Cumulative A+ SAT Words

Tyler (United States of America)
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  1. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  2. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  3. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  4. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  5. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  6. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  7. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  8. denounce
    speak out against
  9. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  10. eulogize
    praise formally and eloquently
  11. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  12. philanthropy
    the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
  13. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  14. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  15. vilify
    spread negative information about
  16. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  17. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  18. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  19. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  20. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  21. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  22. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  23. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  24. dystopian
    of an imaginary place where life is extremely bad
  25. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  26. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  27. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  28. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  29. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  30. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  31. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  32. appease
    make peace with
  33. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  34. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  35. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  36. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  37. equilibrium
    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
  38. frugal
    avoiding waste
  39. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  40. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  41. miserly
    characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  42. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  43. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  44. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  45. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  46. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  47. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  48. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  49. concede
    give over
  50. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  51. corpulent
    excessively large
  52. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  53. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  54. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  55. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  56. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  57. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  58. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  59. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  60. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  61. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  62. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  63. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  64. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  65. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  66. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  67. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  68. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  69. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  70. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  71. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  72. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  73. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  74. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  75. utopian
    pertaining to or resembling an ideally perfect state
  76. callous
    emotionally hardened
  77. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  78. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  79. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  80. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  81. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  82. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  83. fruitful
    productive or conducive to producing in abundance
  84. fruitless
    unproductive of success
  85. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  86. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  87. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  88. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  89. querulous
    habitually complaining
  90. vexing
    extremely annoying or displeasing
  91. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  92. docile
    easily handled or managed
  93. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  94. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  95. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  96. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  97. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  98. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  99. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  100. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  101. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  102. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  103. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  104. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  105. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  106. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  107. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  108. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  109. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  110. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  111. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  112. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  113. multifarious
    having many aspects
  114. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  115. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  116. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  117. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  118. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  119. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  120. zenith
    the highest point of something
  121. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  122. adulate
    flatter in an obsequious manner
  123. amass
    collect or gather
  124. ambulatory
    able to walk about
  125. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  126. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  127. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  128. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  129. debilitate
    make weak
  130. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  131. impotent
    (of a male) unable to copulate
  132. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  133. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  134. juxtapose
    place side by side
  135. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  136. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  137. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  138. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  139. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  140. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  141. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  142. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  143. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  144. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  145. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  146. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  147. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  148. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  149. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  150. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  151. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  152. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  153. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  154. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  155. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  156. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  157. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  158. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  159. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  160. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  161. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  162. prolific
    intellectually productive
  163. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  164. subdue
    put down by force or intimidation
  165. utilitarian
    having a useful function
Created on Wed Aug 14 21:26:31 EDT 2013

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