SAT Vocabulary
Vocab Quiz #2
1.Formulaic (adj) made according to a formula; systematic
2.Corroborate (v) to make more certain; confirm ; validate, substantiate 3.Anomaly (n) Something that is unusual or unexpected
4. Faculty (n) innate or acquired ability to
act or do; power
5. Flamboyant(adj) having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of
attention; colorful behavior
6. Effrontery (n) a
very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude;
shamelessness
7. Exonerate (v) to
prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem, bad
situation, etc.
8. Augment (v) to
increase the size or amount of (something)
9. Perpetuate
(v) to cause (something that
should be stopped, such as a mistaken idea or a bad situation) to continue
10. Sedentary (adj) not migratory; doing or requiring much sitting; not
physically active
11. Itinerant
(adj) traveling from place to place
12. Eschew (v) to avoid habitually especially on moral
or practical grounds
13.
Esoteric (adj) requiring
or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group
14.
Supercilious (adj) having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of
people who think that they are better or more important than other people;
pretentious 15.
Unencumbered (adj) – not burdened, hindered or impeded
Vocab Quiz #1
1. Abhor (v) to dislike intensely
SYN: detest, loath, execrate, denounce, abominate
ANT: revere, esteem, adulate, venerate
2. Ambiguous (adj) unclear, not classified as one or the other
SYN: cryptic, indistinct, indeterminate, contradictory, paradoxical
ANT: lucid, intelligible, explicit, manifest, unequivocal
3. Assiduous (adj) – hard-working, diligent
SYN: thorough, complete, scrupulous
ANT: lackadaisical, idle, lethargic
4. Austerity (n) – severity, seriousness
SYN: gravity, stringency, somberness
ANT: triviality, lightheartedness, indulgence
5. Benevolent (adj) – kindly, charitable
SYN: bountiful, magnanimous, philanthropic
ANT: greedy, avaricious, stingy
6. Candid (adj) – 1. Fair, impartial 2. Frank, honest
SYN: straightforward, unbiased
ANT: deceitful, surreptitious, disingenuous
7. Curtail (v) – to shorten or reduce
SYN: foil, impede, abort, abridge
ANT: augment, unleash, distend
8. Debase (v)– to put down, lower in value
SYN: desecrate, taint, blaspheme
ANT: exalt, idolize, deify
9. Degenerate (v) – to grow worse or weaker
SYN: regress, corrode, atrophy
ANT: resuscitate, invigorate, revive
10. Eccentric (adj) – unconventional, unusual, off-center
SYN: quirky, unique, anomalous
ANT: pedestrian, mundane, commonplace
11. Effervescent (adj) – bubbly, upbeat, lively
SYN: gleeful, vivacious, buoyant
ANT: sedentary, placid, bland
12. Eloquent (adj) – persuasive and fluent in speaking
SYN: Charismatic, glib, mellifluous
ANT: stammering, taciturn, inarticulate
1. Formulaic (adj) made according to a formula; systematic
2. Corroborate (v) to make more certain; confirm ; validate, substantiate
3. Anomaly (n) Something that is unusual or unexpected
4. Faculty (n) innate or acquired ability to act or do; power
5. Flamboyant(adj) having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention; colorful behavior
6. Effrontery (n) a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude; shameless
7. Edifice: (N) a large, usually impressive building.
8. Ponderous: (ADJ) weighty or clumsy.
9. CONGENIAL: pleasant, friendly.
10. INAUSPICIOUS: not prosperous, unpromising, ill-fated
VOCAB QUIZ WEDNESDAY 11/27
11. Denounce (v) – to accuse, strongly disapprove
After his disappointing loss, the candidate DENOUNCED his supporters for failing to vote.
SYN: censure, defame, chide
ANT: extol, acclaim, exalt
12. Despondent (adj) – depressed
Mike was DESPONDENT when Lauren broke up with him and started dating his best friend.
SYN: disenchanted, melancholy, forlorn
ANT: jovial, exuberant, rapturous
13. Detrimental (adj) - harmful
The surgeon general has determined that smoking is DETRIMENTAL to your health.
SYN: insidious, pernicious, lethal
ANT: vitalizing, curative, salubrious
14. Dilatory (adj) – 1. Late 2. Tending to cause delay
Nancy was DILATORY in submitting her college applications and was rejected from most schools.
SYN: tardy, sluggish, remiss
ANT: mindful, punctual brisk
15. Disinclined (adj) – unwilling, reluctant
Sam was DISINCLINED to attempt the driving test again after failing three times.
SYN: against, averse, indisposed
ANT: inclined, compliant, docile
16. Dispel (v) – to drive away, scatter, to cause to vanish
NASA quickly DISPELLED rumors of an alien invasion by explaining the actual causes of the lunar eclipse.
SYN: debunk, dissipate, diffuse
ANT: substantiate, amass, garner
17. Eccentric (adj) – unconventional, unusual, off-center
James is known for making ECCENTRIC choices, preferring to live in a cave instead of a house.
SYN: quirky, unique, anomalous
ANT: pedestrian, mundane, commonplace
18. Effervescent (adj) – bubbly, upbeat, lively
Vanessa’s giggle is as EFFERVECENT as the bubbles in a glass of champagne.
SYN: gleeful, vivacious, buoyant
ANT: sedentary, placid, bland
11. Denounce (v) – to accuse, strongly disapprove
After his disappointing loss, the candidate DENOUNCED his supporters for failing to vote.
SYN: censure, defame, chide
ANT: extol, acclaim, exalt
12. Despondent (adj) – depressed
Mike was DESPONDENT when Lauren broke up with him and started dating his best friend.
SYN: disenchanted, melancholy, forlorn
ANT: jovial, exuberant, rapturous
13. Detrimental (adj) - harmful
The surgeon general has determined that smoking is DETRIMENTAL to your health.
SYN: insidious, pernicious, lethal
ANT: vitalizing, curative, salubrious
14. Dilatory (adj) – 1. Late 2. Tending to cause delay
Nancy was DILATORY in submitting her college applications and was rejected from most schools.
SYN: tardy, sluggish, remiss
ANT: mindful, punctual brisk
15. Disinclined (adj) – unwilling, reluctant
Sam was DISINCLINED to attempt the driving test again after failing three times.
SYN: against, averse, indisposed
ANT: inclined, compliant, docile
16. Dispel (v) – to drive away, scatter, to cause to vanish
NASA quickly DISPELLED rumors of an alien invasion by explaining the actual causes of the lunar eclipse.
SYN: debunk, dissipate, diffuse
ANT: substantiate, amass, garner
17. Eccentric (adj) – unconventional, unusual, off-center
James is known for making ECCENTRIC choices, preferring to live in a cave instead of a house.
SYN: quirky, unique, anomalous
ANT: pedestrian, mundane, commonplace
18. Effervescent (adj) – bubbly, upbeat, lively
Vanessa’s giggle is as EFFERVECENT as the bubbles in a glass of champagne.
SYN: gleeful, vivacious, buoyant
ANT: sedentary, placid, bland
