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Words for the 1st quarter
List One
10th Grade SAT Vocabulary List 1-10
1. aberration; noun – deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature. We were convinced that Ed’s poor test marks were an aberration, and that he would do better the next time.
2. belittle; verb – to make something seem less important. The purpose of much campaign oratory is to belittle your opponent’s record.
3. cache; noun – a hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place. Police searched in vain for the cache of jewels which the thieves had skillfully concealed.
4. dearth; noun – shortage. The dearth of citrus fruits led to a host of illnesses.
5. ebb; verb – to decline. Investors watched their fortunes ebb as the stock market plunged to a new low.
6. facilitate; verb – to make easy; to bring about. To facilitate our move, the company sent a crew to crate all of the furniture.
7. galvanize; verb – to arouse suddenly; to startle. It took a mishap at Chernobyl to galvanize the peace movement into protesting vigorously.
8. hackneyed; adjective – used too often; trite; commonplace. Creative writers cringe when they hear egregiously hackneyed expressions.
9. iconoclast; noun – a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions. When she shook up the conservative firm, Gloria earned the reputation of being an iconoclast.
10. jargon; noun – the specialized vocabulary of members of a group. The club members adopted a jargon that made them feel exclusive.
1. aberration; noun – deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature. We were convinced that Ed’s poor test marks were an aberration, and that he would do better the next time.
2. belittle; verb – to make something seem less important. The purpose of much campaign oratory is to belittle your opponent’s record.
3. cache; noun – a hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place. Police searched in vain for the cache of jewels which the thieves had skillfully concealed.
4. dearth; noun – shortage. The dearth of citrus fruits led to a host of illnesses.
5. ebb; verb – to decline. Investors watched their fortunes ebb as the stock market plunged to a new low.
6. facilitate; verb – to make easy; to bring about. To facilitate our move, the company sent a crew to crate all of the furniture.
7. galvanize; verb – to arouse suddenly; to startle. It took a mishap at Chernobyl to galvanize the peace movement into protesting vigorously.
8. hackneyed; adjective – used too often; trite; commonplace. Creative writers cringe when they hear egregiously hackneyed expressions.
9. iconoclast; noun – a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions. When she shook up the conservative firm, Gloria earned the reputation of being an iconoclast.
10. jargon; noun – the specialized vocabulary of members of a group. The club members adopted a jargon that made them feel exclusive.
List Two
1. abstinence; noun – the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink. Myra’s abstinence from cake, candy, and ice cream led to a dramatic weight loss.
2. bequeath; verb – to leave money or property by a will; to pass along. The austere, old tightwad would not bequeath even one penny to charity.
3. cacophony; noun- discord; harsh sound. While we sought harmony, our enemies were pleased with cacophony.
4. debilitate; verb – to weaken. The cruel jailer starved his prisoners in order to debilitate them.
5. eclectic; adjective – consisting of selections from various sources. With an eclectic interest in books, Sheila collected everything from Shakespeare to Superman.
6. fallacy; noun – false idea; mistaken belief. The economist revealed the fallacy in the government’s proposal.
7. garbled; adjective – confused; mixed up. The garbled message failed to facilitate the ambulance’s arrival.
8. haphazard; adjective – not planned; random. Taking haphazard aim, the hunter committed a fatal error.
9. immaterial; adjective – insignificant; unimportant. The prosecutor objected to the attorney’s exhibit, disparaging it as amateurish and immaterial.
10. judicious; adjective – wise; careful; showing sound judgment; prudent. Gary thought it more judicious to speak to his mother rather than his father about extending his curfew.
SAT Vocabulary List 3
1. abstract; adjective – theoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand. I prefer realistic art to abstract paintings, which are totally confusing to me.
2. bizarre; adjective – strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque. The beggar’s bizarre street behavior alerted the police to question her.
3. cajole; verb – to persuade by pleasant words or false promises. First he tried to cajole the witness into testifying; then he used threats.
4. decadence; noun – decay; decline. Many sermons tend to focus on the moral decadence in our time.
5. efface; verb – to wipe out; to erase. A devious attempt to efface the signature didn’t fool the bank teller.
6. fastidious; adjective – hard to please; dainty in taste. Everett was so fastidious that his messy fraternity brothers refused to room with him.
7. garner; verb – to gather and store away; to collect. By paying close attention, you may be able to garner some information will elucidate the situation.
8. hedonist; noun – one who lives solely for pleasure. Abandoning her lifestyle as a hedonist, Maria entered a convent.
9. imminent; adjective – about to occur. The ominous clouds told us that a storm was imminent.
10. laconic; adjective – brief or terse in speech; using few words. The tense situation called for a laconic reply, not a lengthy exposition.
SAT Vocabulary List 4
1. acclaim; noun – loud applause; approval. Jonas Salk won great acclaim for his medical discoveries.
