Chang Ho Lee

11/8/11
SAT Vocab 7
Archetype:
the original pattern or modelIrom whichall things oI the same kind are copied or on
which they are based; a model or Iirst Iorm; prototype.
(in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern oI thought,
image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.
Braggadocio:
empty boasting; bragging.
a boasting person; braggart.
Cryptic:
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.
secret; occult: a cryptic writing.
involving or using cipher, code, etc.
oology. Iitted Ior concealing; serving to camouIlage.

Dupe:
a person who is easily deceived or Iooled; gull.
a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe
of the opponents.

Fecund:
producing or capable oI producing oIIspring, Iruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance;
proliIic; IruitIul: fecund parents, fecund farmland.
very productive or creative intellectually: the fecund years of the Italian Renaissance.

Halcyon:
calm; peaceIul; tranquil: halcyon weather.
rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace.
happy; joyIul; careIree: halcyon days of youth.
oI or pertaining to the halcyon or kingIisher.

InIectious:
communicable by inIection, asIromone person to another or Irom one part oI the body
to another: infectious diseases.
causing or communicating inIection.
tending to spread Irom one to another: infectious laughter.
aw. capable oI contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure or IorIeiture.
-solete. diseased.

Levity:
lightness oI mind, character, or behavior; lack oI appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
an instance or exhibition oI this.
Iickleness.
lightness in weight.

Nocturnal:
oI or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal).
done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit.
active at night (opposed to diurnal):nocturnal animals.
opening by night and closing by day, as certain Ilowers (opposed to diurnal).

Pecuniary:
oI or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties.
consisting oI or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: pecuniary tri-utes.
(oI a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or Iine.

Prowess:
exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.
exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength: his prowess as a pu-lic speaker.
a valiant or daring deed.

Reticent:
disposed to be silent or not to speak Ireely; reserved.
reluctant or restrained.

Sonorous:
giving out or capable oI giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a
thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.
rich and Iull in sound, as language or verse.
high-Ilown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech.

Tractable:
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tracta-le child, a tracta-le
disposition.
easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.

VociIerous:
crying out noisily; clamorous.
characterized by or uttered with vociIeration: a vociferous manner of expression.


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