SAT Core List 2 Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
Abide
A
Remain
2
Q
Abridge
A
Shorten
3
Q
Adulation
A
Extreme praise
4
Q
Affluent
A
Rich and wealthy
5
Q
Aggrandize
A
To increase or make greater
6
Q
Anathema
A
Cursed or hated person
7
Q
Arcane
A
Secret and known by only a few
8
Q
Collusion
A
Secret agreement
9
Q
Complacency
A
Feeling safe and secure
10
Q
Concede
A
Accept as valid
11
Q
Constituent
A
An essential part
12
Q
Convivial
A
Mood for feasting, drinking, and enjoying life
13
Q
Counteract
A
Neutralize or make ineffective
14
Q
Defile
A
To make impure or dirty
15
Q
Disseminate
A
Spread widely
16
Q
Eminent
A
Prominent
17
Q
Engender
A
Create, make, generate
18
Q
Fervent
A
Passionate
19
Q
Hapless
A
Unlucky
20
Q
Harangue
A
Lectured, gave a speech
21
Q
Incessant
A
Nonstop, continuous, endless
22
Q
Increment
A
Making larger of bigger
23
Q
Mores
A
The accepts way of acting or fixed customs in a group of people
24
Q
Nebulous
A
Cloudy and blurry
25
Obsolete
Out of date
26
Palatable
Eatable, yummy
27
Pert
Bold
28
Plaudits
Enthusiastic approval and applause
29
Pugnacious
Fights a lot
30
Quell
To settle a dangerous situation
31
Reprieve
Temporary delay of punishment
32
Rescind
Take back
33
Succinct
Exact and precise
34
Turgid
Swollen or excessively embellished
35
Venerate
Respect and honor
36
Zealous
Filled with eagerness