2. blithe; adjective – happy and cheerful; gay. Lori’s blithe attitude toward her terrible predicament was bizarre indeed.
3. callous; adjective – unfeeling; insensitive. It was a surprise to see the tears flowing from someone we had considered to be callous.
4. deference; noun – great respect. Out of deference to my father, we never smoked in the house.
5. effervescent; adjective – lively; giving off bubbles. Because I do not enjoy carbonated drinks, I do not like the effervescent quality of ginger ale.
6. fervor; noun – intense emotion; great warmth of feeling. Alicia does her volunteer work with tremendous fervor.
7. garrulous; adjective – talkative. Nothing galvanizes me into leaving a beauty parlor as much as a garrulous hairdresser.
8. heretic; noun – a person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church. Severely chastised for being a heretic, brother Vincent was asked to leave the monastery.
9. immutable; adjective – never changing. My father’s immutable optimism can be traced back to the pleasant atmosphere in my grandmother’s home.
10. lampoon; noun – strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone. The college quarterly featured a lampoon of fraternity hazing.
SAT Vocabulary 5
1. acquiesce; verb – to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent. The president said that we will never acquiesce to the demands of the terrorists.
2. bombastic; adjective – high-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning. The citizens failed to be aroused by their mayor’s bombastic speech.
3. capitulate; verb – to surrender; to cease resisting. Colonel Leeds was adamant in his decision not to capitulate under any terms.
4. deflate; verb – to let air out of; to reduce in size or importance. The boss’s criticism deflated John’s ego.
5. egregious; adjective – extraordinarily bad. An egregious bookkeeping error cost our company $1,000,000.
6. fitful; adjective – spasmodic; intermittent. Monte’s fitful sleep tended to exacerbate his normal irritability.
7. gratuitous; adjective – freely given; unnecessary; uncalled-for. Hillary’s gratuitous suggestion was rejected by the other guests who blithely ignored it.
8. hierarchy; noun – organization by rank, class, or grade. In the company’s hierarchy, I’m the low man on the totem pole.
9. impartial; adjective – fair; just; showing no favoritism. An impartial attorney was asked to serve as a judge in the dispute.
10. lassitude; noun – state or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness. Lassitude comes from a feeling of hopelessness.
SAT Vocabulary List 6
1. admonish; verb – to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly. This is the last time I plan to admonish you about coming late to work.
2. buffoon; noun – a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes. After Bert had a few drinks, he became a willing buffoon at the party.
3. capricious; adjective – changeable, fickle. Our weather is so capricious that it’s difficult to make weekend plans.
4. delineate; verb – to describe in words; to sketch. When challenged to delineate Sam’s crass behavior, we were speechless.
5. elucidate; verb – to make clear. Public relations experts were hired to elucidate the chairman’s position.
6. flagrant; adjective – outrageous; glaringly offensive. After having been accused of a flagrant misuse of company funds, the treasurer resigned.
7. guile; noun – crafty deceit; cunning. Many clever figures from Greek mythology relied upon guile as an expedient.
8. homogeneous; adjective – similar; uniform in nature. The Shore Road finds that homogeneous grouping of pupils facilitates learning.
9. impassive; adjective – without feelings or emotion; insensible. Good poker players are supposed to maintain impassive appearances.
10. latent; adjective – present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped. Marilyn’s latent charm came to the fore after she got a few tactful pointers from her sister.
SAT Vocabulary List 7
1. advocate; verb – to support; to be in favor of. Because the candidate may advocate many new social programs, he is being called a big spender.
2. carping; adjective – complaining. His carping criticism of the book was upsetting to the author.
3. demeanor; noun – behavior. When the twins adopted a conciliatory tone, Sal’s demeanor changed abruptly.
4. elusive; adjective – hard to grasp; baffling. The philosopher’s main point was so elusive that we never did fully comprehend it.
5. fledgling; adjective – newly developed; little known. Luckily, the fledgling pilot’s egregious blunder was discovered before the plane departed.
6. gullible; adjective – easily deceived. The con man told a flagrant lie but the gullible investors swallowed it.
7. hyperbole; noun – an exaggerated statement used as a figure of speech for rhetorical effect. Ione uses hyperbole when galvanizing her sales force into a frenzy of selling.
8. imperturbable; adjective – not easily excited or disturbed. We couldn’t believe that Rafael would be that imperturbable in the midst of a riot.
9. laudable; adjective – worthy of praise. The board rewarded Ellen’s laudable achievements by promoting her to chief executive officer.
10. morose; adjective – gloomy; bad-tempered. Joan’s morose nature makes her always expect the worst.
SAT Vocabulary List 8
1. aesthetic; adjective – showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic. Kyra’s aesthetic qualities were apparent in her early art work.
