Adventurous Alice SAT Word List 226-250
arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
corroborated
confirmed
sojourn
a temporary stay; a short visit
authoritarian
demanding obedience
florid
excessively decorated or embellished
denunciation
expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
audacious
fearless, daring, bold
abstruse
hard to understand
cursory
hasty and superficial
infamous
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
stature
height
antagonistic
hostile
potentate
monarch or ruler with great power
untenable
not able to be defended
obsolete
out of date
pugnacious
quarrelsome, fond of fighting
dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated
inception
the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.
subjugate
to bring under control; to conquer
scoff
to make fun of, to mock
exacerbate
to make worse
impartial
unbiased; neutral
whimsical
unpredictable; fantastic;
unimpeachable
unquestionable; beyond doubt