These SAT Vocab Set 1 flash cards will help you build your vocabulary for the SAT exam. With words from letters A to P, these cards help you get ready for the test. The definitions are provided on the side opposite the cards, and you can quickly move from one to the other to test your knowledge. With continued practice, you will become more confident in your ability to use these words both for the test and in everyday life.
You might consider drawing some small pictures on the side of the flash cards with the vocabulary words showing to help you more quickly remember the definition of each as you study. Study using both sides of the flash cards: First, try to remember the definition from each word, and then try to identify the word based on the definition. Another way to use these flash cards is to write a sentence that shows you know the definition of each word as you go through the stack of cards. Also, use at least one or two words each day in your regular conversations or writings.
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affluent | wealthy; rich; well-to-do | |
abash | shame, embarrass | |
abate | lessen in intensity | |
abdicate | to give up power formally | |
aberration | a departure from the norm | |
abet | assist or encourage | |
abhor | hate, detest, loathe | |
abject | very low in spirit or condition | |
abstemious | moderate, especially in the use of food and drink | |
abstract | theoretical (opposite of concrete) | |
abstruse | difficult to understand; complex | |
acclaim | praise, admiration; to praise | |
accord | agreement, harmony | |
acme | peak, highest point | |
acquiesce | yield, give in, comply | |
acrid | harsh or bitter in odor or taste | |
acrimonious | harsh or itter speech or temper | |
acumen | keen insight; mental acuteness | |
acute | sharp, keen, or penetrating | |
adage | a wise old saying | |
adamant | stubborn or unyielding | |
admonish | warn, scold, express disapproval | |
adulation | excessive admiration or devotion | |
adversary | opponent; enemy | |
advocate | support, endorse, speak in favor of | |
aesthetic | pertaining to beauty or artistic taste | |
affable | friendly, good natured | |
aggravate | make worse | |
alacrity | zeal, zest, enthusiasm | |
alleviate | lessen, make less sever | |
allusion | an indirect reference | |
ally | friend;partner; on the same side | |
altercation | angry dispute or quarrel | |
altruistic | acting out of concern for the welfare of others | |
amalgamate | combine into a whole | |
amass | to gather, accumulate, pile up | |
ambiguous | having more than one meaning; vague; unclear | |
ambivalent | wavering between two courses of action, indecisice | |
ameliorate | to make better; improve | |
amenable | responsive; receptive; agreeable | |
amiable | friendly | |
amicable | friendly | |
amity | friendship | |
ample | large in amount; sufficient | |
anachronism | misplacig of an event in time | |
anarchy | lack of order, laws, or government - chaos | |
anathema | an object of intense dislike; a curse | |
animosit | strong dislike | |
animus | animosity or ill-will | |
anomaly | a separture from the norm; something unusual or abnormal | |
antagonism | hostility; opposition; resistance | |
apathy | lack of interest, emotion, feeling | |
apex | highest point | |
apocryphal | of questionable origin | |
apostate | renegade; one who deserts his party or faith | |
appease | pacify, calm, soothe | |
apprehensive | fearful or anxious | |
apt | suitable; appropriate | |
arable | able to be farmed; tillable | |
arbiter | a judge | |
arbitrary | done for no particular reason; based on individual judgement | |
arcane | known only to a few; mysterious; obscure; secret; esoteric | |
archaic | out-of-date, old fashioned | |
ardor | passion, zeal, enthusiasm | |
ardulous | difficult, requiring exertion | |
arrogant | cocky; overly self confident | |
articulate | able to speak and express oneself well | |
ascetic | rigidly self denying; severe, strict, plain, unadorned | |
asperity | sharpness or severity in language, tone, or manner | |
assess | to estimate, measure, determine | |
assiduous | devoted, diligent, persistent | |
astute | perceptive, clever | |
asylum | a place of refuge or security | |
atrophy | to waste away from lack of use | |
audacity | extreme boldness | |
