SAT Words, Month Two

Question 1

compendious

Answer 1

succinct

Question 2

complacency

Answer 2

feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

Question 3

compliant

Answer 3

yielding to request or desire

Question 4

conciliate

Answer 4

compromising, apologizing

Question 5

concur

Answer 5

agree

Question 6

conflagration

Answer 6

large or destructive fire; military conflict

Question 7

confluence

Answer 7

act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place

Question 8

congenial

Answer 8

compatible

Question 9

conscientious

Answer 9

diligent; responsible; reliable

Question 10

consternation

Answer 10

intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

Question 11

contempt

Answer 11

state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace

Question 12

contemptible

Answer 12

worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain

Question 13

contentious

Answer 13

quarrelsome; marked by heated arguments or controversy

Question 14

convivial

Answer 14

festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

Question 15

copious

Answer 15

plentiful; affording ample supply

Question 16

corroborate

Answer 16

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or fact

Question 17

cosmopolitan

Answer 17

sophisticated; of worldwide scope

Question 18

credulity

Answer 18

readiness in belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

Question 19

culpable

Answer 19

blameworthy

Question 20

cursory

Answer 20

casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

Question 21

dauntless

Answer 21

bold, incapable of being discouraged; fearless

Question 22

dearth

Answer 22

scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

Question 23

debacle

Answer 23

sudden downfall, complete disaster

Question 24

debilitate

Answer 24

make weak; enfeeble

Question 25

debunk

Answer 25

expose as false, exaggerated

Question 26

decimate

Answer 26

destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill every one of the ten

Question 27

decorum

Answer 27

propriety in manners and conduct; conventions and requirements of polite behavior

Question 28

deference

Answer 28

willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

Question 29

degradation

Answer 29

humiliation

Question 30

deleterious

Answer 30

having harmful effect; having a quality of destroying life; noxious

Question 31

delineate

Answer 31

portray; depict; sketch out

Question 32

demonstative

Answer 32

openly emotional

Question 33

demure

Answer 33

modest and reserved in behavior or manner

Question 34

denigrate

Answer 34

blacken; attack the reputation of

Question 35

depose

Answer 35

force to leave; remove from office

Question 36

depravity

Answer 36

extreme corruption of; wickedness

Question 37

deprecate

Answer 37

express disapproval of; protest against

Question 38

depreciation

Answer 38

devaluation; decrease in price or value of

Question 39

deride

Answer 39

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

Question 40

derivative

Answer 40

unoriginal; derived from another source

Question 41

derogatory

Answer 41

expressing low opinion of; belittling

Question 42

desecration

Answer 42

violate the sacredness of

Question 43

despondent

Answer 43

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Question 44

despot

Answer 44

tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler

Question 45

destitute

Answer 45

extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

Question 46

deterrent

Answer 46

something that discourages

Question 47

devoid

Answer 47

completely lacking; barren or empty

Question 48

didactic

Answer 48

excessively morally intrusive

Question 49

diffident

Answer 49

shy

Question 50

diffuse

Answer 50

spread out widely

Question 51

digression

Answer 51

stray away from subject at hand

Question 52

dilatory

Answer 52

tending to waste time

Question 53

diminutive

Answer 53

below average size

Question 54

dire

Answer 54

urgent, dreadful

Question 55

discern

Answer 55

detect; perceive

Question 56

discomfited

Answer 56

disappointed, defeated

Question 57

discount

Answer 57

give reduction in price

Question 58

disheartening

Answer 58

discouraging

Question 59

disillusionment

Answer 59

disenchantment, disappointment

Question 60

disingenious

Answer 60

giving false appearance of frankness; insincere

Question 61

disparage

Answer 61

belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way

Question 62

dispassionate

Answer 62

calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Question 63

dispel

Answer 63

scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

Question 64

disputatious

Answer 64

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

Question 65

disquiet

Answer 65

make uneasy or anxious; trouble

Question 66

disseminate

Answer 66

distribute; scatter like seeds

Question 67

distaste

Answer 67

dislike, aversion

Question 68

divergent

Answer 68

differing, tending to move apart in different directions

Question 69

divisive

Answer 69

creating conflict

Question 70

divulge

Answer 70

reveal; make known public

Question 71

doctrine

Answer 71

principles presented for belief

Question 72

dormant

Answer 72

sleeping; not active, but capable of becoming active

Question 73

dupe

Answer 73

easily deceived person; duplicate or photographic image

Question 74

duplicitous

Answer 74

deliberately deceptive

Question 75

ebulliment

Answer 75

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

Question 76

eclectic

Answer 76

composed of elements of varying sources

Question 77

efface

Answer 77

rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

Question 78

effervesce

Answer 78

bubble, fizz

Question 79

egalitarian

Answer 79

belief in equality

Question 80

elated

Answer 80

overjoyed; extremely happy or excited

Question 81

elicit

Answer 81

draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer