse effect; harmless

difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable

to introduce or otherwise convey gradually and insidiously

uninteresting; unchallenging

insulting in manner or speech

suggestive of the isolated life of an island; narrow or provincial

refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising

to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp

to call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration

worn out; wearied

characterized by or given to joking

to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

giving praise