augment | increase in amount or intensity | |
auspicious | promising; favorable; positive | |
austere | severe, plain, very simple in manner or living conditions | |
authentic | real; genuine | |
authoritarian | acting like a dictator | |
avarice | greed | |
averse | unwilling,disinclined,opposed | |
aversion | dislike, opposition, disinclination | |
avid | eager, enthusiastic | |
balk | to refuse to proceed, hesitate | |
banal | trite, comonplace, dull, overused | |
baneful | destructve, harmful | |
belittle | put down, disparage | |
bellicose | warlike; inclined to fight | |
belligerent | hostile; warlike | |
benefactor | a doer of good; a generous donor (opposite is malefactor) | |
benevolent | kind, good-hearted (opposite of malevolent) | |
benign | kindly, not harmful,mild | |
biased | prejudiced; no neutral | |
bibliophile | lover of books | |
blasphemy | going against or saying something against accpeted practice; heresy | |
blithe | happy, carefree | |
boycott | refuse to do business with | |
brevity | briefness, shortness | |
brusque | rude; abrupt in manner | |
bucolic | pertaining to country like, rural | |
burgeon | to swell or grow rapidly | |
cabal | a group plotting secretly; a conspiracy | |
cadaverous | pale, thin, corpse-like | |
cajole | persuade by flattery or deceit | |
callous | insensitive, unfeeling | |
calumny | slander, defamatio of character | |
candid | frank, open, honoest (noun=candor) | |
capricious | inclined to change one's mind, whimsical | |
captious | quick to take offense or find fault | |
carp | criticise or complain | |
castigate | criticize or punish severly | |
catholic | broad-minded, liberal, universal | |
caustic | harsh, burning, sever | |
censor | to remove offensive parts | |
censure | condemn, criticize, blame | |
champion | to support or endorse; one who endorses or supports a person, cause, etc. | |
carlatan | a quack or fraud | |
chastise | to punish or discipline | |
chauvinism | extreme devotion to a cause, country, or position | |
chicanery | deception by fraud or trickery | |
chimerical | highly imaginary, fantastic | |
circuitous | indirect, roundabout | |
circumspet | careful, cautious | |
circumvent | get around, avoid | |
circumlocutory | wordy, prolix, verbose | |
clamorous | loud, noisy | |
clandestine | secret; hidden; underground | |
cliche | an over-used word or phrase | |
coalesce | come together; fuse; join | |
coerce | force or compel | |
cogent | forceful, convincing, compelling | |
comely | pleasing to look at, pretty | |
compatible | harmonious, able to get along | |
collaborate | work together | |
compelling | forceful; demanding immediate attention | |
complacent | smug, sel-satisfied, overconfident | |
compliant | submissive; giving in easily | |
comprehensive | broad; complete; all-encompassing | |
compromise | to settle by concession or mutual giving in | |
conciliate | to soothe; to give in to end a dispute | |
concise | using few words; terse; to the point | |
concur | agree | |
condescend | to lower oneself; to talk down to | |
condolence | expression of sympathy | |
condone | overlook, forgive, ecuse | |
conjecture | guess, opinion, theory | |
connive | to plan secretly | |
connoisseur | an expert in a particular area | |
conspicuous | obvious; easily seen | |
construe | to interpret or explain | |
consummate | to complete or finalize; perfect, the highest degree | |
contemporary | living at the same time; modern | |
contempt | disdain; complete disrespect | |
contrite | sorrowful for sin; penitent | |
contumely | scorn or contempt | |
conundrum | a difficult problem or puzzle | |
conventional | ordinary; traditional; normal | |
convival | sociable, friendly, festive | |
convoluted | intricate; complicated; complex | |
copious | large in amount or number | |
corpulet | plump (less than obese) | |
corroborate | to confirm, support, verify | |
cosmopolitan | broad-minded | |
coterie | a social group; a clique | |
coup | a brilliantly executed plan; an overthrow of a government | |
covert | secret; hidden | |
crass | insensitive or coarse | |
credence | belief or trust | |
credible | believable | |
credulous | believing; trusting; gullible | |
criterion | standard of judgement | |
cryptic | mysterious; puzzling; engimatic | |
culpable | deserving blame; guilty | |
