SAT Vocabulary List

Word list 01
Group 1

Abhor hate
Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Counterfeit fake; false
Enfranchise give voting rights
Hamper hinder; obstruct
Kindle to start a fire
Noxious harmful; poisonous; lethal
Placid calm; peaceful
Remuneration payment for work done
Talisman lucky charm

Group 2

Abrasive rough; coarse; harsh

Bilk cheat; defraud
Covert hidden; undercover
Engender cause
Hangar storage area (like garage) for a plane
Knotty complex; difficult to solve
Nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
Renown fame
Tangent going off the main subject

Group 3

Abasement humiliation; degradation

 Billowing swelling; fluttering; waving
Cower recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
Enhance improve; make better or clearer
Harangue noisy, attacking speech
Labyrinth a maze
Nullify to counter; make unimportant
Plaintiff petitioner (in court of law)
Replete full
Tangible can be touched

Group 4

Abrogate cancel; deny; repeal

Blasphemy speech which offends religious sentiments
Credible believable
Enigma puzzle; mystery
Harbingers indicators; bringers of warnings
Labyrinthine complicated; highly convoluted
Nuzzle cuddle; snuggle
Plaudit statement giving strong praise
Reprehensible shameful; very bad
Tardy slow; late; overdue; delayed

Group 5

Absolution forgiveness; pardon; release

Blatant obvious
Creditable praiseworthy
Ensconce establish firmly in a position
Hasten hurry; accelerate; rush
Laceration a cut
Obdurate stubborn
Plausible can be believed; reasonable
Reprieve a respite; postponement of a sentence
Tawdry of little value; gaudy

Group 6

Abstain desist; go without; withdraw

Blighted damaged; destroyed; ruined
Credulous gullible; ready to believe anything
Enshroud cover
Haughtiness arrogance; pride
Lachrymose tearful; sad
Obfuscate deliberately make something difficult to understand
Plethora an excess
Repudiate shun; eschew
Tedium boredom

Group 7

Abstemious self denying; refraining from indulging

Blithe free-spirited; carefree
Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk
Enunciation clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
Headstrong stubborn; willful
Lackluster dull; monotonous; bland
Objective unbiased; not subjective
Pliable flexible; not stubborn
Rescind retract; repeal
Temper to moderate; soften

Group 8

Abstruse difficult to understand; obscure

Blunderbuss 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
Cringe recoil; flinch; shy away
 Envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling
Hedonism self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
Laconic using few words; brief; to the point
Oblique indirect; slanting
Plumage feathers of a bird
Resignation acceptance of fate
Tenacious stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

Group 9

Accolade tribute; honor; praise

Bolster support; prop up
Cryptic puzzling; enigmatic
Ephemeral short-lived
Hedonist a pleasure seeker
Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow
Obliterate destroy; demolish; eradicate
Plummet fall suddenly and steeply
Resolution determination
Tentative not certain

Group 10

Acquiesce to agree to; give in to

Bombast arrogant, pompous language
Curtail cut short
Epicure someone who appreciates good food and drink
Heed listen to
Lampoon ridicule; spoof
Oblivious totally unaware
Podium raised platform
Resonant echoing
Tenuous flimsy; not solid
Word list 02
Group 1

Acrid sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

Boorish ill-mannered
Cynical believing that people act only out of selfish motives
Epistle a letter (form of communication)
Heresy against orthodox opinion
Lance spear; spike; javelin
Obscure difficult to understand; partially hidden
Poignant deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
Respite a break; intermission
Terse concise; to the point

Group 2

Acrophobia fear of heights

Bourgeois middle class
Debility weakness; incapacity
Epistolary concerned with letters; through correspondence
Hiatus interruption; pause
Languid tired; slow
Obscured hidden; covered; buried
Poised calm; collected; self-possessed
Resplendent shining; glowing
Therapeutic medicinal; curative

Group 3

Acuity sharpness (mental or visual)

