AP English Language & Compo: SAT Vocabulary Lists #1-13 ‘This handout will review the SAT words that are commonly addressed on not only your SAT test, but also your AP CollegeBoard test. I recommend flash cards to commit these words to memory. Further, they are also beneficial to include in all writing in this class (eg, blog, formal essays, timed assignments. etc). (Ye usttt rame Gidzes Over Hse words. Use them in Pour writing, 10. rt 12, 13. 44. 15, 16. 17. 18, 19, 20. Lesson #1 apathy ~ lack of emotion or interest ambiguous - having more than one meaning, vague fervent - passionate vagrant ~ a wandering homeless person; a tramp undermine - to weaken; to wear the foundation of oblivious - unaware; unconscious indifferent - not caring one way or the other; lacking preference; neutral obscure - unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard tounderstand objective - without bias (as oppased to subjective) revere —to worship discriminate - to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference embellish — to add details; to exaggerate denounce — to speak out against; to condemn Innovate - to he creative; to introduce something stagnant - not moving candid — honest; frank Impartial - unbiased; neutral discern — to distinguish one thing from another ostentatious - showing off contentious - quarrelsome Lesson #2 reprove - to scold; to find fault with pessimilsm - gloominess; a belief that the bad suys always win cursory hasty, not thorough profligate - extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant miser - someone who hoards money Jocular joking fracas - uproar; brawl caricature ~a satiric portrait or representation corroborate ~ to confirm |. precarious - dangerously unstable expository - explanatory , bolster - to support ; to prop up . daunt - to intimidate; to discourage . inclined - tending toward one direction 5. uniform ~ constant; without variety . perceptive ~ having keen understanding; discerning . superficial - shallow; on the surface only 18, 19. 20. 12, 13. 14. 15. 16. a7. 19. 20. lucid ~ clear; easy to understand (elucidate) immune ~ safe from harm; protected aesthetic - concerned with art or beauty (not the same as ascetic) Lesson #3 prodigal - extravagant; wasteful assess - to estimate the value of to measure deter - to prevent, especially by threatening ‘complacent ~ smiug; self-satisfied; overly confident contempt - disdain; hatred eloquent - speaking well; articulate virtue - moral excellence vital - essential; necessary guile - cunning; deceitfulness (not the same as guilt) . biased - prejudiced; not neutral . censor ~ to delete objectionable material (not the same as censure) vulnerable - capable of being harmed hypocritical - insincere eccentric - odd; unusual; quirky disdain ~ contempt; intense dislike abstract - theoretical; lacking substance (the ‘opposite of concrete) valid ~ founded on fact or evidence . subtle ~ not obvious; hard to spot enigma - mystery inevitable - unavoidable; bound to happen Lesson #4 inferred - derived by reasoning: implied, asa conclusion diverse - varied articulate - speaking well apprehensive - fearful; wortied benevolent - good; king-hearted; generous virulent - very harmful like a virus) pious (piety) - deadly religious skeptical - doubting provincial - narrow-minded; unsophisticated resignation - acceptance ofa situation (secondary meaning) IMluminate - to light up; make dear . resolution (resolve) - determination (also: the solution of a problem} servile ~ overly submissive; cringing; like a servant4, 15, 16, 17. 18, 19, 20. 10, 12, 123. 14, 15. 17. 18, 19. 20, diligent ~ hard-working refute - to disprove anarchy ~ lack of government; chaos miser ~ one who saves greedily discord - disagreement ‘monotonous - without variety; tiresome trivial - unimportant; insignificant Lesson #5 profound (profundity) - deep; insightful enhance ~to improve; to augment phenomenon —an observable fact or occurrence enduring - lasting advocate - to speak in favor of; to support solitude to state of bing alone tentative - temporary; not final contemporary - living at the same time; modern provocative (provoke) - exciting; attracting attention adversary an opponent; enemy gravity (grave) - seriousness (secondary meaning) . banal - common; dull; ordinary . depravity - moral corruption | temper - to moderate; to soften 5. censure to blame; to criticize (not the same as censor) extol -to praise indulgent - pampering oneself; satistying one’s own desires erratic - irregular; without direction insipid - bland; boring; tasteless ‘euphony ~ pleasant sound Lesson #6 antagonist - opposition; hostility; resistance arbitrary - subject to individual judgment austere - severe; without frills expedite (expedient) ~ to make faster or easier heresy - an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs compromise ~ to settle by concession or surrender condescend - to talk down to fallacious (fallacy) ~ false; untrue intangible - abstract; not capable of being touched or felt arrogant - acting superior to others; snooty . compatible - able to co-exist; harmonious dubious - doubtful solicit ~to ask for; to seek elusive (elude) - tough to catch; hard to pin down facilitate ~ to make easier; to help static - stationary; not moving (not the same as radio fuzz) ironic satiric; unexpected irrational - unreasonable; unpredictable dogmatic - stubbornly opinionated flagrant - shocking; outstandingly bad Lesson #7 1. frivolous - not serious; trivial; silly 2. taclturn ~ quiet; saying little 3. infamous - notorious; scandalous 4. redundant - repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous 5. authoritarian - like a dictator 6. exhaustive - thorough; complete 7. profuse - flowing freely; generous; excessive 8, expedient - useful for effecting a desired result 9. fastidious — not easy to please; overly critical 10. 