cupidity | greed | |
cursory | superficial, overly hasty, not thorough | |
curt | short, abrupt | |
curtail | shorten | |
cynical | inclined to distrust or suspect the worst of people | |
debonair | pleasant in manner | |
debunk | to prove false; to prove hoax | |
decorum | rules of proper conduct; propritey of manners | |
deference | submission to another's ideas or opinions | |
deign | to lower oneself; to condescend | |
deleterious | harmful, injurious, detrimental | |
demagogue | rabble-rouser; unprincipled leader | |
demur | to object, refuse, take exception | |
demure | affected modest or shy, prissy | |
denigrate | to criticise; speak negatively about | |
denounce | to speak against, to condemn | |
deplete | to use up; to reduce | |
depravity | moral corruption; baseness | |
deprecate | speak strongly against | |
derelict | an outcast; neglectful in preforming one's duties | |
deride | mock; make fun of | |
derogatory | negative; critical; belittling | |
desecrate | to make unholy; to profane | |
despotic | cruel, tyrannical; dictatorial | |
destitute | very poor, indigent, impoverished | |
desultory | unmethodical; disorganized | |
deter | to stop or prevent from doing something | |
desultory | unmetodical; disorganized | |
deter | to stop or prevent from doing something | |
deviate | to wander, to vary, to go away from the usual direction or plan | |
dexterous | skillful, especially with the hands | |
diatribe | a bitter or abusive speech | |
didactic | intentionally instructive | |
diffidet | modest, shy, lacking confidence | |
digress | to stray away from the subject | |
dilatory | causing delay | |
silettat | a dabbler; a person with limited knowledge in a particular area | |
diligent | industrious; hard-working | |
discern | to perceive; to distinguish one thing from another | |
discord | disagreement, disharmony | |
discriminate | to make a distinction, to see the differentce, to use good judgement | |
discomfiture | confusion; frustration; uneasiness | |
disdain | to view with contempt; look down upon; scorn | |
disingenous | not straightforward; crafty | |
disinterested | impartial; meutral; unbiassed | |
disparage | to discredit, speak negatively of | |
disparate | different | |
disparity | inequality; difference | |
dispassionate | free from passion; unemotional | |
dissent | disagreement; unrest | |
distraught | very upset | |
diverse | varied | |
docile | easy to manage; tame | |
dogmatic | insistent in one's opinion's; assuming that one's ideas are unchallengeable | |
dormant | inactive; sleeping | |
dubious | doubtful | |
duplicity | deception or deceit | |
ebullient | happy; enthusiastic | |
eccentric | odd; peculiar; unusual; quirky | |
eclectic | varied; from many sources; diverse | |
efface | to erase or wipe out | |
effete | no longer productive; worn out | |
efficacious | producing the desired effect | |
effigy | a crude likeness | |
effrontery | boldness; audacity | |
effusive | very expressive, demonstrative, gushy | |
egregious | conspicuous, flagrant, outrageous | |
elicit | to bring out, to draw forth | |
eloquent | able to speak well, effectively | |
elucidate | clarify, explain | |
elusive | hard to catch or pin down | |
emaciated | very thin, gaunt, wasted by starvation or disease | |
emanate | to issue forth, come out of | |
embargo | a stoppage or blockage of trade | |
emolument | payment, remuneration | |
empathy | the ability to relate to the feelings of another persons | |
emulate | to try to be like; to imitate | |
encomium | praise | |
endemic | native, peculiar to a particular location or people, indigenous | |
endorse | approve of or support | |
enervate | to lessen the strength of | |
engender | establish in, create | |
enhance | to add to; to improve; to heighten | |
enigma | a riddle or puzzle | |
ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting, tranditory | |
epicure | a lover of pleasure, a hedonist | |
epiphany | a moment of enlightment or awareness | |
epitome | a perfect example | |
equanimity | calm, composure | |
equitable | impartial, fair, even-handed | |
equivocal | uncertain; capable of being taken more than one way | |
erratic | irregular, inconsistent, uneven | |
erudite | scholarly, learned, of profound learning | |
esoteric | understood only by a select few, obscure, abstruse | |
