Basic SAT Vocab List 7 Flashcards
Adept
very skilled or proficient at something
Alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
Diffident
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Disseminate
spread or disperse widely
Enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
Erudite
having or showing great knowledge or learning
Loquacious
tending to talk a great deal; talkative
Mirthful
merry or amusing
Prosaic
having the style or diction of prose; commonplace and unromantic
Reticent
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
Sedulous
(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence
Soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
Succinct
briefly or clearly expressed
Tangential
diverging from a previous course or line
Vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging