SAT Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards | StudBudSAT Vocabulary Quiz
SAT Vocabulary
1Debunk (v.)
- Expose the falseness of something
- Weigh down, burden
- Fill with love
- Shun, avoid
2Excursion (n.)
- The wall of a building
- A trip or outing
- Substance that dissolves other substances
- The lowest point of something
3Cordial (adj.)
- Showing respect for another's authority
- Warm, affectionate
- Skillful, capable
- Incorrect, misleading
4Denounce (v.)
- Criticize publicly
- Feel or show deep affection toward something
- Soothe, ease, put to rest
- Distribute, set aside
5Deferential (adj.)
- Abandoned, dilapidated
- Showing respect for another's authority
- No longer used or existing
- Feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
6Despondent (adj.)
- Shy, excessively timid
- Rich, wealthy
- Feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
- Taken directly from a source, unoriginal
7Curtail (v.)
- Criticize publicly
- Nurtrue, improve, refine
- Lessen, reduce
- Lower the status or stature of something
8Egregious (adj.)
- Complex, detailed, intricate
- Bubbly, lively
- Effective
- Extremely bad
9Disclose (v.)
- Reveal, make public
- Perceive, detect
- Stop, block abruptly
- Deny knowledge of the responsibility for
10Disseminate (v.)
- To be indecisive
- Disappear
- Swell out
- Spread widely
11Convene (v.)
- Make up, invent
- Call together
- Support with evidence
- Imitate
12Deface (v.)
- Call together
- Make unclean, impure
- Ruin or injure something's appearance
- Postpone something
13Dissuade (v.)
- Ruin or injure something's appearance
- Make an appropriate payment for something
- Persuade someone not to do something
- Forcibly restrict
14Delegate (v.)
- Belittle, diminish the opinion of
- Hand over responsibility for something
- Feel or express sorrow, disapproval
- Criticize publicly
15Corroborate (v.)
- Spread widely
- Support with evidence
- Disagree
- Reveal something secret
16Diligent (adj.)
- Showing care in doing one's work
- Distressed , wronged, injured
- Small or miniature
- Tending to delay , causing delay
17Elated (adj.)
- Forceful, demanding attention
- Complete
- Corresponding in size or amount
- Overjoyed, thrilled
18Deliberate (adj.)
- Responsible
- Criticize
- Quiet, modest
- intentional, reflecting careful consideration
19Elucidate (v.)
- Steal
- Clarify, explain
- Evade, escape
- Decorate, adorn
20Devious (adj.)
- Hard to comprehend
- Showing respect for another's authority
- Not straightforward, deceitful
- Light, airy, transparent
21Dynamic (adj.)
- Including everything
- Actively changing, powerful
- Asleep or temporarily active
- Stern, joyless
22Fabricate (v.)
- Make up, invent or make
- Obliterate
- Praise
- Make amends
23Daunting (adj.)
- Understood by only a select few
- Elated, uplifted
- Intimidating, causing one to lose courage
- Fleeting, momentary
24Emend (v.)
- Bring forth, evoke
- Lay down a rule
- Correct or revise a written text
- Obtain, acquire
25Emulate (v.)
- Imitate
- Weigh down
- Express emotion
- Fascinate
26Covert (adj.)
- Deserving blame
- Secret
- Having the tendency to erode or eat away
- Learned
27Cunning (adj.)
- Intentional, reflecting careful consideration
- Quiet, modest, reserved
- Sly, clever at being deceitful
- Soothing
