September SAT Words

Define abstruse.

• independent-minded person.

• a cause of great distress or annoyance.

• difficult to understand; obscure.

• overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).

Define bane.

• a cause of great distress or annoyance.

• failing to take proper care in doing something.

• very great in amount, scale, or intensity.

• prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

Define cajole.

• be full of or swarming with.

• lacking in moral restraints

• independent-minded person.

• persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Define denigrate.

• make corrections and improvements to (a text).

• criticize unfairly; disparage.

• absolutely necessary or important; essential.

• very great in amount, scale, or intensity.

Define emend.

• make corrections and improvements to (a text).

• move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.

• criticize unfairly; disparage.

• difficult to understand; obscure.

Define foil.

• absolutely necessary or important; essential.

• peculiar or individual.

• a cause of great distress or annoyance.

• prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

Define idiosyncratic.

• peculiar or individual.

• lacking in moral restraints

• independent-minded person.

• failing to take proper care in doing something.

Define licentious.

• be full of or swarming with.

• difficult to understand; obscure.

• make corrections and improvements to (a text).

• lacking in moral restraints

Define maverick.

• peculiar or individual.

• independent-minded person.

• very great in amount, scale, or intensity.

• absolutely necessary or important; essential.

Define negligent.

• overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).

• lacking in moral restraints

• failing to take proper care in doing something.

• criticize unfairly; disparage.