Braggart someone who boasts
Debunking exposing false claims or myths
Epitomized typified; characterized; personified
Hidebound rigid in opinions
Languish decay; fade away; get weaker
Obsequious servile; submissive
Polemical causing debate or argument
Restorative a tonic
Thwart prevent; frustrate

Group 4

Adamant forceful; inflexible

Brawny muscular
Decathlon an athletic competition with ten events
Equivocate speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
Hieroglyphics 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
Larceny theft; robbery; stealing
Obsession a dominating concern
Ponderous weighty; slow and heavy
Retention preservation; withholding
Timorous cowardly; fearful

Group 5

Adroit skilful / skillful

Brevity being brief
Decorum dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
Err make a mistake
Hinder obstruct
Largess generosity
Obsolete no longer valid
Pontificate speak pompously or dogmatically
Reticent restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
Tirade stream of verbal abuse

Group 6
 Adulation strong admiration; worship
Bristle to show irritation
Decoy lure; trap; trick
Erratic wandering; irregular
Histrionic theatrical; exaggerated
Laud praise
Obstreperous noisy and boisterous
Portend foretell
Retraction withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
Titter giggle quietly

Group 7

Adversity hardship
Broach start to discuss; approach
Deference respect
Esoteric obscure and difficult to understand
Hoary old
Lavish on a grand scale; wasteful
Obtuse mentally dull
Portent a warning sign; omen
Revere worship
Tome large book

Group 8

Advocate support
Brusque blunt; abrupt
Defoliate cause leaves to fall off
Espouse promote; take up; support
Hone sharpen; increase; whet
Lax careless; not strict
Obviate avoid; make unnecessary
 Poseur someone who puts on an act
Riddled full of (usually full of holes)
Torpid inactive; lazy; stagnant

Group 9

Aesthetic concerning art or beauty

Bulwark fortification; barricade; wall
Defunct no longer in existence
Etymology the study of word origins
Hyperbole grossly exaggerated speech
Legend 1. key to map; 2. myth or story
Odious hateful
Posterity future generations
Rife common
Torpor dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity

Group 10

Affable friendly; social; easygoing

Bureaucracy officialdom
Degradation deprivation; poverty; debasement
Eulogy praise
Hypochondriac a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
Legion in large numbers
Officious domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
Posthumous after death
Rigor thoroughness
Totter walk unsteadily
Word list 03
Group 1

Alacrity eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

Burgeon grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
Deleterious harmful
Euphemism a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
Hypocritical insincere
Lethargic tired; without energy
Ogle stare at; observe in an obvious manner
Postulate hypothesize; propose
Robust strong; healthy; tough
Tractable obedient; dutiful; polite

Group 2

Alchemy medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

Burnish polish
Deliberate to think over deeply
Euphony pleasant sounds
Iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy
Levity flippancy; joking about serious matters
Olfactory concerned with the sense of smell
Potable suitable for drinking
Rotund round
Tranquil peaceful

Group 3

Alibi an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

Buttress strengthen; support
Delineation demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
Evacuate vacate; empty; abandon
Idiosyncrasy a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
Libertarian someone who opposes tyranny
Ominous threatening
Potent powerful; compelling; strong
Ruminate think over something; ponder
Transcribe copy

Group 4

Allay to lessen
Byline the line that tells you who wrote an article
Demur hesitate; refuse
Exacerbate make worse
Ignominious shameful
Liniment soothing lotion
Omnipotent all-powerful
Pragmatic practical
Ruse trick; stratagem
Transgress go astray; disobey; commit a sin

Group 5

Alleviate make less severe

Cacophony discordant loud noises
Denounce condemn; speak out against
Exasperated frustrated; annoyed
Ignominy shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
Lithe flexible; supple
Omniscient all-knowing
Pragmatist practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Saccharin falsely sweet
Transient short-lived; ephemeral

