SAT Vocabulary

v. to encourage or stir up

adv. right away and without difficulty

adj. making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

v. to be forced to agree or surrender

adj. almighty and all powerful

adj. firmly established

v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

v. to stir up or cause trouble

adj. dealing with things sensibly, realistically in a practical way, rather than theoretically.

adj. unclear or vague in meaning

adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating

adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

adj. downright, utter, total, absolute

v. to refuse to recognize as true

adj. (of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar. OR rough, loose in texture

v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn

adj. no longer used; rare or uncommon

adj. lower in rank, importance or position.

adj. being everywhere at once

n. disagreement between people.

adj. extremely bad

n. a strong feeling of dislike

adj. predominant, superior, most important

adj. not cautious or prudent; rash

n. the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

adj. intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse

adj. can’t be satisfied

n. a principle, theory, or position, usu. advocated by a religion or gov’t

v. to emphasize or give additional weight to

adj. paying great attention to detail

n. the final act or climax

adj. having refined or expressive communication skills (writing/speaking)

adj. to be vulnerable (to something)

adj. very expressive; using emphasis

n. an example or subject from earlier in time

adj. highly detailed and decorated

n. the quality of being brief or terse

adj. cranky, pouty, irritable

v. to strengthen with new evidence or facts

adj. reasonable and possibly true

n. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

v. to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

adj. not certain, finalized or fixed; provisional

adj. capable of being molded or changed

adj. undecorated, plain

v. to make worse or increase the severity of

n. respect; regard

adj. kind, generous

v. to die; to pass away

adj. urgently necessary or important; essential.

v. to use up (as in energy or money)

v. to transmit, bestow, or disclose

adj. doubtful, questionable

v. to belittle or speak down to

n. the practicality or possibility of something