SAT常用词汇总结242-323.

SAT常用词汇总结242-323

242. exorbitant (24)excessive; unreasonable 243. didactic (24)intended to instruct; instructive 244. idiosyncratic (24)a quirky or highly individualistic way of doingsomething or behaving; relating to an odd personal habit or characteristic; oddly or extremely unconventional (idiosyncrasy) 245. banal (24)ordinary; commonplace; unoriginal; uninspired;trite; mundane; prosaic; hackneyed (banality) 246. static (24)not moving; remaining in the same state of being(stasis) 247. extraneous (24)unnecessary; irrelevant; not pertinent; not inherent 248. notorious (24)widely known or famous, usually in a bad way(notoriety) 249. salutary (24)benicial 250. ardent (23)extremely eager and enthusiastic (ardor) 251. impenetrable (23)unable to be penetrated or understood; obscure;enigmatic (penetrating) 252. amicable (23)friendly, especially after a dispute; amiable; genial;tractable; gregarious; conciliatory; amenable 253. trite (23)not original; done many times already; boring;banal; hackneyed; trivial; inconsequential 254. toxic (23)extremely harmful; poisonous; deleterious (toxin, toxicity) 255. disparity (23)inequality (disparate) 256. incisive (23)sharp; clear; clever; keen; perceptive;discriminating; astute 257. allude (23)to hint at; to rer to indirectly (allusion) 258. verbose (23)wordy (verbosity) 259. account (23)a report, description, or explanation; a narrative(accountable, unaccountable) 260. anecdote (23)a bri personal story, account, or illustration, oftenhumorous (anecdotal) 261. affectation (23)a pretentious or inauthentic way of behaving;pretending to be something; not typical behavior(affected, unaffected) 262. resignation (23)reluctantly accepting a less than ideal situation; reconciling oneself to a bad but apparently inevitable situation; giving in (resigned) 263. composure (23)extreme calm and confidence; equanimity(composed, composition) 264. florid (22)overly decorated; flowery 265. amenable (22)cooperative; willing; tractable; amicable 266. condone (22)to allow to happen; to forgive or overlook something wrong; to indulge 267. tedious (22)boring; monotonous; so dull and repetitive as to be tiring (tedium) 268. officious (22)bossy; overly asserting one’s authority; using one’s position or authority to force others; authoritarian 269. exploit (22)to use to advantage; to take advantage of (exploits, exploitative, exploitation, unexploited) 270. assiduous (22)hard-working; dedicated; persistent; diligent 271. neutral (22)not taking sides, especially in a dispute; detached;objective (neutralize, neutrality) 272. scrupulous (22)principled; highly moral; conscientious; assiduous, especially when dealing fairly with others (scruple, scruples, unscrupulous) 273. laconic (22)habitually using few words; tight-lipped 274. authoritarian (22)demanding absolute obedience; domineering;peremptory; officious (authoritative) 275. rinement (22)elegance; improving something, often by making it more pure; urbanity; decorum (rine, unrined) 276. incorporate (22)to include as a part within a larger whole; to encompass; to comprehend 277. predator (22)a hunter, especially an animal hunting other animals (predatory) 278. incredulous (22)disbelieving; highly if not completely skeptical(credulous, incredulity) 279. hypothesis (22)something supposed to be true, but not yet proven;a tentative theory; an educated guess; a likely explanation (hypothetical, hypotheses) 280. duplicity (22)deceitfulness; double-dealing; equivocation(duplicitous) 281. languid (22)lazy; lacking energy; apathetic (languish, languor) 282. orthodox (21)traditional; conservative; commonly accepted;conventional (orthodoxy, unorthodox) 283. ominous (21)threatening, as an omen; dangerous; inauspicious(omen) 284. tacit (21)understood without needing to be said; implied;implicit 285. astute (21)insightful; clever; wise; discerning; discriminating 286. aspect (21)the look or appearance of something, especially from a particular viewpoint; an attribute 287. peremptory (21)bossy; tending to cut others off; dismissive;officious (peremptorily, preempt) 288. vignette (21)a bri description of a scene 289. intrusive (21)butting in; joining in without being wanted;tactless (intrusion; intruder) 290. prevalent (21)common; existing everywhere; widespread;abundant; pervasive (prevail, prevailing) 291. indisputable (21)certain; absolute; beyond doubt dispute(disputatious, disputant) 292. merit (21)praiseworthy excellence (merited, meritorious, demerit) 293. lament (21)to regret deeply, sometimes to the point of gri(lamentable, lamentation) 294. exonerate (21)to free from blame; to vindicate 295. terse (21)bri and often abruptly to the point; concise 296. sensibility (21)prerences; awareness; tastes; delicacy or rinement of tastes; discernment 297. evanescent (21)fleeting; lasting only a very short while; transient;ephemeral; transitory 298. renowned (21)famous in a good way; distinguished; prominent;acclaimed 299. indigenous (21)native; belonging to a particular region and not usually found elsewhere; domestic 300. repressed (21)held down or held back; inhibited; suppressed(repressive, repression, irrepressible) 301. ingenuous (21)na?ve; childlike; naive (disingenuous) 302. adulation (21)deep and perhaps excessive admiration (adulatory) 303. expedient (21)practical; usul; helpful; simple and ficient;pragmatic (expedite, inexpedient) 304. vapid (20)bland and uninteresting; unexciting; dull;uninspired; prosaic; banal; trite; hackneyed 305. encompass (20)to include; to encircle; to incorporate 306. exclusive (20)shutting out; limited, sometimes to a select few;elitist (inclusive) 307. scarce (20)rare, and often less than required; not abundant 308. engaging (20)interesting almost to the point of exciting; tendingto attract and occupy someone’s attention;compelling (engaging, disengaged) 309. urbane (20)sophisticated; having highly rined manners;decorus (urbanity) 310. sanguine (20)hopul; buoyant; optimistic 311. sarcasm (20)biting and often ironic and caustic remarks or attitude; contemptuous or condescending humor(sarcastic) 312. adversary (20)an opponent (adversarial) 313. surreptitious (20)not out in the open; sneaky; clandestine 314. vicarious (20)living through the experience of another; second- hand 315. parochial (20)narrow-minded; having a limited outlook;provincial 316. revival (20)returning to life or to use; reawakening (revive) 317. improvise (20)to deal with things as they come, without planning(improvisational) 318. apathetic (20)not caring about something or an outcome, one wayor the other; indifferent (apathy) 319. corroborate (20)to support or back up; to confirm; to provide evidence for; to substantiate (corroboration, corroborative) 320. unprecedented (20)without precedent; highly unusual; remarkable;never seen bore; momentous (precedent) 321. alleviate (20)to lessen the pain or severity of something; to make something more bearable; to alleviate; to mitigate 322. prominent (20)standing out; well-known; renowned; acclaimed;conspicuous 323. circumspect (20)carul; cautious; prudent, wary (circumspection)