SAT Prep Vocabulary

not typical

subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic

ample; abundant

caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.

a learned person, expert, or authority.

to praise; extol

a person who is killed in relationg stories and anecdotes interestingly

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding

Not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute

to praise highly

insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic; hardened

a beginner or novice

pertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic

a complete and ignominious failure.

the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer.

a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner

extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.

a shrine consecrated to a prophetic deity a wise person

using few words; terse

caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech behavior, etc.