SAT CORE VOCAB vocabulary Part 1 List 2

 

01 abet v. abetment (n.)

synonyms, related words: aid, support

to help or encourage someone to do something undesirable

 

02 absolve v. absolution (n.)

synonyms, related words: release, pardon

to set someone free from guilt, debt, or obligation

 

03 accommodate v. accommodation (n.), accommodating (adj.)

synonyms, related words: board, take in; oblige, cooperate

to provide housing; to provide with something desired or to do a favor 

 

04 ardor n. ardent (adj.), ardently (adj.)

synonyms, related words: passion, devotion

an intense warmth of feeling, or great eagerness or strong desire

 

05 aspersion n. asperse (v.)

synonyms, related words: smear, defamation

an attack on somebody's name or reputation through false rumors

 

06 astringent adj. 

synonyms, related words: contracting; harsh

a tightening of body tissues; sharp, bitter, or severe in taste, manner, or style

 

07 augment v. augmentation (n.), augmentative (adj.)

synonyms, related words: enhance, strengthen

to make something bigger or stronger, or to increase or supplement

 

08 avant-garde adj. 

synonyms, related words: cutting edge, progressive

promoting or favoring new techniques or experimentations, especially in the arts

 

09 clamor n. clamorous (adj.), clamorously (adv.)

synonyms, related words: outcry, protest; commotion, racket

a strong, public demand or expression; a confused or continued noise

 

10 commission n./v. 

synonyms, related words: committee; percentage; carrying out; authorize; request

person(s) chosen to perform a task; an agent's fee; an act of committing; to give power to; to make an order for something to be done or made

 

11 consign v. consignment (n.)

synonyms, related words: delegate; demote

to hand over or deliver to another person's care, control, or custody; to assign to an unpleasant place

 

12 contraband n.

synonyms, related words: black marketing, bootleg; fugitive

illegal trade or smuggled goods; a black slave who escaped to the Union during the Civil War

 

13 conversant v. conversance (n.)

synonyms, related words: well versed in, acquainted

having knowledge about something, mainly by studying or through experience 

 

14 dictum n. 

synonyms, related words: declaration, proclamation; saying, proverb

a noteworthy or formal statement of an opinion or principle; an observation or statement regarded as a general truth

 

15 dishabille n. deshabille (alt.)

synonyms, related words: bareness, dishevelment

the state of being only partly clothed or dressed in a casual or careless manner

 

16 diurnal adj. 

synonyms, related words: non-nocturnal; day-to-day, daily

relating to or active mainly in daytime; happening every day

 

17 ethnocentric adj. ethnocentrism (n.)

evaluating or judging another culture based on standards of one's own culture

 

18 euphonious adj. euphony (n.)

synonyms, related words: harmonious, melodious

having a sound that is pleasing to the ear

 

19 fulsome adj. 

synonyms, related words: overdone; bountiful, unsparing

excessively flattering or lavish to the point of being offensive, insincere, or in bad taste; generous, abundant, full, or mature

 

20 guile n.

synonyms, related words: craftiness, deceptiveness

cleverness marked by deceit and cunning

 

21 hone v. 

synonyms, related words: grind; master; strengthen

to sharpen (a blade); to refine a certain skill; to make more intense, firm, or effective

 

22 impulse n.  impulsive (adj.)

synonyms, related words: urge; incentive; wave

a sudden, strong desire to act; a motivating force; a pulse or abrupt current of electrical energy

 

23 incapacitate v. incapacitation (n.)

synonyms, related words: suspend, prohibit; paralyze, disable

to disqualify or make legally ineligible; to make incapable or unfit

 

24 inept adj. ineptitude (n.)

synonyms, related words: unskillful; ridiculous

clumsy or having no competence; foolish or absurd

 

25 instigate v. instigation (n.)

synonyms, related words: initiate, launch; provoke, prompt

to bring about or set in motion; to incite or urge on

 

26 iridescence n. iridescent (adj.)

synonyms, related words: luster

a display of shining, rainbowlike colors that appear to change as the angle of view changes; a brilliant or enchanting quality or effect

 

27 jabber v. 

synonyms, related words: chatter, prattle

to speak rapidly and excitedly without making much sense

 

28 lacerate v. laceration (n.)

synonyms, related words: slash, rip; distress, torment

to tear, cut deep, or wound (a skin); to criticize harshly or hurt (a person's feelings)

 

29 lackluster adj. 

synonyms, related words: colorless, dark; listless, spiritless; common, ordinary

lacking shine or brightness; lacking energy or conviction; mediocre or uninspiring

 

30 laggard n. lag (n./v.)

synonyms, related words: loiterer, straggler

a person who is slow or who is always falling behind others 

 

31 luminosity n. luminous (adj.)

synonyms, related words: brillance, glow; power, intensity

radiance or brightness of something; the natural brightness or energy of a celestial object

 

32 marginalize v. marginalization (n.)

synonyms, related words: lower, relegate

to place someone or something in a weak or unimportant position within a group or society

 

33 moderate adj./v. moderation (n.)

synonyms, related words: centrist; temperate; fair; reduce; mediate

not having extreme political or religious views; restrained or calm; having average amount, effect, scope, etc.; to make less intense; to preside over

 

34 monologue n. 

synonyms, related words: soliloquy, address

a long or dramatic speech (in a play, movie, verse, prose, etc.) by a single speaker

 

35 mortify v. mortification (n.)

synonyms, related words: shame; subdue, control

to make one feel embarrassed or humiliated; to punish or suppress one's body, needs, desires, appetites, etc., by self-inflicted pain or self-denial

 

36 omnivorous adj. omnivore (n.)

synonyms, related words: all-consuming

eating both animal and vegetable substances; madly or excitedly utilizing or takiong in everything

 

37 pagan n. paganism (n.)

synonyms, related words: infidel, heathen

a person without religion or religious belief 

 

38 pariah n. 

synonyms, related words: outcast, outsider

a person who is rejected, despised, or in exile; a member of a low social caste in India

 

39 parity n.

synonyms, related words: equivalence, par

the quality or state of being equal in power, strength, rank, value, etc.; the fact or condition of having borne offspring

 

40 pedestrian adj./n.

synonyms, related words: boring, tedious; waling, stroller

not interesting or inspiring; (a person) going on foot

 

41 perpetual adj. perpetuity (n.)

synonyms, related words: continual, eternal

occurring repeatedly or lasting forever

 

42 pertinent v. pertinence (n.)

synonyms, related words: relevant, appropriate

relating to or having a clear connection with a particular subject or matter

 

43 prescient adj. prescience (n.)

synonyms, related words: visionary, foreseeing

possessing the ability to predict future events

 

44 proprietor n. proprietorship (n.)

synonyms, related words: holder, landlord

a person who owns a business or property

 

45 provocation n. provoke (v.), provocative (adj.)

synonyms, related words: instigation, excitement

the act of inciting or annoying, or something that stimulates 

 

46 remedial adj. remedy (n.)

synonyms, related words: healing, medicinal; corrective, reformative

intended as a treatment or cure; concerned with teaching methods for students who have dificulty learnig 

 

47 sacrilege n. sacrilegious (adj.)

synonyms, related words: blasphemy, desecration

disrespect or violation of something held sacred

 

48 stripling n. 

synonyms, related words: lad, boy

a young man

 

49 truncheon n. 

synonyms, related words: club, rod

a short, thick stick used as a weapon by a police officer, or a baton or staff symbolizing authority

 

50 vicarious adj. 

synonyms, related words: indirect; delegated

participating through the experience of another; entrusted to handle the affairs of another

 

 

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