SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
flaunt
show off
skirt
go around
munificence
generosity
alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
vigilance
watchfulness; attentiveness
sullen
bad-tempered, sulky
vernacular
dialect spoken by regular people
superannuated
outdated; obsolete
bombastic
high sounding but little meaning
austere
severe and strict in manner/attiture; ascetic
erudite
learned and educated
cursory
hasty, not detailed, superficial
ephemera
lasting for only a short time
frenetic
wild, hectic
platitudes
a remark with moral content but cliche
polemics
strong verbal written attack
seminal
important; strongly influential
recondite
little known, obscure
beguiling
deceptively charming
incendiary
provocative, flammable
inchoate
just begun and not fully formed
avert
prevent, ward off
phosphorescent
light emitting
voraciousness
insatiable
galvanizing
excite into taking action
diverting
entertaining
ingratiating
sycophantic, intended to gain approval and favor
impromptu
done without preparation
incredulity
disbelief
prognostication
prophesyzing future events
transitory
not permanent
immutable
not changing
intemperate
having lack of self control
spurned
reject with disdain
untenable
indefensable, ill-founded
expunged
obliterated, erased (something unwanted, unpleasant)
indubitable
unquestionable
erroneous
wrong, incorrect