Top SAT Words Flashcards
provocative
exciting;
attracting attention
advocate
to speak in favor of;
to support
arrogant
feeling superior to others;
snooty
contempt
reproachful disdain
skeptical
doubting
opposite of gullible
innovate
to be creative;
to introduce something new
profound
deep;
insightful
(the opposite of superficial)
digress
to go off the subject
tenacious
tough;
hard to defeat
nostalgia
a sentimental longing for the past;
homesickness
denounce
to speak out against;
to condemn
pragmatic
practical;
down-to-earth;
based on experience rather than theory
rigorous
strict;
harsh;
severe
inevitable
unavoidable;
bound to happen
superficial
on the surface only;
shallow;
not thorough
aesthetic
having to do with artistic beauty;
artistic
(not to be confused with ascetic)
disparage
to belittle;
to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
elaborate
detailed;
careful;
thorough
ambivalent
undecided;
blowing hot and cold
esoteric
hard to understand;
understood by only a select few;
peculiar
subtle
not obvious;
able to make fine distinctions;
ingenious;
crafty
indifferent
not caring one way or the other;
mediocre;
lacking a preference;
neutral
futile
hopeless;
without effect
resignation
reluctant acceptance of a bad situation
