SAT Vocabulary List

Words from Official SAT Study Guide Test 9

Alleviate	make less severe
Amalgam	mixture
Astute	wise; mentally sharp
Autonomous	self-governing
Belied	contradicted
Callousness	cruelty; unfeeling behavior
Circumstantial	accidental; indirect (as in circumstantial evidence)
Corroborated	supported; given supporting evidence
Credulity	belief
Debilitated	weakened
Deliberation	careful thought
Denuded	stripped
Derided	mocked
Despoiled	spoiled
Dilatory	slow; sluggish
Dispatch	speed and eagerness
Empathetic	exhibiting deep emotional understanding
Eradicate	wipe out
Estrangement	separation
Expeditious	speedy
Extant	still in existence
Flag	1. to lose energy, 2. to signal
Foundered	sank
Fraudulent	crooked; intending to cheat
Hubris	excessive pride
Idiosyncratic	eccentric
Impetuosity	impulsiveness
Impudent	cheeky
Indomitable	unshakeable; fearless
Innocuous	harmless
Insolvent	bankrupt
Irresolute	lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant
Irreverent	lacking respect
Manipulative	deceptive; skilful at handling people
Morbidity	concern with death and disease
Myopic	short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)
Occlusion	shutting out
Officious	interfering
Peevishness	childish sullenness; irritability
Placid	peaceful
Prudent	wise; cautious
Punctilious	meticulous
Rambunctious	boisterous
Rancor	bitterness and bad feeling
Scrutinize	examine carefully
Scuttled	sunk
Sedate	calm; placid
Serene	peaceful
Squander	waste
Validated	proved right
Valor	bravery
Vulnerable	open to attack; susceptible

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