1. 12. 13. . prosalc - uninspired; dull; banal . philanthropy ~ a desire to help mankind . Iangutd - slow; tired; drooping; weak . astute - perceptive; clever 44, authentic re 415. brevity ~ briefness 16, refevant — pertinent; important to know 417, incoherent - impossible to understand; chaotic 48. mitigate - to make milder; to make less severe 419, reprehensible ~ shameful; bad 20. augment - to add; to increase; to make bigger Lesson #8 1, engender -to create; to produce 2, deride (derision) - to ridicule; to make fun of 3, acelaim - praise; applause; admiration 4, 5. lethargic - tired; languid; weak fanatic - one who is very devoted to a cause or an idea 6. novel - new; unusual (secondary meaning) 7. solemn - serious; grave 8 ambivalent undecided 9. reticent ~ quiet; uncommunicative; taciturn 10. ferver ~ passion; zeal great enthusiasm 11. scanty - inadequate; minimal 12. dispassionate - free from passion or spleit 43. pragmatic - practical 14, didactic ~ instructive 15, deference (defer) - a show of respect 16. alleviate ~ to lighten or relieve 17. vacillate - to waiver between choices 18, endorse - to approve of; to give support to 19. conspicuous ~ easily seen; out in the open 20. negligence ~ carelessness; neglect; indifference Lesson #9 ephemeral - short-lived; fleeting; 1 ransitory 2, relegate — to dismiss; to an inferior person 3. futile - hopeless; worthless; useless 4, condone ~ to forgive; to overlook 5. tranquility - calmness 6 7. dissent~ disagreement conciliate ~ to soothe; to end a dispute; to reconcile 8 incessant - unceasing; never ending 9. disparity ~ inequality; difference 10. disparage - to speak badly of; to belittle 11. conventional - ordinary; customary; normal; traditional 12, rigor ~harshness or severity13, auspicious - favorable; positive 14, universal - existing or present everywhere 15, fickle - unpredictable; capricious; whimsical 16, furtive - secretive 17, remorse ~ sadness; regret 18, repress - to hold down 19, gullible - overly trusting; willing to believe anything 20. respite~a rest; a pause; a break Lesson #10 1. scrutinize - to examine closely 2. coalesce ~to come together; to merge; to join 3. orthodox - standard; commonly accepted; conventional (not justin religion) 4, innate - inborn; inherited 5. preclude - to prevent; to make impossible 6. efface ~to erase; to wipe out 7. marred ~ damaged; bruised 8 ameliorate - to make better; to Improve 9, prodigious - of enormous quantity or size 10, concise - briefly and clearly stated 11. immutable ~ unchanging; permanent 12, stoic~ indifferent to pleasure and pain; brave 13. innocuous ~ harmless 1A, indolence - laziness 15. benign ~ harmless 16, tedious ~ boring: painstaking 17, amiable ~ friendly 18, laud - to praise 19, caustic - burning; uncomplimentary 20, atrophy ~ to waste away from lack of use Lesson #11. 4. meander - to wander randomly 2. instigate -to start trouble 3. heed—to obey 4. virtuoso ~ an accomplished musician 5, predecessor — the person who came before another 6. deplete - to use up; to reduce 7. compliant - submissive; obedient 8. inadvertent - accidental; unintentional 9. acquiesce ~ to agree finally; to go along with something 410, levity humor 11, belittle -to put down; to disparage 12, extraneous ~ irrelevant; extra; unnecessary 43, digress - to stray from the subject 14, emulate - to copy something admired; to imitate 15, appease to make peace with; to satisly 16. sage (sagacious) ~ a wise person 17. nostalgic - yearning for the good old days 18, assuage ~to soothe 49, saccharine overly sweet 20. stanza ~a section of a poem Lesson #12 jeopardy ~ danger supercilious - haughty; arrogant avarice ~ greed pivotal - important; critical; crucial blithe - free-spirited; carefree scrupulous - careful; diligent; moral volatile - changeable; unstable; explosive voluminous - very large; spacious peripheral ~ on the edge; surrounding; ‘unimportant |. hedonistic ~ pleasure-seeking; indulgent . amity ~ friendship . benefactor ~ a generous donor; someone who helps |. apocryphal - a doubtful origin; mythical . slander ~ to defame; to speak maliciously of someone animosity hatred 5. stringent - strict; harsh; severe . hackneyed - banal; over-used |. amass - to accumulate; to pile up . verbose - wordily; overly talkative |. trepidation - fear Lesson #13 desecrate - to profane a holy place fortuitous ~ accidental; happening by chance or luck vehement - urgent; passionate; forceful credulous ~ gullible; overly trusting blasphemy — heretical departure from accepted practice lax ~ careless; not diligent; relaxed cryptic - mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic hinder - to obstruct esoteric - understood only bya select few . pretentious - pompous; sell-important incongruous not fitting in; out of place . unprecedented ~ occurring for the first time; novel; never seen before |. merger - a joining; a uniting pedestrian = common; ordinary; banal (secondary meaning) - prudent — careful; cautious exemplary ~ outstanding; settling a great example . syeophant ~a book licker; a brownnoser neutral ~ unbiased; not taking sides; objective rescind - to repeal; to take back; formally retract to take back (eg, a statement)