MySAT 1 Flashcards
lackluster
lacking excitement
permissive
giving people too much freedom
salutary
having a good result
tenuous
weak/flimsy
staunchly
very devoted
convivial
of or relating to social events
steadfast
very devoted
fortuitous
happening by chance
obfuscation
to make more difficult to understand
certitude
feeling certain
piety
devotion to god
remonstrate
to disagree
capitulate
to stop fighting an enemy
intercede
to try to help settle an argument
equivocate
to use unclear language to deceive
etch
to produce a pattern
progenitor
a pioneer
frivolity
a lack of seriousness
defunct
no longer existing
perennial
existing in the same way for a long time
precarious
not safe
supercede
to replace
lucrative
producing money/wealth
panache
lots of energy and style
irascibility
easily provoked to anger
mendacity
tendency to lie
brashness
rude
infraction
violation
loftily
very impressive
flagrant
very bad
sully
to damage
chasten
to cause
prevarication
to avoid telling the truth
gardenia
a large white flower
tweed
a rough woolen cloth woven in different colors
fray
to cause to become worn down at the edge
frolic
to play
mar
to ruin the beauty
malady
disease
ragged
in bad condition
insinuation
a usually bad or insulting remark
recrimination
an angry statement that criticizes
verdant
green with growing plants
pliant
literally flexible
licentious
sexually offensive
nihilistic
the belief that morals have no worth
magisterial
showing impressive knowledge about a subject
propitiatory
to make less angry
rapturous
showing extreme pleasure
eclectic
including things taken from many different sources
ebb
a flow outward from the land
notwithstanding
without being prevented by
calamity
disaster
reprimand
to speak in an angry and critical way
metropolis
a very large city
residual
remaining after a process has been completed
emporium
a store or shop
mannered
behaving in a certain way
cortisone
a hormone that is used to treat arthritis
eschew
to avoid especially because you do not think it is right
forgo
to give up
abstruse
hard to understand
contrive
to form or think of
convoluted
complicated
impressionistic
involving general feelings than actual facts
dilatory
cause a delay
inscrutable
difficult to understand
ardor
a strong feeling of energy
paragon
a thing that is perfect
profusion
a large amount of something
bounty
good things provided in large amounts
obtuseness
stupid
nautical
relating to ships
avail
to be useful
harried
bothered by many problems
tribunal
a kind of court that has authority to a specific area
silt
sand, soil, mud
serendipity
dumb luck
merriment
laughter
amicability
being friendly to avoid argument
facetious
used to describe speech that is meant to be funny
avuncular
like an uncle
obdurate
refusing to do what other people want
tractable
easily managed
prescient
having or showing an ability to know what will happen before it does
reticent
not willing to tell people
improvident
not saving for the future
halcyon
calm,peaceful
sedulous
diligent in application or attention
somnolent
sleepy
expedient
providing an easy way to solve a problem
ecstatic
very happy
pensive
quietly sad
dinghy
a small boat that is carried by a larger boat
slate
a thin piece of rock
snarling
to become twisted together
wan
look sick or pale
astern
toward the back of a boat or ship
oration
a formal speech
trivial
not important
garret
a usually small and unpleasant room
surly
rude
weary
lacking strength
perturb
to cause to be worried
placid
not easily upset or excited
stoic
showing no emotion
ebullient
lively
reticent
not willing to tell people about things
abject
very humble
inscrutable
difficult to understand
melancholy
a sad mood
propitious
likely to have good results
resilient
able to become strong
poignant
causing a strong feeling of sadness
consummate
very skillful
vitriolic
harsh and angry words
doctrinaire
used to describe a person who has very strong beliefs
stoic
showing no emotion especially when things are bad
eerie
mysterious
pillar
a basic fact
asphyxiating
to cause to stop breathing
irate
very angry
backlash
a strong public reaction
disjointed
lacking order
affect
to produce an effect
vehement
showing strong and angry feelings
scathe
to attack with severe criticism
pugnacious
showing a readiness to fight
terse
brief and direct in a way that may seem rude
quizzical
showing that you do not understand something
loquacious
liking to talk
perfunctory
used to describe something that is done without energy
intricacy
the quality of being complex
daunting
tending to make people afraid
culpable
deserving blame
enthralling
to hold attention of by exciting
felicitous
appropriate
expose
a news report
timorous
fearful
subversive
secretly trying to destroy a government
distend
to become larger because of pressure from inside
hoot
to make a loud sound
irksome
annoying
snicker
a short laugh to show disrespect
seethe
to feel or show strong emotion
foist
to force someone to accept
repercussion
negative consequences cuz of an action
suffrage
the right to vote
solace
someone that gives comfort
levy
to use legal authority to demand
conjecture
an opinion without proof
anecdotal
a short story
servility
very obedient
persevere
to continue doing something that is difficult
acquiesce
to accept
banality
something that is boring
recant
to publicly say that you no longer have an opinion that you once had.
