SAT Volume 1-4 Vocabulary

causing conflict and opposition

to cause to happen

belabor:

make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly

brilliant; giving off heat or light: incandescent

to calm, pacify

to ridicule

sneaky, unnoticeable

malleable: easy to shape or bend

to slow or impede the progress of

use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words

muscular strength

to publicly brag

easily deceived

extreme wickedness

an animal, person or company that naturally preys on others

a convergence; a coming together

critical, urgent

extreme greed for wealth or material gain

lack of harmony or agreement

a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection

absurd; ridiculous

to improve; to make better

having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone

to emphasize, highlight.

to destroy completely

to place side by side

someone who consumes too much food or drink

intended to teach; morally instructive: didactic

a person who is skillful with his/her hands

eager to fight

lacking ideas or intelligence

to criticize, degrade, belittle

to attack with words or force

shrill; high pitched

extremely poor; poverty-stricken

feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)

irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely

to create; to cause

the use of words as a magic spell

unconnected; separate; distinct: discrete

convivial

showing great care and perseverance

separate from the object to which it is attached

dark; unknown; hard to understand

(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm

hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of

to erase; to rub out

(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome

to frustrate

soporific:

(of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony

proper; in good taste: decorous

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

conflagration

to lie

feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense: amorous

lawlessness; an absence of government or control

to intensify; improve

everyday speech; slang

well meaning and kindly

making ridiculous claims

reiterate:

overly dramatic: histrionic

fertile; productive

unable to be penetrated, unaffected

grumbling; grumpy

highly unstable; explosive: incandescent

to swell; to extend: distend

to praise highly

to examine very carefully

a lack of energy and enthusiasm

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse

to start a fire; ignite; arouse

to shorten or condense

to confirm; to back up with evidence: corroborate

abundant, plentiful

waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

charmingly rural

naturally peaceful: idyllic

liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

accusation of wrongdoing

a union, combination or merger

laud

to describe accurately

a break or vacation

come together to form one mass or whole

standing out so as to be clearly visible

very old or old-fashioned

overly sweet

(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange