SAT Vocabulary — Group 16

Habitually dishonest; prone to lying.

A complete and often dramatic transformation from one form or state into another.

A tiresome sameness caused by a lack of variety or change.

Extremely generous, giving far more than what is expected.

The ability to make fast, accurate judgments and decisions in a particular field.

Widely circulated as if true but likely fictional or unverified.

Showing signs that promise future success; favorable.

Kind and friendly toward someone younger, in the manner of a warm uncle.

To make someone or something seem smaller or less important than it really is.

To formally leave property or possessions to someone through a will after death.

The use of trickery or clever deception to achieve one's goals.

Feeling genuine guilt and regret for having done something wrong.

Existing in a large quantity; abundant.

Imitative of the work of others rather than original.

Disagreement or a lack of harmony between people or ideas.

Difficult to understand because it is overly complex, technical, or abstract.

To make a bad or difficult situation better, often gradually.

Requiring great physical or mental effort and often taking a long time to complete.

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense, or to satisfy a need.

To grow or develop rapidly and vigorously.

Deserving blame for a wrongful act or failure to act.

A scarcity or lack of something needed.

The lowest possible point of something, especially a situation or a person's fortunes.

Just beginning to develop or exist; in an early, emerging stage.

To cancel out the effect of something or prove it false.