Group 6
 Aloof distant; detached; cold
Cajole coax
Deplete use up; lessen
Exceptionable very bad (something which we should object to)
Illuminate to light up or make clear
Livid very angry
Onerous burdensome; hard to undertake
Preamble introductory material
Sacrosanct very holy; inviolable
Traverse to move across

Group 7

Altruism putting others first; being self-sacrificing

Caldron huge cooking pot
Deplore regret
Exculpate free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
Illusory deceptive; false; misleading
Lobbyist person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Onus burden
Precarious unstable; risky
Sagacious wise
Trepidation fear

Group 8

Amass accumulate
Callow immature
Depravity moral corruption
Execrable very, very bad
Immoderate excessive; extreme
Lofty snooty; arrogant; haughty
Opaque does not let light through
 Precedent a previous occurrence used as a guide
Sage a wise person
Trinket something of little value; knick-knack

Group 9

Ambiguity uncertainty; vagueness

Candid frank; honest
Deprecate criticize; denounce
Exegesis scholarly explanation or interpretation
Immutable unchanging; permanent
Longevity long life
Opulent wealthy; rich; magnificent
Precept guiding principle
Salacious lecherous; erotic
Trite unoriginal; dull

Group 10

Ambiguous unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways

Candor frankness; openness
Deride ridicule; make fun of; mock
Exemplary outstandingly good; setting a fine example
Impartial unbiased; neutral
Loquacious talkative
Ordain 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest
Precinct district of a city
Sallow yellowish
Trivial unimportant
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Group 1

Ambivalence lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

Cantankerous bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Derogatory uncomplimentary
Exemplify to serve as a good example
Impecunious having no money
Lucid clear
Ornate highly decorated
Precipice steep slope
Salubrious health-giving
Truant shirker; someone absent without permission

Group 2

Ambulatory able to walk around (used of hospital patients)

Capacious spacious
Desecrate to damage or pollute a holy place
Exhaustive complete and thorough
Impious wicked; profane
Ludicrous ridiculous; silly
Orthodox conventional
Precipitous done in a hurry
Salutary something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
Truncate cut short

Group 3

Ameliorate make better

Capitulate surrender; give in to
Desecration spoiling something holy
Exonerates acquits; absolves; removes blame
Impoverished destitute; poor
Lukewarm 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
Ossify 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
Preclude prevent or make impossible
Sanctimonious hypocritically holy
Tumult uproar; noise

Group 4

Amelioration improvement
Carping constant criticism
Desist stop; discontinue; cease
Exorcism getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
Impromptu unrehearsed; spontaneous
Lummox clumsy person
Ostentatious showy
Precocious developing early
Sanction give approval to
Turpitude depravity

Group 5

Amiable friendly
Cartographer person who makes maps
Despondent having no hope; miserable
Expatriate refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
Inadvertent not intentional
Luscious juicy; moist; succulent
Oust push out of a position
Predecessor one who came before
Sanguinary bloodthirsty; bloody
Tyro novice; beginner

Group 6
 Amity friendship
Castigate scold strongly
Destitution hardship; poverty; misery
Expedient convenient; practical
Incantation chant; invocation; prayer
Lynch assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
Overt obvious; not hidden
Predicament dilemma; difficult situation
Sanguine optimistic; cheerful
Ubiquitous found everywhere; omnipresent

Group 7

Amorphous lacking in shape

Catharsis purging of pent-up emotions
Deter put off; prevent
Expedite make faster
Incarceration putting in prison
Machinations plots and plans
Overwrought worked up; in an emotional state
Preeminent famous; outstanding
Sardonic mocking
Unalloyed undiluted; total

Group 8

Analgesic medicine to combat pain

Caucus type of private political meeting
Deteriorate worsen; decline
Exposition clear explanation
Incessant without stopping
Maelstrom whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Palatable good to eat; agreeable
Prerogative right or privilege
Savant person with knowledge
Unctuous oily; using excessive flattery

Group 9

Analogous comparable
Caustic burning
Detrimental harmful
Extol praise
Incipient just beginning
Magnanimous generous; big-hearted
Palisade fence made of posts
Prescient having fore-knowledge
Scale to climb
Undermined damaged; attacked