rudiments
basic facts
ostentatious
display wealth
vestigial
remaining as the last small part of something that existed before
prodigious
amazing
stark
having a very plain appearance
stoic
showing no emotion
conciliatory
intended to make someone less angry
haphazard
having no plan
litigious
too ready to sue someone
polemical
a strong written attack against a belief
steadfast
very devoted
unadorned
not decorated
incantatory
the chanting of words for magical power
disaffected
disloyal
unstinting
to be frugal
evenhanded
fair
chide
to scold gently
silhouette
a dark shape in front of a light background
devious
willing to lie
acclimate
to adjust to a new climate
predispose
to cause to be more likely to behave in a particular way
satirize
to show that something is foolish
ad-lib
to improvise
extemporize
made up without special preparation
bungle
to make mistakes
malfeasance
illegal activity
redemptive
the act of redeeming something
temperance
the practice of controlling your actions
transgression
to do something that is not allowed
prescriptive
giving exact rules
foible
a minor fault in someone’s behavior
fertile
producing a large amount of something
contemplative
causing deep thought
regressive
to return to an earlier and usually worse state
mandate
to demand
arrest
to stop the progress of something
economize
to use money carefully
forgo
to give up
sedentary
not doing much physical activity
dissolute
used to describe someone whoes way of living is considered immoral
lavish
to give a large amount of something
itinerant
traveling from place to place
uncouthness
awkward
mold
to form or press
modicum
a small amount
plethora
a very large amount
obfuscate
to make more difficult to understand
debilitate
to make weak
tenacity
very determined to do something
nonchalance
showing that you are not worried about anything
circumspection
thinking carefully about possible risks before doing something
expediency
providing an easy way to solve a problem
munificence
very generous
antecedent
something that came before something else
forestall
to stop
harbinger
something that shows what is coming
panoply
a group or ollection that is impressive because it is so big
spate
a large number of things
paucity
a small amount
afford
to produce it
contractual
of or relating to the things that are required by a contract
allusion
a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly
wade
to move with difficulty
thickets
a group of bushes or small trees
unfazed
not confused
abate
to become weaker
mediate
to work with opposing sides in a n argument
perfidious
not able to be trusted
euphonious
having a pleasant sound
exasperation
the state of being very annoyed
commiseration
to express sadness
consternation
a strong feeling of surprise
veneration
to feel or show deep respect for
substantive
important
disputatious
a disagreement or argument
pervasive
existing in every part of something
parochial
of or relating to church parish
dread
to fear something will happen
bell
to cause to swell
bore
to be worthy of
estrange
to cause someone to be no longer involved
demure
quiet and polite
aside
used to say that something is not included in a statement that follows
plaster
to put on the surface
profanation
violation
resigned
feeling acceptance that something unpleasant will happen
prenatural
existing in nature
denizen
an inhabitant
foible
weakness in someones character
sublime
impressing the mind with a sense of power
squalid
very dirty
begrudge
to think that someone does not deserve something
