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Sat Vocab
Sat Vocab
Castigated- scold
Fastidious- super picky
Idiosyncratic- personal peculiarity/habit
Profligate- wasteful
Facetious- form of humor
Beguiling- charm in a tricky way
Plight- a problem
Ominous- scary something bad is going to happen
Prominent- outstanding
Crepuscular- come out at dawn or dusk
Etymology- origin of the word
Reticent- shy not wanting to talk
Querulous- whining or complain
Obfuscate- to make unclear
Raconteur- story teller
Capricious- mood changing/erratic
Avowed- to swear something is true
Proselyte- persuades other to believe what they believe
Arcane- magic is arcane/ not many people know it
Avert- to avoid
Ingenuity- cleverness
Deferential- highly respectful
Discrete- separate
Discreet- to keep a secret
Scope- range of what they are looking at
Cynical- when you believe everyone is lying to you
Sardonic- mean spirited humor/ sarcastic
Surfeit- surplus
Eschew- to avoid
Indubitable- not doubtable
Enigmatic- mysterious
Lamentable- regrettable
Unimpeachable- flawless
Facile- easy not thorough thought
Motley- something that is mad up from diferent patterns
Pusillanimous- wimpy
Lackadaisical- lazy
Germane- relevant
Supercilious- arrogant looking down at others
Balks- to hesitate
Lucid- clear
Dilettante- an amateur in sometimes non-expert
Sycophant- s suck up and a follower
Zealous- fanatic
Caricature- a cartoon that uses exaggerated representations
Pithy- clever using few words to express meaning
Scanty- very little bit
Acumen- keen awareness
Imbecilic- stupid
Monotony- boredom
Quixotic- over idealistic
Superfluous- extra
Indecent- obscene
Cosmopolitan- sophisticated/ urbane
Prurient- slut
Conciliatory- willing to please