Group 10

Anarchy chaos; lack of government

Cavalcade procession of vehicles
Devoured greedily eaten/consumed
Extradite deport from one country back to the home country
Inclination tendency; a leaning toward
Magnate powerful businessman
Palliative a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
Presentiment a feeling that something might happen
Scapegoat person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
Underscore emphasize
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Group 1

Antiquated outdated; old fashioned

Choleric easily angered
Diorama model of a scene
Fecund fertile
Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication
Marshal to gather together
Parity equality
Profound having deep meaning
Servile overly submissive; groveling
Usurp take someone's position (usually by force)

Group 2

Apathetic indifferent; uninterested; lethargic

Chronicler person who records historical information
Dirge mournful song
Felicitous apt
Ineffable cannot be expressed in words
Marsupial pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
Parochial narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
Profundity depth
Skeptical doubting; not gullible
Utilitarian useful

Group 3

Apathy lack of interest or emotion

Circuitous indirect
Disapprobation disapproval
Fervor passion; enthusiasm
 Inept incompetent; unskilled; useless
Martinet person who believes in strict discipline
Parody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof
Proletarian member of the working class
Skirmish minor battle
Utopian a believer in an ideal world

Group 4

Apocryphal of doubtful origin

Circumlocution using too many words; long-windedness
Discern to distinguish one thing from another
Fickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed
Inertia inactivity; lethargy
Masochist person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
Parry ward off; avoid
Prolific producing a lot
Sluggard slow-moving; lethargic person
Vacillate waver; hesitate

Group 5

Appease pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with

Circumscribe limit
Discord disagreement
Finesse skill
Inevitable cannot be avoided
Matriarchy society governed by women
Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty
Proponents promoters; supporters
Smelt refine an ore
Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless

Group 6
Apprehensive worried; fearful
Circumspect cautious; considering all sides
Discordancy cacophony; harshness; jarring
Fitful not continuous; stopping and starting
Inexorable relentless
Maverick a loner
Parsimony stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
Prosaic dull; boring; ordinary
Smorgasbord a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
Vagrant person wandering without a home

Group 7

Arable can be cultivated

Circumvent avoid
Discrepancy something which does not match up; inconsistency
Flagrant clearly wrong
Inexpedient not advisable
Meager in short supply
Partisan biased; one-sided; committed to one group
Proscribe forbid
Solace comfort for grief
Vapid dull; uninspiring

Group 8

Arbitrary random; for no definite reason

Clairvoyant psychic; mystic
Discriminate to make a clear distinction; see the difference
Flamboyant showy; ornate
Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes
Meander wander from side to side
Pathos evoking sadness or pity
 Prosody study of versification
Solicit to ask for; seek
Variegated multicolored; speckled

Group 9

Arcane obscure; known only to a few people

Clamor shout; scream
Discursiveness long windedness; indirectness
Flaunt show off; display in a showy manner
Infamous famous for something bad
Mellow soft; melodious; ripe
Patron one who give support (usually financial)
Prostration 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness
Somnambulist sleepwalker
Vehemence violence; fervor; forcefulness

Group 10

Archaic ancient; outdated; old fashioned

Clandestine secret; covert; stealthy
Disdain contempt; strong dislike
Flippant making jokes about serious matters
Infer deduce; conclude
Menagerie collection of animals
Patronize condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards
Protagonist main character in film, book, play etc.
Soothsayer fortuneteller
Vehement forceful
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Group 1

Archetype classic example of

Clemency mercy
Disinterested unbiased
Flout defy; reject
Ingénue naïve, unsophisticated person
Mendacious given to lying
Paucity shortage
Protean changeable
Sophomoric juvenile; immature
Venal corrupt; can be bribed

