Words from Official SAT Study Guide Test 6(57 words)

Adroit

skilful (Maladroit = clumsy)

Agnostic

unsure of the existence of god

Ameliorating

making better

Arboreal

living in trees

Ascertain

find out; make sure

Barrage

bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.)

Belabor

over-emphasizing

Brevity

briefness

Cacophony

noise; din

Censured

blamed

Circumvent

avoid

Coerced

forced

Condoning

tolerating

Congenial

friendly; sociable; suitable

Demagogues

mob leaders; agitators

Disparaged

criticized

Docile

tame; subservient

Eclectic

taking things from different sources

Elitist

favoring top group; snob

Elusive

difficult to pin down

Empiric

found by experiment/practice

Endorsed

supported

Envisioning

imagining, predicting

Extolled

praised

Foster

support; encourage

Furtiveness

secretiveness

Gluttonous

greedy

Indictment

charge; legal accusation

Indigenous

native to a locality

Irreproachable

cannot be criticized. (Reproach = criticize)

Knack

trick; skill

Libelous

open to prosecution for libel (Libel = written slander)

Naivet

innocence; lack of worldliness

Nihilism

belief in nothing; anarchy

Paucity

shortage

Penchant

tendency; leaning toward

Perquisites

perks

Phobic

fearful

Pilfer

steal

Pliant

flexible

Predilection

liking for; penchant

Presumption

assuming too much

Profundity

depth (of ideas)

Quixotic

idealistic; impractical

Reclusive

avoiding other people; solitary

Rehash

revamp hurriedly/carelessly

Repertoire

range; set of skills

Repertory

story; stock; repertoire

Reprehensible

very bad

Sarcasm

sneering, bitter remarks; ironic or taunting

Supple

flexible; pliant; lithe

Temperamental

volatile; changeable

Transitory

shot-lived

Tribulations

troubles

Unwitting

not deliberate

Venality

corruption

Vulnerable

open to attack; susceptible