SAT Core List 7 Flashcards
abscond
To sneak away and hide
Acute
Sharp and severe
Amalgamate
Bring together
Ambivalent
Having opposing feelings
Anomaly
Something that doesn’t fit into the normal order
Antithesis
Absolute opposite
Assess
Evaluate
Assiduous
Hard-working
Cadence
Rhythm
Canny
Careful and aware
Censure
Rebuke formally or denounce
Cogent
Intellectually convincing
Compound
Combination
Connive
Plot
Convention
Rule or custom
Corrosive
Tends to erode
Deplore
Express sorrow or disapproval
Desolate
Deserted and lifeless
Dissonance
Lack of harmony
Distend
Swell out
Dither
Indecisive
Dormant
Inactive
Ephemeral
Short-lived
Evince
Show
Facade
Deceptive fake attitude
Flaccid
Limp and weak
Gratuitous
Unnecessary or uncalled for
Idolatrous
Excessively worshipping
Indefatigable
Incapable of defeat
Indigenous
Originating in a region
Innuendo
Insinuation
Inoculate
Vaccinate to increase immunity
Irascible
Easily angered
Kudos
Thanks or praise
Lurid
Ghastly
Modulate
Passing from one state to another
Nomadic
Wandering from place to place
Ornate
Decorated
Paradigm
Perfect example
Placid
Calm
Plausible
Believable and reasonable
Precipice
Face of a cliff
Querulous
Whiny
Reconcile
Return to harmony
Reservoir
Reserved large supply
Revoke
Take back
Sacrosanct
Holy
Salutation
Greeting
Sophomoric
Immatur
Taciturn
Doesn’t talk much
Vacuous
Stupid
Virtuoso
Someone who excels in arts