SAT Vocab List 10-10

Zany (adj.)

Clownish; foolish; funny; absurd

Tangential (adj.)

Diverging or digressing; merely touching a subject, not dealing with it at all

Peripheral (adj.)

External; incidental; tangential

Fortuitous (adj.)

Happening by chance

Incipient (adj.)

In an early stage

Listless (adj.)

Indifferent; marked by a lack of energy or enthusiasm

Unequivocal (adj.)

Plain; very clean in meaning

Savory (adj.)

Pleasing to the taste or smell; pleasant; morally attractive

Caustic (adj.)

Stinging; biting

Derogatory (adj.)

Tending to lower in estimation; degrading

Refurbish (verb)

To furbish or polish again; to make like new

Aggrandizement (noun)

To increase in rank or wealth; growth in power

Venerate (verb)

To regard with respect and reverence; to honor

Whet (verb)

To sharpen; to make stronger; to stimulate

Emulate (verb)

To try to equal or surpass