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Basic SAT Vocabulary: S - Z

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saccharine
excessively sweet or sentimental.
sacrilegious
impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy.
savant
a person of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field.
secular
not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world.
sequester
to set apart, seclude.
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spartan
highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere.
squalid
filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty.
stymie
to block or thwart.
subterranean
hidden, secret; underground.
sully
to tarnish, taint.
surmount
to conquer, overcome.
tactile
producing a sensation of touch.
tawdry
gaudy, cheap, showy.
terse
concise, brief, free of extra words.
thwart
to block or prevent from happening; frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of.
tout
to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly.
trajectory
the path followed by a moving object, whether through space or otherwise; flight.
transient
passing with time, temporary, short-lived.
transitory
short-lived, existing only briefly.
uncanny
so keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural, peculiarly unsettling.
unconscionable
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust.
vehemently
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions.
vernacular
everyday language used by ordinary people; specialized language of a profession.
vicariously
felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another.
vindicate
to clear of blame; support a claim.
wanton
undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless.
wield
to exercise authority or influence effectively.
wily
clever; deceptive.
wry
bent or twisted in shape or condition; dryly humorous.
yen
a strong desire, craving.

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