eulogy | a speech or statement of praise, usually given at a funeral | |
euphony | a pleasing combination of sounds | |
evade | avoid, move away from | |
exacerbate | to aggravate, make worse | |
execration | a curse | |
exemplary | worthy of being used as an example | |
exemplify | to be an example of | |
exhaustive | thorough, complete | |
exhort | to urge strongly | |
exigency | a state or situation of great need or urgency, a crisis | |
exonerate | to free from blame, exculpate | |
expatiate | to speak or write at length | |
expedient | producing the desired effect; advantageous | |
expedite | to make faster or easier to do | |
expiate | to atone for, to earn forgiveness | |
exploit | a heroic deed, verb, to use to one's own advantage | |
expunge | to erase, wipe out, eradicate, efface | |
extemporize | to speak or do without preparation, improvise, ad lib | |
extenuate | to lessen, to make smaller or weaker in degree or significance | |
extirpate | to root out, to get rid of | |
extol | praise, laud, acclaim | |
extraneous | insignificant, non-essential, of secondary importance, peripheral, ancillary | |
extricate | to get out of, to disentangle | |
extrinsic | not central or fundamental, not directly related | |
dacetious | lacking seriousness, foolish | |
facile | easy, done with little effort | |
facilitate | to make easier, to help | |
facsimile | a duplicate or copy | |
fallacious | false, untrue | |
fanatic | one who is very devoted to a cause, idea, etc | |
farce | a ridiculous situation | |
fastidious | hard to please, picky, fussy | |
fathom | get to the bottom of, understand | |
fatuous | silly, foolish, inane | |
feasible | capable of being carried out, workable | |
fecund | fertile, highly productive | |
feign to fake or pretendferal | fierce, wild, savage | |
fiasco | a complete failure, a disaster | |
fickle | changing one's mind, changeable, capricious | |
filch | to steal something insignificant | |
filial | having to do with a son or daughter | |
flagrant | very obvious, done in the open, outrageous | |
florid | excessively flowry or ornate, red, ruddy (as in someone's complexion) | |
fluctuate | vary; be unstable; move up and down | |
foible | frailty or defect in character, peculiarity | |
forensic | related to public speaking or debate | |
formidable | powerful, inspiring fear or awe, difficult to accomplish | |
fortuitous | happening by chance (for the good) | |
fractious | quarrelsome, hard to manage | |
frenetic | frantic, frenzied | |
frugal | thrifty, using strict economy | |
futile | hopeless, useless, worthless | |
frugal | thrifty, using strict economy | |
frivolous | not serious, trivial, silly | |
fruitful | productive, producing results | |
fulsome | disgusting, grossly insincere | |
fundamental | essential, basic | |
furtive | sneaky; done in a secretive manner | |
garish | flashy, showy, gaudy | |
garnish | to decorate or embellish | |
garrulous | talkative loquacious | |
gaunt | very thin, emancipated | |
genre | a category or classification | |
ghastly | shocking; horrifying; grotesque | |
girth | distance around the middle | |
glower | to stare at angrily | |
gravity | seriousness | |
gregarious | sociable, liking to be in a group | |
grimace | facial expression indicating disapprocal or pain | |
guile | cunning; deceit; trickery | |
gullible | overly trusting, willing to believe anything, credulous | |
hackneyed | trite; overused; stale | |
haggard | having a worn or tired appearance | |
hamper | prevent; impede; get in the way of | |
harangue | a loud, abusive speech; atirade | |
harbinger | an indication or sign, an omen | |
hardy | robust, strong, durable | |
haughty | scornfully proud; condescending | |
hedonist | a lover of pleasure | |
heed | obey; pay attention to | |
heinous | shocking; stocious; deeply offensive | |
herculean | requiring great strength; of extraordinary size | |
heresy | an opinion that goes against generally accpeted views | |
hiatus | a break or gap, especially in time | |
hinder | obstruct; impede; get in the way of | |
histrionic | overly emotial; intended for effect; theatrical | |
hyperbole | overstatement; exaggeration for effect | |
hypocrite | an insincere person, a person who says one thing and does something else | |
hypothetical | theoretical, for the sake of argument | |
