SAT Vocabulary List 10 Flashcards
Baneful
Causing woe; destructive; harmful; deadly
Circumspect
Prudent; cautious
Admonish
To warn; to cation in council
Tantamount
Of equal value or significance
Neologism
A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word
Respite
A period of rest or relief
Capitulate
To surrender
Aphorism
A concise statement of truth or principle
Confute
To prove wrong; to refute decisively
Dexterous
Skillful in the use of hands or body
Entice
To lure to attract, to the tempt in a pleasing way
Indolent
Lazy
Perfunctory
UnEnthusiastic; careless
Vapid
Without liveliness; dull; spiritless
Visage
A face or facial expression
Slovenly
Messy; characteristic of a slob
Stolid
Showing little emotion or pain
Taciturn
Untalkative by nature
Egregious
Extremely bad
Turncate
To shorten by chopping off the end