Printable Words to use on your SAT essay flash cards

respite

a delay for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.

autonomous

self-governing or independent; subject to its own laws only; not subject to control from outside.

copious

large in quantity or number; having or yielding an abundant supply.

cognizant

aware of and comprehending a situation.

crass

without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity.

eclectic

selecting or choosing from various sources; made up of what is selected from different sources

recalcitrant

resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; hard to deal with or manage.

morose

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored; characterized by or gloom.

circumspect

watchful; cautious; prudent.

plethora

overabundance; excess.

augment

to make larger in size, number, strength, or extent, to increase; in music, to raise by a half step.

hypothetical

assumed by hypothesis; supposed.

formidable

causing fear, apprehension, or dread; of awesome strength, size, difficulty; intimidating.

abstract

to draw or take away; to divert or to steal.

antithesis

opposition; contrast; the direct opposite.

volition

the act of willing, choosing, or resolving.

sanction

to authorize, approve, or allow; or to penalize by way of discipline.

terse

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy; abruptly concise or curt.

innate

existing in one from birth; inborn; native.

discreet

judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature.

succinct

expressed in few words; concise.

conundrum

a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words; a problem.

brevity

shortness of time or duration; briefness.

palpable

readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident.

innocuous

not harmful or injurious; harmless.

respite

a delay for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.

autonomous

self-governing or independent; subject to its own laws only; not subject to control from outside.

copious

large in quantity or number; having or yielding an abundant supply.

cognizant

aware of and comprehending a situation.

crass

without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity.

eclectic

selecting or choosing from various sources; made up of what is selected from different sources

recalcitrant

resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; hard to deal with or manage.

morose

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored; characterized by or gloom.

circumspect

watchful; cautious; prudent.

plethora

overabundance; excess.

augment

to make larger in size, number, strength, or extent, to increase; in music, to raise by a half step.

hypothetical

assumed by hypothesis; supposed.

formidable

causing fear, apprehension, or dread; of awesome strength, size, difficulty; intimidating.

abstract

to draw or take away; to divert or to steal.

antithesis

opposition; contrast; the direct opposite.

volition

the act of willing, choosing, or resolving.

sanction

to authorize, approve, or allow; or to penalize by way of discipline.

terse

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy; abruptly concise or curt.

innate

existing in one from birth; inborn; native.

discreet

judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature.

succinct

expressed in few words; concise.

conundrum

a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words; a problem.

brevity

shortness of time or duration; briefness.

palpable

readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident.

innocuous

not harmful or injurious; harmless.