Group 2

Archives collections of old records; place of storage of old documents

Cliché overused expression; something unoriginal
Disparage criticize; belittle
Flustered worked-up; not calm
Ingrate ungrateful person
Mercenary concerned only with money
Peccadillo minor weakness; trivial offence
Protégé person under protection of, or guided by another
Soporific inducing sleep
Veneer surface coating

Group 3

Articulate clear; lucid; eloquent

Clientele customers
Disparity an inequality
Fly-by-night unreliable; disreputable
 Inimical hostile
Mercurial volatile; changeable
Pedant person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
Protocol procedure; code of behavior
Sparse spare; bare; meager
Venerate revere; worship

Group 4

Artifice deception; trickery

Coalesce come together; merge
Dispassionate neutral; objective
Forensic concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
Innate inherited; inborn
Merge come together
Pedestrian common; mundane; banal
Provincial unsophisticated; narrow-minded
Specious false
Venial minor; unimportant

Group 5

Artisan craftsman
Coddle pamper; fuss over; indulge
Disseminating circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
Fortitude bravery
Innocuous harmless; inoffensive
Metaphorically symbolically; figuratively
Peerless without equal
Prudent cautious; wise
Speckled spotted; freckled; dotted
Veracity truthfulness

Group 6
 Ascetic without luxuries; severely simple
Coercion force
Diurnal active in daytime
Fortuitous happening by chance
Innovate create; introduce something new
Meticulous very careful; painstaking
Pejorative derogatory
Puerile childish
Sporadic not continuous; intermittent
Verbose talkative; long-winded; rambling

Group 7

Assiduous thorough; diligent

Cogent lucid; well argued
Divert 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
Fractious irritable; difficult to control
Inscrutable mysterious; impenetrable
Mettle courage; bravery; valor
Pellucid transparently clear
Punctilious paying attention to small details
Spurious false
Verbosity using too many words

Group 8

Assuage to calm
Cogitate think over something; ponder
Docile gentle and easily lead
Fraudulent fake; false
Insentient unfeeling
Milieu environment
Pensive in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
 Purloin steal
Stagnant still; not moving
Vertigo dizziness

Group 9

Astute perceptive; sharp-witted

Collage picture made from fragments of other pictures
Dogmatic having stubbornly held opinions
Frivolous not serious
Insipid dull; bland; boring
Mire swamp; muddy ground
Penury poverty
Pusillanimous cowardly
Staid dull; sober; serious
Vestigial not developed

Group 10

Asylum place of refuge or safety

Collate arrange in order
Dolt stupid person
Frugal economical; not wasting anything
Instigate to start; provoke
Misanthrope hater of the rest of mankind
Perceptive observant
Pyromania compulsion to start fires
Stanza section of a poem
Vignette small sketch
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Group 1

Atheist person who does not believe in God

Colloquial local and informal (used of language)
Dotard foolish old man
Furrow groove
Instigator troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
Misnomer wrong name
Percipient perceptive; insightful
Quaff drink down quickly
Staunch loyal; faithful; dependable
Vilification blackening someone's name

Group 2

Atrophy waste away from lack of use

Collusion plotting and planning
Drawl speak slowly with words running together
Furtive hidden and secret
Insurgent a rebel
Misogynist hater of women
Perdition damnation
Quagmire marsh; bog
Stereotype fixed image
Vindicate prove right; remove blame

Group 3

Attenuate weaken
Commandeer take possession of
Drivel nonsense
Futile useless; hopeless
 Interminable never-ending
Misrepresentation deliberately deceiving
Peremptory in a commanding manner
Quaint picturesque
Stevedore dockworker
Virtuoso an accomplished musician

Group 4

Augment increase; make bigger

Complacent self-satisfied; smug
Droll dryly amusing
Galleon ancient type of sailing ship
Intermittent sporadic; irregular
Mitigate lessen; make less severe
Perfidy treachery
Quandary dilemma; puzzle
Stifle suppress
Virulent dangerous; harmful

