SAT Words Flashcards
Paucity
Scarcity, lack
Futile
Useless
Cacophony
Harsh sound
Aquiesce
To accept without opposition; comply quietly
Phalanx
Massed group of people, animals, things
Magnanimous
Generous, noble in spirit
Expunge
To erase, eliminate completely
Arcane
Secret, obscure, known only to a few
Curmudgeon
Cranky person
Yen
A strong desire; a craving
Zealot
Someone passionately devoted to a cause
Poignant
Emotionally moving
Tableaux
Vivid descriptions, striking scenes
Pungent
Strong or sharp in smell or taste
Egress
The exit
Surreptitiously
Secretly
Anachronistic
Chronologically out of place
Ebullient
Exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
Reticent
Not speaking freely; reserved
Ambiguous
Unclear, subject to multiple interpretations
Ingress
Entrance
Prevaricate
To lie
Inept
Clumsy, awkward