Writer’s Mark 2020-2021 SAT Vocabulary List
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abject
of the most contemptible kind -
abscond
run away, often taking something or somebody along -
accost
approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently -
acumen
shrewdness shown by keen insight -
adamant
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason -
admonish
scold or reprimand; take to task -
adverse
in an opposing direction -
advocate
a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea -
affluent
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
10. aggrandize
embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
11. alacrity
liveliness and eagerness
12. alias
a name that has been assumed temporarily
13. ambivalent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
14. amenable
disposed or willing to comply
15. anathema
a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
16. annex attach to
17. antediluvian
of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood
18. antiseptic
thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
19. apathetic
showing little or no emotion or animation
20. antithesis exact opposite
21. a pocryphal
being of questionable authenticity
22. arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
23.archetypal
of an original type after which other things are patterned
24. ascetic
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
25. aspersion
a disparaging remark
26. assiduous
marked by care and persistent effort
27. bashful self-consciously timid
28. beguile influence by slyness
29. bereft
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
30. bombastic ostentatiously lofty in style
31. cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
32.callous
emotionally hardened
33. calumny
a false accusation of an offense
34. camaraderie
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
35.candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
36. capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
37.cavort
play boisterously
38. circumvent
surround so as to force to give up
39. clamor
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
40. cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
41. c ogent
powerfully persuasive
42. cognizant
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
43. commensurate
corresponding in size or degree or extent
44. complement
something added to embellish or make perfect
45. compunction
a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
46. congruity
the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
47. connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
48. construe
make sense of; assign a meaning to
49. contusion
an injury in which the skin is not broken
50. contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
51. contentious
showing an inclination to disagree
52. convivial
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
53. c ovet
wish, long, or crave for
54. debunk
expose while ridiculing
55. defunct
no longer in force or use; inactive
56. demagogue
a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
57. denigrate
attack the good name and reputation of someone
58. disaffected
discontented as toward authority
59. discomfit
cause to lose one's composure
60. disparate
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
61. dispel
cause to separate and go in different directions
62. disrepute
the state of being held in low esteem
63. divisive
causing or characterized by disagreement or disunity
64. dogmatic
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
65. dour
showing a brooding ill humor
66. duplicity
the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
67. eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
68. elegy
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
69. elicit
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
70. empirical
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
71. emulate
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
72. enervate
weaken mentally or morally
73.enfranchise
grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
74. engender call forth
75. ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
76. epistolary
written in the form of letters or correspondence
77. equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
78. equivocal
open to two or more interpretations
79. espouse
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
80. evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
81. evince
give expression to
82. exacerbate make worse
83. exhort
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
84. execrable unequivocally detestable
85. exigent
demanding immediate attention
86. expedient appropriate to a purpose
87. expiate
make amends for
88. expunge
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
89. extraneous
not belonging to that in which it is contained
90. extol
praise, glorify, or honor
91. extant
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
92. expurgate
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
93. fallacious
containing or based on incorrect reasoning
94. fatuous
devoid of intelligence
95. fetter
a shackle for the ankles or feet
96. flagrant
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
97. foil
hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
98. forbearance
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
99. fortuitous
lucky; occurring by happy chance
100. fractious
easily irritated or annoyed
101. hapless
unfortunate and deserving pity
102. iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
103. idiosyncratic
peculiar to the individual
104. impetuous
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
105. impinge infringe upon
106. inane
devoid of intelligence
107. incontrovertible impossible to deny or disprove
108. inoculate
inject or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
109. insidious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
110. instigate provoke or stir up
111. insurgent
in opposition to a civil authority or government
112. intimation
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
113. irreverence
a mental attitude showing lack of due respect
114. knell
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
115. laconic
brief and to the point
116. largesse
liberality in bestowing gifts
117. linchpin
a central cohesive source of support and stability
118. maudlin
effusively or insincerely emotional
119. maverick
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
120. modicum
a small or moderate or token amount
121. morass
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
122. mores
the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
123. negligent
characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
124. noxious
injurious to physical or mental health
125. onerous
burdensome or difficult to endure
126. ostracism
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
127. panacea
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
128. paradigm
a standard or typical example
129. pariah
a person who is rejected from society or home
130. penchant
a strong liking
131. pert
characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
132. pernicious exceedingly harmful
133. phlegmatic showing little emotion
134. philanthropic
of or relating to charitable giving
135. pithy
concise and full of meaning
136. platitude
a trite or obvious remark
137. plenitude a full supply
138. plethora extreme excess
139. portent
a sign of something about to happen
140. potentate
a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
141. preclude
make impossible, especially beforehand
142. predilection
a predisposition in favor of something
143. preponderance
exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
144. presage
a foreboding about what is about to happen
145. probity
complete and confirmed integrity
146. proclivity
a natural inclination
147. profligate
unrestrained by convention or morality
148. promulgate state or announce
149. pugnacious
ready and able to resort to force or violence
150. quaint
attractively old-fashioned
151. quandary
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
152. remiss
failing in what duty requires
153. reprieve
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
154. rescind cancel officially
155. rife
excessively abundant
156. sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
157. sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
158. scurrilous
expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
159. serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
160. tome
a large and scholarly book
161. trite
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
162. ubiquitous
being present everywhere at once
163. utilitarian
having a useful function
164. veracity unwillingness to tell lies
165. vilify
spread negative information about
166. virtuoso
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
167. vitriolic
harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
168. vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud
169. winsome
charming in a childlike or naive way
170. yoke
join with stable gear, as two draft animals
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