Group 5

Auspicious favorable; promising to turn out well

Compliant easy to control; submissive
Drone 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee
Gambol frolic; leap; bound
Intransigence stubbornness
Modicum small amount
Perfunctory superficial; cursory
Quarantine isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Stoic known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
Vital essential; alive; important

Group 6
 Austere severely plain
Concatenate link together
Dubious doubtful
Garble distort; confuse; muddle
Intransigent stubborn; unyielding
Momentous very important
Peripatetic nomadic; moving from place to place
Quarry 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
Stoke add fuel to; strengthen
Vitriolic corrosive; strongly attacking

Group 7

Aversion a dislike of
Concatenation linking into chains
Dupe to fool someone
Garish gaudy
Intrepid brave
Monotonous dull; unvarying
Peripheral on the edge; not important
Querulous always complaining
Stolid impassive; dull; indifferent
Vivacity liveliness; animation

Group 8

Balk hinder and prevent; hesitate over

Conciliate to bring together; end a dispute
Dynamic lively; vibrant; energetic
Garner gather; collect
Inveterate habitual
Moratorium temporary prohibition or halt to activity
Perjury telling lies under oath
 Quirk oddity
Stratagem plot; plan; trick
Vivify enliven

Group 9

Banal common; dull

Concise stated in few words
Ebullient very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
Garrulous talkative
Invidious arousing envy
Moribund on the point of death
Pernicious destructive; harmful
Ramble wander aimlessly
Strident loud and harsh
Vociferous noisy; loud in speech

Group 10

Banality ordinariness; dullness

Condescend talk down to
Eccentric unusual; quirky; odd
Gaunt emaciated; bony and angular
Inviolable cannot be invaded
Morose gloomy; bad tempered
Persnickety fastidious; fussy
Ramifications branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
Stringent strict or severe
Volatile dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
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Group 1

Bane troublesome influence

Condone tacitly support; overlook
Eclectic taking things from different sources
Genre a category; type
Irascible easily angered
Mundane ordinary; worldly
Perpetuated caused to continue
Rancor resentment; animosity; bad feeling
Strut swagger; show off
Voluble talkative

Group 2

Bard poet
Condoning overlooking; disregarding; ignoring
Edifice building; structure; construction
Germane relevant
Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry]
Munificent generous; charitable
Perpetuity eternity
Rant use bombastic language
Stupefying astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence
Voluminous very large; spacious

Group 3

Bastion fortress; stronghold

Conflagration big fire
Efface wipe out; remove all trace of
Germinal just growing; not developed; immature
 Irksome annoying; infuriating
Mutinous very rebellious
Personable attractive
Ratify approve; consent
Subpoena summons to court
Voracious ravenous

Group 4

Befuddle confuse
Confound confuse
Effigy a model of a person
Gibbering making meaningless noises
Ironic satiric; unexpected
Myriad in large numbers
Perspicacious insightful; sharp; wise
Raucous rough and unpleasant (of sounds)
Substantiate give supporting evidence
Waive surrender; give up

Group 5

Begrudge resent
Congeal to solidify
Effusive gushing; demonstrative
Glacial hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
Irrational unreasonable; absurd
Navigable suitable for sailing
Perspicacity insight
Raze destroy; demolish; tear down
Subterfuge a trick
Wane grow less

Group 6
 Beguile mislead; lure
Congenital present from birth
Egalitarianism belief in equality
Goad prod; urge
Irreproachable cannot be criticized; perfect
Nebulous vague
Pertinent relevant
Rebuttal denial
Subtle not obvious
Wary hesitant; cautious

Group 7

Belabor explain in unnecessary detail

Connoisseur person with refined taste and good judgment
Egregious outstandingly, obviously bad
Grate (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred
Irrevocable cannot be cancelled; unchangeable
Nefarious wicked; immoral; disreputable
Peruse read carefully
Recant disclaim; retract statement
Subversive rebellious; revolutionary
Wax to increase; to grow

