SAT - Meaning of Words Flashcards | StudBud SAT - Meaning of Words
SAT Vocabulary
1mundane
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic
- arrogantly superior disdainful
- sparing or economical with regard to money or food
- lacking interest or excitement; dull
2nullify
- make legally null and void; cancel out
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
- patient self-control; restraint and tolerance
- dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation
3longevity
- a long individual life
- serving to prepare for or control an expected occurrence
- intensify, increase, or further improve the quality of
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic
4parched
- lacking interest or excitement, dull
- intensify, increase or further improve the quality of
- dried out with heat
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace
5foster
- feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
- to promote the growth or development of
- delay or postpone action
- feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
6opulent
- ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
- having a red or reddish color
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace
7pretentious
- delay or postpone action
- successful, flourishing, or thriving condition
- sparing or economical with regard to money
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
8lobbyist
- a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled
- made legally null and void; cancel out
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
- a person who tries to influence legislation
9fraught
- causing or affected by great anxiety or stress
- sparing or economical with regard to money or food
- dried out with heat
- a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
10forbearance
- deceitful and untrustworthy
- patient self-control; restraint and tolerance
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
11pragmatic
- arrogantly superior and disdainful
- dealing with problems that exist in a specific situation
- serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control
- to promote the growth or development of
12procrastinate
- feeling or appearing casually calm
- a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
- to lessen the seriousness by making excuses
13ostentatious
- a feeling or expression of joy or exultation
- intensify, increase or further improve the quality of
- intended to attract notice and impress others
- to promote the growth or development of
14frugal
- arrogantly superior and disdainful
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic
- ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
- sparing or economical with regard to money or food
15perfidious
- deceitful and untrustworthy
- patient self-control
- wise or judicious in practical affairs
- delay or postpone action
16prudent
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
- make legally null and void
- intensify, increase, or further improve the quality of
- wise or judicious in practical affairs
17nonchalant
- arrogantly superior and disdainful
- dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation
- intensify, increase, or further improve the quality of
- feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
18haughty
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
- make legally null and void; cancel out
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic
- arrogantly superior and disdainful
19enhance
- intended to attract notice and impress others
- a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
- intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
20florid
- lacking interest or excitement; dull
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
- having a red or reddish color; rosy in complexion
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic
21fortitude
- dried out with heat
- lacking interest or excitement; dull
- mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty
- a long individual life
22extenuating
- try to lessen the seriousness by making excuses
- to promote the growth or development
- make legally null and void; cancel out
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
23fortuitous
- intended to attract notice and impress others
- happening or produced by chance; lucky; fortunate
- intensify, increase, or improve the quality or value of
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
24prosperity
- a feeling of joy or exultation
- a successful or thriving condition, especially financially
- dried out with heat
- to lessen by making excuses
25precocious
- wise or judicious in practical affairs
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace
- unusually advanced or mature in development
- deceitful and untrustworthy
26hypothesis
- dried out with heat
- a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence
- a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
- intensify, increase, or further improve the quality of
27prosaic
- arrogantly superior and disdainful
- a public speaker
- lacking poetic beauty; commonplace
- having a red or reddish color
28jubilation
- a long individual life; great duration of individual life
- dried out with heat
- delay or postpone action; put off doing something
- a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation
29orator
- a person who tries to influence legislation
- a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled
- one who prepares for, intervenes in, or controls
- one who promotes the growth or development of
30proactive
- feeling or appearing casually calm
- serving to prepare for an expected occurence
- a feeling of joy or exultation
- delay or postpone action