idiosyncrazy | a peculiarity; an odd habit or personal mannerism | |
idyllic | simple; without care | |
ignominy | public disgrace or hishonor; infamy | |
illicit | illegal | |
illuminate | to light up, clarify, make clear | |
immune | protected; safe from harm | |
immutable | not capable of being changed | |
impartial | not biassed neutral; disinterested | |
impasse | a stalemate; a stoppage; a situation with no progress or movement | |
impeccable | flawless; without blemish or fault | |
imperious | overbearing; domineering | |
impertinent | rude, disrespectful | |
impervious | not capable of being penetrated or affected | |
impetuous | hotheaded, not using good judgement | |
impinge | to intrude on another's rights, to encroach | |
implacable | unyielding; stubborn; incapable of being calmed down | |
impromptu | spontaneous; unplanned | |
impugn | challenge; attack as false; question; to slander; as in, impugn one's integrity | |
impunity | freedom from punishment | |
inadvertent | unintentional | |
inane | silly, foolish, fatuous | |
inarticulate | unable to express oneself clearly | |
incarcerate | to imprision or confine | |
incessant | ceaseless, constant, perpetual | |
incipient | in the beginning stages | |
inclined | tending toward | |
incognito | underan an assumed name; disguised | |
incoherent | impossible to understand | |
incongruous | not going together; inconsistent; out of harmony | |
inconsequential | insignificant; unimportant | |
incumbent | required; necessary; established in office | |
indifferent | uncaring; unconcerned; neutral | |
indigent | very poor, destitute, impoverished | |
indolent | lazy | |
indulgent | giving in to one's desires; pampering; spoiling | |
ineffable | intangible; incapable of being defined or expressed | |
inert | inactice; incapable or unwilling to move | |
inevitable | unavoidable | |
inexorable | unstoppable; unyielding | |
infamous | famous for something bad; notorious | |
inferred | implies; suggested; derived by reasoning | |
ingratiate | to try to get oneself into the favor of another, to kiss up to | |
innate | inborn, natural, not learned | |
innocuous | harmless | |
innovate | to be creative; to do something new | |
inordinate | excessive; beyond what is usual or necessary | |
inscrutable | incapable of being understoof | |
insidious | treacherous; full of deceit or cunning, threatening | |
insipid | bland; dull; uninteresting | |
insolent | rude; lacking manners or respect | |
instigate | to start; stimulate; get going | |
insurmountable | incapable of being overcome | |
intangible | abstract; not capable of being touched or felt | |
intimate | very personal; very closely related | |
intimation | hint | |
intractable | not easily managed or influenced; stubborn | |
intransigent | refusing to yield or compromise; stubborn | |
intrepid | brave; courageous | |
intrinsic | essential, fundamental, basic, or primary importance | |
inveigle | to persuade by flattery; cajole; blandish | |
inveterate | habitual; long-established | |
iradcible | easily angered; bad-tempered | |
ironic | unexpected, not as one would expect, satiric | |
irrational | not governmed by reason; unreasonable | |
itinerant | migratory; moving from place to place; wandering | |
itinerary | plan or schedule for the day | |
jaunt | lively, carefree, upbeat | |
jeopardize | to place in danger | |
jingoist | an extreme nationalist; a super patriot | |
jocular | joking, happy | |
jovial | happy, high spirited | |
judicious | wise; using good judgement | |
jurisprudence | the field or study of law | |
laconic | using few words, inclined not to say much, tacitum | |
lament | to express regret, to mourn | |
lampoon | a comic rendering, a parody | |
languid | lacking energy; slow; tired | |
largesse | generosity or munificense | |
latent | innate, inborn, natural | |
laudable | worthy of praise; commendable | |
lavish | spent or produced in abundance; rish; extravagant | |
lax | careless; negligent; not diligent | |
legion | numerous; existing in large numbers | |
lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness; torpor | |
levity | lack of seriousness | |
listless | lacking energy; sluggish | |
loquacious | very talkative | |
lucid | clear easy to understand | |
lucrative | financially profitable | |
