SAT Vocabulary List 3 Flashcards
Induce
To cause to happen
Generate, cause
Laud
To praise
Extol
Abridge
To shorten or condense
Reduce
Bucolic
Charmingly rural
Rustic
Belabor
To go over repeatedly to an absurd extent
Pummel; repeat
Anarchy
Lawlessness; an absence of control
Disorder
Gullible
Easily deceived
Credulous
Discrete
Unconnected; separate; distinct
Unrelated
Discreet
Showing self-restraint
Careful, restrained
Strident
Shrill, high pitched
Grating
Soporific
Causing sleep, very boring
Reiterated
To repeat; to say again
Repeat; review
Convivial
I’m at fond of parties or social events
Social
Fabricate
To lie
Embellish, invent (a lie)
Malleable
Easy to shape or bend
Moldable
Ludicrous
Absurd, ridiculous
Preposterous, silly
Nonchalant
Not showing concern or worry
Indifferent
Pretentious
Making ridiculous claims,boastful
Ostentatious
Gesticulate
To make gestures, especially when speaking
Motion, gesture
Conflagration
A huge fire; inferno