SAT Vocab 2 Flashcards
Acclaim (n)
Enthusiastic approval; praise vociferously; clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Acknowledge (v)
To accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; accept as legally binding and valid; express thanks, or gratitude; declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of;
Acquiesce (v)
To agree or to express agreement
Banal (adj)
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Benign (adj)
Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; not dangerous to health; not recurrent or (progressive (especially of a tumor)
Candid (adj)
Openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness; informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; characterized by directness in manner of speech
Coerce (v)
To cause to do through pressure or necessity; by physical, moral or intellectual means
Constructive (adj)
Tending to improve or promote development; emphasizing what is hopeful or to the good
Delineate (adj)
Represented accurately or precisely; (v) describe in vivid detail; trace the shape of; make a mark or lines on a surface; determine the essential quality of
Depravity (n)
A corrupt or degenerate act or practice; moral perversion;
Devious (adj)
Deviating from a straight course; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
Dispense (v)
Grant an exemption; give or apply (medications); administer or bestow, as in small portions; to divide and share out according to a plan
Dissipate (v)
To live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption; spend frivolously and unwisely; move away from each other
Divulge (v)
To make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Flagrant(adj
Conspicuously and outraged bad or reprehensive
Incognito (adj)
With your identity concealed; adv. without revealing one’s identity
Innocuous (adj)
Not injurious to physical or mental health; not causing disapproval; lacking intent or capacity to injure; unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
Monochromatic (adj)
(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; having or appearing to have only one color
Ostentatious (adj)
Intended to attract notice and impress others; of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
Partisan (adj)
Devoted to a cause or party; adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; (n) an ardent/enthusiastic supporter of some person/activity
Prosaic (adj)
Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
Query (n)
An instance of questioning (v) pose a question
Quicken (v)
To show signs of life; give life or energy to; give new life or energy; to move faster
Rash (adj)
Imprudently incurring risk; marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; (n) a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; any red eruption of the skin
