1. SAT Vocabulary

2. Circumvent—avoid
Based on my gluten allergy, I have to circumvent all wheat products.

3. Flagrant—clearly wrong
Miley’s stage performances are insanely flagrant.

4. Partisan—biased; one-sided; committed to one group
In politics, legislation typically needs to be bi-partisan in order to be turned into a law.

5. Solace—comfort for grief
During difficult times, animals can be a great form of solace.

6. Arbitrary—random; for no definite reason
Your chances of winning the lottery are so arbitrary.

7. Flamboyant—showy; ornate
The hotel was designed in a most flamboyant manner.

8. Infallible—perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes
Spongebob’s driving record was infallible!

9. Meander—wander from side to side
The complex road meandered too much for my taste.

10. Clamor—shout; scream
Through all the clamor, the baby continued to sleep.

11. Flaunt—show off; display in a showy manner
The fisherman flaunted the true size of the fish he caught.

12. Archaic—ancient; outdated; old fashioned
While I grew up with such cameras, this technology is now archaic.

13. Disdain—contempt; strong dislike
Bart has a great disdain for vegetables.

14. Flippant—making jokes about serious matters
In racially charged times, South Park is known for it’s flippant jokes.
It’s NAGGERS, guys. Stop being racist.

15. Menagerie—strange/diverse collection of things
At the farm, there was a menagerie of squash to choose from.

16. Vehement—forceful
Dr. King was vehement that his cause for equality be pursued without violence.

17. Archetype—classic example of
Creepy jack-o-lanterns are an archetype of Halloween.

18. Clemency—mercy
Showing clemency to helpless animals shows how big your heart is.

19. Flout—defy; reject
Spongebob and Patrick flout logic that a fire cannot occur underwater.

20. Sophomoric—juvenile; immature
Peter’s antics are rather sophomoric.

21. Cliché—overused expression; something unoriginal
Chocolates for Valentine’s Day is rather cliché.

22. Disparage—criticize; belittle
Craig and Smokey would never disparage anyone—they know how it feels.

23. Ingrate—ungrateful
Mr. Burns felt that Homer was an ingrate, so he fired him. He’s luck he didn’t release the hounds.

24. Veneer—surface coating
The veneer on this guitar gives it its shine.

25. Articulate—clear; lucid; eloquent
For a dog, Brian is exceptionally articulate.

26. Disparity—an inequality
There is a definite disparity between Aurelio’s pizza and Domino’s pizza.

27. Sparse—spare; bare; meager
The decoration on the walls was sparse.

28. Artiface—deception; trickery
Unfortunately, magicians are not the only masters of artifice you will ever meet.

29. Coalesce—come together; merge
In the movie Step Brothers, these two struggled to coalesce after their parents married.

30. Innate—inherited; inborn
Esther is considered a math prodigy. Some believe this prodigy ability is innate.

31. Pedestrian—common; mundane; banal
This cat found the comedy show entirely pedestrian, and was bored the whole time.