SAT Prep Vocabulary: Sets #1 - #7

bold, disrespectful behavior

Very attentive to detail

The state of being truthful and straightforward

Generosity in giving money or large gifts

an especially intelligent person

To publicly denounce or criticize

A leader who seeks support by appealing to prejudice rather than reason

To talk at length in a foolish way

High-level language that holds little meaning

Humor or Frivolity

feeling or showing deep, solemn respect

unable to pay one’s depts

impressively great in extent, size or degree

of, relating to, or resulting from motion

to become less intense or widespread

Roomy and comfortable

to toss away something that is no longer wanted

Instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

Lasting a very short time

To decrease in vigor, power, or size

Deceitfulness and dishonesty

Having the childlike innocence or prettiness of a young angel

a helpful or beneficial thing

joyfulness; happiness

a decision not to punish someone

Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

A perfect example of something

Presented in shocking or sensational terms

To restrain or chain

to reject with hatred

low quality, but with a style that many people find amusing in an ironic way

Lacking significance because of overuse

Being aware of something

Understood by only a small, specialized audience