SAT Vocabs

conglomerate

corporation

raiment

(noun) clothing Roger Liu has such a fine collection of raiment.

oust

(verb) drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place Jin Kato ousted Michael, a long-term incumbent, and became the Junior Class President. People desired change.

phlegmatic

(adj) (of a person)having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition My father is phlegmatic but my mother is quite emotional—like an Italian.

placid

(adj) 1 calm, tranquil 2 quiet What a placid town, Meriden is. Nothing happens.

emphatic

(adj) 1 showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly, vehement an emphatic denial, Although my friend Umberuto is an Italian, he does not use emphatic movements of his hand while he talks. 2 conclusive, decisive

wistful

(adj) having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; a wistful smile. The memory of Sneha gives me a wistful feeling to the days that we Skyped all day long. Many boarders, especially international students, cannot help being wistful about their home town.

disingenuous

(adj) not candid or sincere, Young Jin wondered, "Does the business world make a man disingenuous, or does a disingenuous man enters the business world?"

unseemly

(adj) not polite or suitable for a particular situation I often make unseemly comments and ask unseemly questions. I should shut up more.

byzantine

(adj) (of a system or situation) -excessively complicated, typically involving a great deal of administrative detail: Byzantine insurance regulations -characterized by deviousness or underhanded procedure: Byzantine intrigues (make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone)/he has the most Byzantine mind in politics.

slipshod

(adj) (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought or organization: he'd caused many problems with his slipshod management.

tenable

(adj) 1 able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection, defensible, justifiable 2 able to be held or used Ex Agnosticism is a perfectly respectable and tenable philosophical position. The presidency in the U.S. is tenable for 4 years.

lackadaisical

(adj) lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy; a lackadaisical defence left the Spurs adrift in the second half.

complacent

(adj) smug, self-satisfied, American has taught me everything but being complacent.

piecemeal

(adj, adv) a little at a time, piece by piece,

antidote

(n) a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

taunt

(n) a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone. (verb) provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks Compared to Japanese people, Americans tend to taunt people more.

flotsam

(noun) 1 wreckage 2 people or things that have been rejected and are regarded as worthless search and salvage crews are gathering flotsam by the boatfuls the room was cleared of boxes and other flotsam

reconnaissance

(noun) military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features: The latest reconnaissance of North Korea revealed that Kim Jon Wun is preparing a massive nuclear missile launch. -preliminary surveying or research The legendary investor Jin Kato never forgets to reconnaissance the companies.

sustenance

(noun) 1 food and drink regarded as a source of strength, nourishment. Many dorm-dwellers turn to ramen noodles for sustenance. 2 the maintaining of someone or something in life or existence. The sustenance of a healthy mind and body is my goal.

foreboding

(noun) (adj) a strong feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen..... I have zero foreboding about the SAT this Saturday!!!!!!!!

contrive

(v) to create or bring about (adj) deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously, unnatural

allude

(verb) suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at, -mention without discussing at length: we will allude briefly to the main points. Unlike Passage 1, Passage 2 alludes to journalism's....

chide

(verb) scold or rebuke Jin quietly suppressed his desire to chide Vernon, as they passed each other walking down the DR corridor.

coddle

(verb) pamper, spoil My grandfather always coddles us, giving us money and always feeding us delicacies.

prod

(verb) poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object. Stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something. I have been trying to prod Mrs. Exton into teaching in a more effective way. (noun) 1 a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object. Asher and I were timidly prod the bare light switch, trying to turn it on with being electrocuted.

subvert

(verb) undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution), bring down an attempt to subvert democratic government.

conscientious

1 (of a person) wishing to do what is right, esp. to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly: a conscientious and hardworking clerk

monolith

1 a large single upright block of stone 2 a large and impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as intractably indivisible and uniform

melancholy

1. a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression 2 sober

tribunal

a court of justice an international war crimes tribunal

utilitarian

designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive

prophetic

like prophecy (adj) accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future. Jin Kato's prophetic insight to the stock market is brilliant. They call him the oracle of meriden.