2. SAT Quack Vocabulary By: Savannah Hoover, Abby and Chelsea Jones

3. Desiccate Verb To dry out. Synonym-dehydrate Antonym- moisturize The flowers were all desiccated.

4. diverse adjective Difficult; various synonym- assorted Antonym-alike The box of chocolates were very diverse.

5. loquacious Adjective Talking a lot or too much Synonym- talkative Antonym- quiet That loquacious dinner guest was my Aunt Gertrude.

6. maudlin Adjective Wallowing in self pity Synonym-confused Antonym- calm The maudlin girl burst into tears.

7. farcical Adjective Absurd, ludicrous Synonym- outrageous Antonym- reasonable The farcical assumption turned out to be true.

8. vibrant Adjective Lively Synonym-vivid Antonym- dull The vibrant flower stood out in the picture.

9. Virulent Adjective Extremely poisonous Synonyms- vicious, venomous Antonym- harmless The wild cat was very virulent.

10. Contemptuous Adjective Expressing disdain; showing lack of respect Synonym- arrogant Antonym- respectful The princess was contemptuous to the commoner.

11. Enigma Noun A mystery Synonym- problem Antonym- conspicuous The barking man was a bit of an enigma.

12. labyrinth Noun A maze Synonym- puzzle Antonym- simple The labyrinth will take days to accomplish.

13. lucid Adjective Clear; easy to understand Synonym- obvious Antonym- puzzle The meaning of a toothbrush is lucid.

14. repudiate verb To reject Synonym- disclaim Antonym- accept She’s always been repudiate about her maniac brother.

15. superficial Adjective Being at, on, or near the surface. Synonym- depthless, shallow Antonym- deep, detailed The scratch of the toddlers arm was only superficial.

16. primordial Adjective Original; elementary Synonym- basic, first Antonym- last, latest The math homework seemed primordial.

17. mellifluous Adjective Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet sounding. Synonym- melodious Antonym- harsh, inharmonic The song the choir sang was mellifluous.

18. Provincial Adjective Belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. Synonym- rural, small town Antonym- modern, liberal The newspaper was provincial to the little town.

19. contrite Adjective Caused by or showing sincere remorse synonym- rueful, remorseful Antonym- hurtful, mean Years later, the prisoner showed contrite for his crime.

20. incessant Adjective Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending Synonym- constant, continuous Antonym- intermittent The school day seemed incessant.

21. prevaricate Verb To deviate from the truth Synonym- fib Antonym- truthful The little kid tried to prevaricate about stealing cookies.

22. imperceptible Adjective Difficult to perceive by the senses; barely noticeable Synonym- vague Antonym- apparent The imperceptible smell of smoke still lingered around the charred building.

23. A primordial story once went, there was this vibrant boy who had an imperceptible love for this girl. His life seemed an enigma because the girl was very provincial and superficial. But the boy didn’t care, so he composed a song that was mellifluous although incessant and lucidly expressed his feelings. The girl, with a contemptuous look, told him in a virulent voice that he was farcical, loquacious, a labyrinth of weird things, and with that, she repudiated his love for her. The boy with diverse feelings of hurt and hate started Maudling. The girl later felt contrite about the way she had treated the boy, so she told herself to desiccate the tears that had formed in her eyes and try to win him back. The girl told the boy that she prevaricated about not loving him and they lived happily ever after.