#9 The 1000 Most Common SAT Words Flashcards
quixotic
idealistic, impractical
quotidian
daily
rail
to scold, protest
rancid
having a terrible taste or smell
rancor
deep, bitter resentment
rapport
mutual understanding and harmony
rash
hasty, incautious
raucous
loud, boisterous
raze
to demolish, level
rebuke
to scold, criticize
recalcitrant
defiant, unapologetic
recapitulate
to sum up, repeat
reciprocate
to give in return
reclusive
solitary, shunning society
reconcile
- to return to harmony
- to make consistent with existing ideas
rectitude
uprightness, extreme morality
redoubtable
- formidable
- commanding respect
refract
to distort, change
refurbish
to restore, clean up
refute
to prove wrong
regurgitate
- to vomit
- to throw back exactly
relegate
- to assign to the proper place
- to assign to an inferior place
relegate
- to assign to the proper place
- to assign to an inferior place
relish
to enjoy
remedial
intended to repair gaps in students’ basic knowledge
remiss
negligent, failing to take care
renovate
- restore, return to original state
- to enlarge and make prettier, especially a house
renown
honore, acclaim
renunciation
to reject
repentant
penitent, sorry
replete
full, abundant
repose
to rest, lie down
reprehensible
deserving rebuke
reprieve
a temporary delay of punishment
reproach
to scold, disapprove
reprobate
evil, unprincipled
reprove
to scold, rebuke
repudiate
to reject, refuse to accept
repulse
- to disgust
- to push back
reputable
of good reputation
requisition
a demand for goods, usually made by an authority
rescind
to take back, repeal
reservoir
- reserves, large supply
- a body of water used for storing water
resilient
able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity
resolute
firm, determined
resolve
- to find a solution
- to firmly decide
respite
a break, rest
resplendent
shiny, glowing
restitution
restoration to the rightful, impatient
retract
withdraw
revel
to enjoy intensely
revere
to esteem, show deference, venerate
revoke
to take back
rhapsodize
to engage in excessive enthusiasm
ribald
coarsely, crudely humorous
rife
abundant
ruminate
to contemplate, reflect
ruse
a trick
saccharine
sickeningly sweet
sacrosanct
holy, something that should not be criticized
sagacity
shrewdness, soundness of perspective
salient
significant, conspicuous
salutation
a greeting
salve
a soothing balm
sanctimonious
giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
sanguine
optimistic, cheery
satiate
to satisfy excessively
scathing
sharp, critical, hurtful
scintillating
sparkling
scrupulous
painstaking, careful
scurrilous
vulgar, coarse
sedentary
sitting, settled
semaphore
a visual signal
seminal
original, important, creating a field
sensual
involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex
sensuous
involving sensory gratification
serendipity
luck, finding good things without looking for them
serene
calm, untroubled
servile
subservient
sinuous
lithe, serpentine
sobriety
sedate, calm
solicitous
concerned, attentive
solipsistic
believing that oneself is all that exists
soluble
able to dissolve
solvent
- a substance that can dissolve other substances
- able to pay debts
somnoletn
sleepy, drowsy
sophomoric
immature, uninformed
sovereign
having absolute authority in a certain realm
speculative
not based in fact
spurious
false but designed to seem plausible
stagnate
to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow
staid
sedate, serious, self restrained
stingy
not generous, not inclined to spend or give
stoic
unaffected by passion or feeling
stolid
expressing little sensibility, unemotional
strenuous
requiring tremendous energy or stamina
strident
harsh, loud
stupefy
to astonish, make insensible
subjugate
to bring under control, subdue
sublime
lofty, grand, exalted
