SAT Vocabulary List

Word list 05

Group 1

Anecdote	a brief amusing story
Celerity	speed
Dexterous	skilful with hands
Extraneous	irrelevant
Incoherent	not clear
Maladroit	clumsy; unskillful
Pallid	pale
Presumptuous	assuming too much; arrogant
Scrupulous	careful; diligent; painstaking
Unequivocal	clear; obvious

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Group 2

Animosity	hatred; antagonism
Censorious	disapproving; critical
Dichotomy	a division into two parts
Extrapolate	extend; predict on the basis of known data
Incongruous	not fitting in; out of place
Malady	illness
Palpable	easily felt; easily perceived
Pretentious	pompous; self-important
Scrutinize	examine carefully
Unfetter	set free

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Group 3

Annex (n)	a building which is an addition to an existing building
Censure	blame
Didactic	intended to teach; instructive
Extrinsic	irrelevant; on the outside
Inconsequential	unimportant; insignificant; negligible
Malediction	a curse
Panacea	remedy for all ills
Prevaricate	speak misleadingly and evasively
Scuttle	sink
Unfrock	to remove a priest from his position

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Group 4

Annex (v)	take possession of; seize; capture
Cerebral	intellectual
Diffident	lacking confidence
Fallacious	false
Inconspicuous	not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
Malefactor	a wrong-doer
Paradigm	1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
Pristine	unspoiled
Seminary	an institution in which priests are trained
Unprecedented	never having happened before

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Group 5

Anomaly	something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
Certitude	certainty
Digress	wander off the subject
Falter	hesitate; waver
Indelible	cannot be wiped out
Malinger	deliberately avoid work; shirk
Paradox	apparently contradictory statement
Proclivity	tendency towards
Sensuous	appealing to the senses
Unscathed	unharmed; intact; without a scratch

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Group 6

Antagonism	hostility; strong opposition
Charlatan	trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
Dike	dam; embankment
Fanatical	obsessive; fixated
Indifferent	1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
Malingerer	person who deliberately tries to avoid work
Paragon	a perfect example
Procrastinate	delay; put off
Sentinel	guard; sentry
Unwitting	not deliberate; unconscious

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Group 7

Antagonistic	opposed; hostile; aggressive
Chary	wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
Dilatory	slow; falling behind with one's work
Fanaticism	passion; excessive devotion
Indigenous	native to a particular area
Malleable	flexible; can be shaped
Paramount	of supreme importance
Prodigal	wasteful; extravagant
Sequester	isolate
Upbraid	scold; tell off; reprimand

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Group 8

Antediluvian	outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
Chastises	punishes
Dilemma	puzzling situation
Fastidious	overly particular; finicky
Indolence	laziness
Mallet	1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
Parasite	1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another
Prodigious	very large
Serendipity	fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
Uproarious	hilarious; hysterical; very funny

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Group 9

Anthology	a book which is a collection of poems or stories
Chicanery	trickery
Dilettante	person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
Fatuous	silly; foolish
Inductee	novice; beginner
Manipulatable	influencable; controllable
Parched	dried up
Profane	unholy
Serene	calm; peaceful
Upshot	outcome

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Group 10

Anthropocentrism	putting man at the center of one's philosophy
Chimerical	changeable; unstable
Diligent	hard-working
Feasible	possible and practicable
Indulgent	pampering; satisfying desires
Marred	damaged; spoiled
Pariah	an outcast from society
Profanity	swearing; cursing
Serrated	jagged; saw-like
Urbane	sophisticated; suave

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