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250 common SAT words

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This flashcard set focuses on advanced vocabulary for secondary school students, covering a wide range of adjectives, nouns, and verbs that are essential for improving language skills. It includes words like "reprove," "quixotic," "protean," and "perfidious," which help learners understand complex concepts and enhance their communication abilities. Ideal for students preparing for standardized tests like the SAT, this set aids in expanding vocabulary and improving comprehension of nuanced language.

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English

Category

Literature

Level

Secondary School

Created / Updated

11.08.2014 / 11.08.2014

propensity (n)

inclination, preference

propitious (adj)

favorable

prosiac (adj)

boring, lack liveliness

proscribe (v)

to condemn, outlaw

protean (adj)

able to change shape; display great variety

prurient (adj)

eliciting or possessing and extraordinary interest in sex

puerile (adj)

juvenile, immature

pugnacious (adj)

quarrelsome, combative, ready to fight

pulchritude (n)

physical beauty

punctilious (adj)

eager to follow rules/conventions

quagmire (n)

difficult situation

querulous (adj)

whiny, complaining

quixotic (adj)

idealistic, impractical

rancor (n)

deep, bitter resentment

rebuke (v)

to scowl/criticize

recalcitrant (adj)

defiant, unappologetic

rectitude (n)

uprightness, extreme morality

replete (adj)

abundant, full

reprobate (adj)

evil, unprincipled

reprove (v)

to scold, rebuke

abjure (v.)

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to reject, renounce

abrogate (v.)

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to abolish (by authority)

acerbic (adj.)

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biting, bitter in tone/taste

acrimony (n.)

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bitterness, discord (disagreement)

acumen (n.)

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keen insight

adumbrate (v.)

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to sketch out in vague way

alacrity (n.)

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speed, eagerness

anathema (n.)

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a cursed, detested person

antipathy (n.)

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strong dislike, repugnance

approbation (n.)

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praise

arrogate (v.)

to take without justification

ascetic (adj.)

practicing restraint (religious self-discipline)

asperation (n.)

a curse, expression of ill-will

assiduous (adj.)

harworking, dilligent

blandish (v.)

to coax by using flattery

boon (n.)

a gift or blessing

brusque (adj.)

short, abrubt, dismissive

buffet

1. (v.) strike with force

2. (n.) arrangement of food on table

burnish (v.)

to polish/shine

buttress

1. (v.) to support/hold up

2. (n.) something that offers support

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primeval (adj)

original, ancient

probity (n)

virtue, integrity

proclivity (n)

strong inclination toward something

promulgate (v)

to proclaim, make known

propensity (n)

inclination, preference

propitious (adj)

favorable

prosiac (adj)

boring, lack liveliness

proscribe (v)

to condemn, outlaw

protean (adj)

able to change shape; display great variety

prurient (adj)

eliciting or possessing and extraordinary interest in sex

puerile (adj)

juvenile, immature

pugnacious (adj)

quarrelsome, combative, ready to fight

pulchritude (n)

physical beauty

punctilious (adj)

eager to follow rules/conventions

quagmire (n)

difficult situation

querulous (adj)

whiny, complaining

quixotic (adj)

idealistic, impractical

rancor (n)

deep, bitter resentment

rebuke (v)

to scowl/criticize

recalcitrant (adj)

defiant, unappologetic

rectitude (n)

uprightness, extreme morality

replete (adj)

abundant, full

reprobate (adj)

evil, unprincipled

reprove (v)

to scold, rebuke

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