SAT vocab

Abstract

not applied to actual objects

Aesthetic

having to do with apperciation of beauty

Alleviate

to ease a pain or burden

Ambivalent

simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertian

Apathetic

feeliing or showing little emotion

Auspicious

favorable; promising

Benevolent

well-meaning; generous

Candor

Sincerity; openness

Congent

convincing; reasonable

Comprehensive

large in scope or content

Contemporary

current, modern; from the same time

Conviction

a fixed or strong belief

Diligent

marked be painstaking effort; hard-working

Dubious

doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

Eclectic

made up of a variety of sources or styles

Egregious

conspicuously bad or offensive

Exculpate

to free from guilt or blame

Florid

describing flowery or elaborate speech

Gratuitous

given freely; unearned; unwarrented

Hackneyed

worn-out through overuse; trite

Idealize

to consider perfect

Impartial

not in favor of one side or the other, inbiased

Imperious

arrogantly domineering or overbearing

Inherent

inborn; built-in

Innovative

introducing something new

Inveterate

long established; deep-rooted; habitual

Laundatory

giving praise

Maverick

one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

Mollify

to calm or soothe

Novel

strikingly new or unusual

Obdurate

stubborn; inflexible

Objectivity

treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices

Obstinate

stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action

Ornate

elaborately decorated

Ostentatious

describing a showy or pretentious display

Paramount

of chief concern or importance

Penitent

expressing remorse for one's misdeeds

Pervasive

dispersed throughout

Plausible

seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

Profound

having great depth or seriousness

Prosaic

unimaginative; dull

Quandary

a state of uncertainty or perplexity

Rancorous

hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will

Spurious

not genuine; false, counterfeit

Stoic

indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

Superflous

extra; unecessary

Tenuous

having little substance or strength; unsure; weak

Timorous

timid; fearful about future

Transitory

short-lived; temporary

Vindicated

freed from blame