SAT Vocab Words Flashcards
fecund
(a.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
discernment
(n.) an ability to make good judgments
apotheosize
(v.) to glorify; to make into a god
truculent
(a.) aggressively defiant or hostile
anomaly
(n.) something that is unusual or unexpected
equivocate
(v.) to be deliberately unclear or ambiguous
peripatetic
(n.; a.) a worker who travels around; traveling, especially for work
travesty
(n.) a distorted representation of something
discourse
(v.) to communicate in an orderly fashion
monolithic
(a.) massive and uniform
proletariat
(n.) the working class
nullify
(v.) to declare invalid
apocalyptic
(a.) predicting or involving widespread destruction
mercenary
(n.) a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money
forsake
(v.) to withdraw support
incendiary
(a.; n.) intending or designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife; one who sets fires or causes strife
nadir
(n.) the lowest point
decamp
(v.) to leave suddenly or secretly
trenchant
(a.) sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
canard
(n.) a false rumor
propitiate
(v.) to win somebody’s favor
specious
(a.) plausible but false
cynosure
(n.) the center of attraction; something that serves to guide or direc
rarefy
(v.) to make something less dense; to refine
halcyon
(a.) calm, peaceful; prosperous
mendacity
(n.) the tendency to be untruthful
adventitious
(a.) associated with something by chance and not an integral part
meretricious
(a.) attractive in a superficial manner but without real value
detritus
(n.) debris or discarded material
litigate
(v.) to engage in legal proceedings
