SAT Regular Vocabulary 17

Zeal

• Great enthusiasm or passion.

• A state of being calm and relaxed.

• A feeling of indifference or apathy.

• A strong desire to avoid work.

Veracity

• Truthfulness or accuracy.

• Deception or falsehood.

• Ambiguity or uncertainty.

• Exaggeration or embellishment.

Volatile

• Subject to rapid change; unstable.

• Consistent and reliable over time.

• Easily predictable and stable.

• Slow to change and develop.

Vituperate

• To verbally abuse or criticize harshly.

• To praise or commend someone.

• To ignore or overlook a mistake.

• To entertain or amuse someone.

Whimsical

• Fanciful, erratic, unpredictable.

• Serious and predictable.

• Boring and mundane.

• Logical and systematic.

Zenith

• The lowest point or nadir.

• The highest point or culmination.

• A type of celestial body.

• A period of decline.

Underscore

• To emphasize or underline.

• To ignore or overlook.

• To confuse or mislead.

• To simplify or clarify.

Wily

• Clever and resourceful

• Honest and straightforward

• Crafty, cunning, deceitful

• Simple and naive

Warranted

• Justified or authorized.

• Unnecessary or irrelevant.

• Confusing or misleading.

• Optional or discretionary.

Venerate

• To regard with deep respect.

• To criticize harshly.

• To ignore completely.

• To celebrate with joy.