Group 8

Beleaguer besiege; attack

Consecrate dedicate
Egress exit
Gratis free of charge; without payment
Itinerant nomadic; wandering from place to place
Negate cancel; deny
Pervasive spreading everywhere
Recapitulate summarize
Succinct concise
Waylay accost; stop; approach; hinder

Group 9

Belie contradict
Consensus general agreement
Eloquent fluent and persuasive in speech
Gratuitous unwarranted
Jaded tired; bored; worn out
Negligence carelessness
Petrify 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone
Receptacle container; vessel; holder
Suffragist someone who campaigns for voting rights
Weighty serious

Group 10

Belittle to demean
Conspicuous easily seen; prominent
Elucidate make clear
Gravity seriousness
Jargon specialized language used by experts
Neologism newly coined word
Petulant sulky; peevish
Recluse someone who cuts himself off from life
Supercilious proud and haughty
Whelp young dog
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Group 1

Bellicose war-like; aggressive

Consummate complete; total; supremely good
Elusive hard to pin down
Gregarious extroverted; sociable; outgoing
Jaundiced cynical; pessimistic
Nettle annoy
Phenomenon an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
Recuperate get better after illness
Superlative extremely good; the best
Whet sharpen

Group 2

Belligerent aggressive; ready to fight

Contemporary living or happening at the same time
Emaciated very thin; withered
Gritty coarse; granular
Jaunt short pleasure trip
Niggardly miserly; stingy
Philanthropy charity; love of mankind
Red tape formalities; paperwork; official procedure
Surly grumpy; rude
Whimsical capricious; changeable

Group 3

Bemoan complain about

Contrite sorry
Emancipate set free
Guffaw sudden loud laughter
 Jeopardize put at risk; endanger
Nomadic wandering from place to place
Philistine uncultured person
Redolent smelling of; giving off odors
Surreptitious secret; sneaky; stealthy
Willful stubborn

Group 4

Benevolent kindly
Contrition sorrow and repentance
Embezzle defraud; steal
Guile cunning; craftiness
Jingoistic extremely patriotic; nationalistic
Nonchalance an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
Phlegmatic calm; imperturbable
Redress put right something that was wrong
Surreptitiously secretly; furtively; stealthily
Wily cunning

Group 5

Benign kindly; harmless

Contumacious stubborn
Embroil involve in hostility or argument
Guileless frank; straightforward; honest
Jocular in a joking manner
Nondescript having no special features; dull and ordinary
Pillage plunder
Redundant unnecessary; superfluous
Susceptible vulnerable
Wispy flimsy; frail; delicate

Group 6
 Benignity compassion; gentleness; fondness
Contusion a bruise
Emerge come out; appear
Gullibility unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
Jollity gaiety; happiness
Nonentity a person of no importance; not famous
Pinnacle topmost point
Referendum public vote
Suspect doubtful
Wistful melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for

Group 7

Bequeath leave something in one's will to be given after one's death

Conundrum a puzzle
Emulate to imitate something admired
Gullible easily fooled
Jubilant ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
Nostalgia longing for the past
Pious very religious
Refute disprove
Sybarite lover of luxury
Zany crazy; wacky

Group 8

Berate scold; criticize

Conventional usual; customary; common
Endorse give support or approval to
Gustatory concerned with the sense of taste
Judicious correct in judgment; wise
Notoriety infamy; known for wrong doing
Pivotal of central importance
 Regale entertain
Sycophant bootlicker; flatterer
Zeal enthusiasm

Group 9

Beret type of cap

Corpulent fat
Endurance staying power; patience; stamina
Hackneyed common and over-used
Jurisprudence science or study of law
Novel new; unusual
Placate pacify; soothe; calm
Relegate dismiss to a lower position
Taciturn quiet; saying little
Zealot fanatic

Group 10

Bestial behaving like a beast; brutal

Corrugated highly folded
Enduring lasting
Hallowed worshipped; consecrated
Juxtapose place next to
Novice a beginner; tyro
Placebo harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
Remorse regret; sorrow; contrition
Tactile concerned with the sense of touch

Zenith summit