2. catalyst; noun – someone or something that brings about a change. Our articulate new principal was the catalyst for school reform.
3. denunciation; noun – expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly. We were astonished by the tobacco heir’s denunciation of smoking.
4. embellish; verb – to decorate; to elaborate upon. For $5,000, the decorator promised to embellish our living room with continental touches.
5. forlorn; adjective – deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy. Feeling forlorn and full of self-pity, Eddie was a danger to himself.
6. hypocritical; adjective – insincere; pretending to be what one is not. I found it hypocritical of the judge to be involved in an illegal activity.
7. implausible; adjective – not having the appearance of truth or reason. Only the most gullible member of our club would accept the implausible alibi.
8. lethargic; adjective – drowsy; dull; sluggish; indifferent. Eating a heavy meal tends to make me lethargic, which may explain why I become a couch potato after a big dinner.
9. perceptive; adjective – discerning; observant; sensitive. Having a perceptive nature, Jason was able to sense the child’s embarrassment even before she uttered a sound.
10. recluse; noun- a person who lives alone, away from others. Every neighborhood has its recluse about whom mysterious secrets are whispered.
SAT Vocabulary List 9
1. affinity; noun – natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection. Harvey’s affinity for math led him to excel in our computer course.
2. catharsis; noun – an emotional purification or relief. The tragedy on stage brought about a catharsis among the spectators.
3. deprecate; verb – to express strong disapproval of. If you continually deprecate Jeremy’s efforts, thereby deflating his self-confidence, he may stop trying.
4. embroil; verb – to involve in a quarrel. The rival party sought a way to embroil the government in a dispute over the economy.
5. formidable; adjective – hard to overcome; to be dreaded. Seemingly a mild-mannered reporter, Clark Kent was actually the formidable Superman.
6. hypothetical; adjective – supposed; assumed. Saying that he has an aversion to hypothetical questions, the governor refused to reply.
7. inadvertent; adjective – not done on purpose; careless. I regarded the inadvertent comment as immaterial, but it proved to be significant.
8. levity; noun – lightness; lack of seriousness; fickleness. Brad’s levity contrasted sharply with his roommate’s solemnity.
9. perfidy; noun- treachery; betrayal of trust. The double agent was obviously a man capable of acts of perfidy.
10. redundant; adjective – wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal; lavish; overflowing. I wonder if authors who are called prolific are really merely redundant.
1. affinity; noun – natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection. Harvey’s affinity for math led him to excel in our computer course.
2. catharsis; noun – an emotional purification or relief. The tragedy on stage brought about a catharsis among the spectators.
3. deprecate; verb – to express strong disapproval of. If you continually deprecate Jeremy’s efforts, thereby deflating his self-confidence, he may stop trying.
4. embroil; verb – to involve in a quarrel. The rival party sought a way to embroil the government in a dispute over the economy.
5. formidable; adjective – hard to overcome; to be dreaded. Seemingly a mild-mannered reporter, Clark Kent was actually the formidable Superman.
6. hypothetical; adjective – supposed; assumed. Saying that he has an aversion to hypothetical questions, the governor refused to reply.
7. inadvertent; adjective – not done on purpose; careless. I regarded the inadvertent comment as immaterial, but it proved to be significant.
8. levity; noun – lightness; lack of seriousness; fickleness. Brad’s levity contrasted sharply with his roommate’s solemnity.
9. perfidy; noun- treachery; betrayal of trust. The double agent was obviously a man capable of acts of perfidy.
10. redundant; adjective – wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal; lavish; overflowing. I wonder if authors who are called prolific are really merely redundant.
Sat Vocabulary List 10
1. aggrandizement; noun - to increase in rank or wealth; growth in power. I attributed Paul’s aggressiveness to his need for aggrandizement.
2. caustic; adjective – stinging, biting. Caustic substances should be kept out of the reach of children.
3. derogatory; adjective- tending to lower in estimation; degrading. In a sharp denunciation, filled with derogatory criticism, the dean attacked the faculty rebels.
4. emulate; verb - to try to equal or surpass. When they were in high school, Dudley’s kid brothers always tried to emulate him.
5. fortuitous; adjective – happening by chance. My fortuitous discovery of the cache of valuable stamps enabled me to buy a motorcycle.
6. incipient; adjective - in an early stage. The rookie’s flagrant error spelled doom for his incipient career.
7. listless; adjective - indifferent; marked by a lack of energy or enthusiasm. We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his listless attitude.
8. peripheral; adjective – external; incidental; tangential. Stick to the facts and don’t waste time on peripheral issues.
9. refurbish; verb – to freshen or polish again; to make like new. The agent promised to refurbish the apartment and put it in move- in condition within one month.
10. savory; adjective – pleasing to the taste or smell; pleasant; morally attractive. Mother could concoct a most savory dish out of the simplest ingredients.
Vocabulary List 11
1. alienate; verb - to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange. Unwilling to alienate our old neighbors, we put up with their boisterous friends.
2. celestial; adjective - having to do with the heavens; divine. The new astronauts will be the celestial pioneers of the 21st century.
3. desecrate; verb - to treat with disrespect. The young troublemakers planned to desecrate the cemetery by overturning headstones.
4. enervate; verb - to weaken; to lessen the strength of. Strenuous dieting will enervate most people.
5. furtive: adjective - done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed; secret. Cynthia's furtive gesture and cryptic remark did not go unnoticed.
6. incisive; adjective - keen; penetrating. Incisive criticism by the newspaper's film reviewer had led us to a renewal of the movie.
7. lucid; adjective - easily understood; rational; clear; clear-minded. The lecturer's lucid explanation left no questions unanswered.
8. peruse; verb - to study; to read . Margaret tried to peruse the letter when she thought she was not being observed.
9. rejuvenate; verb - to make young or fresh again. The half time pep talk rejuvenated the team.
10. scapegoat; noun - one taking the blame for the mistake and crimes of others. Billy maliciously made his brother the scapegoat for his setting fire to the gauge.
1. alienate; verb - to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange. Unwilling to alienate our old neighbors, we put up with their boisterous friends.
2. celestial; adjective - having to do with the heavens; divine. The new astronauts will be the celestial pioneers of the 21st century.
3. desecrate; verb - to treat with disrespect. The young troublemakers planned to desecrate the cemetery by overturning headstones.
4. enervate; verb - to weaken; to lessen the strength of. Strenuous dieting will enervate most people.
5. furtive: adjective - done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed; secret. Cynthia's furtive gesture and cryptic remark did not go unnoticed.
6. incisive; adjective - keen; penetrating. Incisive criticism by the newspaper's film reviewer had led us to a renewal of the movie.
7. lucid; adjective - easily understood; rational; clear; clear-minded. The lecturer's lucid explanation left no questions unanswered.
8. peruse; verb - to study; to read . Margaret tried to peruse the letter when she thought she was not being observed.
9. rejuvenate; verb - to make young or fresh again. The half time pep talk rejuvenated the team.
10. scapegoat; noun - one taking the blame for the mistake and crimes of others. Billy maliciously made his brother the scapegoat for his setting fire to the gauge.
SAT Vocabulary List 12
1. alleviate; verb - to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish. Nothing tends to alleviate my headaches better than simple aspirin.
2. censure; verb - to blame; to criticize adversely. Congress agreed to censure the outspoken senator.
3. despot; noun - monarch with unlimited power. My boss calls himself a benevolent despot, but we question the validity of that adjective.
4. engender; verb - to cause; produce; bring into being. Those sneaky actions are sure to engender suspicion.
5. incongruous; adjective - inappropriate; out of place. Seeing the little boy in a room filled with basketball giants struck me as totally incongruous.
6. philistine; adjective - narrow-minded; smugly conventional. Philistine stubbornness should not prevent us from advancing ourselves intellectually.
7. relegate; verb - to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish. The usual procedure is for the chairperson to relegate the work to special committees.
8. scoff; verb - to mock or jeer at; to make fun of. The fable of the fox and the grapes teaches that we tend to scoff at what we cannot attain.
9. tedious; adjective - long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring. I prefer the fast-paced games of football and basketball to baseball with its tedious stretches of waiting for something to happen.
10. ungainly; adjective - clumsy; awkward; hard to handle. Hulk Hogan’s sensitivity about his threadbare garments made him ungainly.
1. alleviate; verb - to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish. Nothing tends to alleviate my headaches better than simple aspirin.
2. censure; verb - to blame; to criticize adversely. Congress agreed to censure the outspoken senator.
3. despot; noun - monarch with unlimited power. My boss calls himself a benevolent despot, but we question the validity of that adjective.
4. engender; verb - to cause; produce; bring into being. Those sneaky actions are sure to engender suspicion.
5. incongruous; adjective - inappropriate; out of place. Seeing the little boy in a room filled with basketball giants struck me as totally incongruous.
6. philistine; adjective - narrow-minded; smugly conventional. Philistine stubbornness should not prevent us from advancing ourselves intellectually.
7. relegate; verb - to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish. The usual procedure is for the chairperson to relegate the work to special committees.
8. scoff; verb - to mock or jeer at; to make fun of. The fable of the fox and the grapes teaches that we tend to scoff at what we cannot attain.
9. tedious; adjective - long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring. I prefer the fast-paced games of football and basketball to baseball with its tedious stretches of waiting for something to happen.
10. ungainly; adjective - clumsy; awkward; hard to handle. Hulk Hogan’s sensitivity about his threadbare garments made him ungainly.