lugubrious | sad teary mournful | |
lurid | shocking, sensational, horrifying | |
luxuriant | rich, lush, abundant | |
magnanimous | generous, noble, high minded | |
malfeasance | wrongdoing; misconduct | |
malice | intentionally harmful or destructive | |
malinger | fail to do one's duty; shirk responsibility | |
mar | to deface, harm, spoil, ruin | |
marshal | manage, arrange, direct | |
martinet | a stric disciplinarian | |
maudlin | excessively sentimental | |
maverick | a non-conformist, a rebel | |
meander | to walk aimlessly | |
mendacious | given to lying or falsehood | |
mendicant | begging, a beggar | |
mercenary | motivated by money | |
mercurial | changing someone's mind or mood quickly | |
merger | a joining together | |
meticulous | picky, careful, fussy | |
mettle | courage; valor | |
misanthrope | person who hates other people | |
miser | a fanatic about saving money | |
mitigate | to lessen, make less severe | |
mnemonic | having to do with memory | |
mollify | calm, pacify, appease, placate, soothe | |
monotonous | tiresome, unchaing, unvarying | |
moot | deprived of practical significance, academic, debatable | |
motleu | multi-colored, varied, diverse in origin | |
mundance | pertaining to the earth, dull, unimaginative | |
munificent | generous | |
nadir | lowest point | |
nascent | newly emerging or existing | |
nebulous | cloudy, vague, indefinite | |
nefarious | wicked, treacherous | |
negligence | carelessness; indifference | |
neophyte | beginner, novice, tyro | |
neutral | unbiased; objective | |
noisome | unwholesome; foul-smelling; disgusting | |
nomadic | wandering itinerant | |
nominal | in name only; trifling; insignificant | |
nostalgic | yearning for the past | |
novel | new; unusual; creative | |
novice | a beginner; neophyte | |
noxious | harmful, destructive | |
nullify | cancel; render void | |
obdurate | stubborn; obstinate; inflexible adamant; unyielding | |
obese | extremely fat | |
objectice | neutral; without bias | |
obliterate | wipe out; destroy | |
oblivious | unaware of; blind to | |
obloquy | condemnation; verbal abuse; a state of disgrace | |
obscure | unclear; clouded; hard to understand | |
obsequious | overly servile; butt-kissing | |
obsolete | no longer in use; archaic; outdated | |
obstinate | stubborn | |
obtuse | mentally dull | |
obviate | make unnecessary | |
odium | disgrace; contempt; loathing | |
officious | meddlesome, literally, making too much of one's office | |
ominous | threatening; foreboding; suggesting something bad to come | |
omniscient | all knowing | |
opprobrium | shame or disgrace | |
opulence | wealth - affluence | |
orthodox | standard; conventional; commonly accepted | |
ostentatious | flasy; overly showy; excessive | |
ostracize | banish or cast out | |
overt | open; obvious; done in the open | |
panacea | a cure-all | |
pander | to cater to another's desires; kiss up to | |
paradigm | an example or model | |
paradox | a statement or situation that appears false or contradictory but may be true | |
paramount | of highest importance | |
pariah | a social outcast | |
parochial | narrow-minded; limited in perspective | |
parry | block; deflect; ward off | |
parsimonious | stingy; cheap | |
partisan | narrow-minded; limited in perspective | |
parstoral | relating to the country; rural; bucolic | |
patrician | pertaining to the upper classes | |
patronizing | condescending | |
paucity | scarcity; lackl inadequate amount | |
pedestrian | dull; uninteresting; boring | |
pejorative | used in the negative sense | |
penchant | tendancy toward; inclination; liking | |
penury | extreme poverty; destitution; indigence | |
perceptive | having keen understanding; discerning; acute; perspicacious | |
peremptory | haughty, overly self-assured; not allowing objection | |
perfidy | treachery; betrayal | |
perfunctory | done carelessly or half--heartedly; done without enthusiasm | |
philanthropy | doing good toward one's fellow man | |
pinnacle | peak, high point | |
pious | deeply religious | |
phobia | an irrational fear | |
pillage | to loot; plunder | |
peripheral | on the edge; not of primary importance; secondary; ancillary; extrinsic | |
permeate | spread through | |
pernicious | evil; wicked; having an injurious effect | |
perspicacious | keenly insightful; acute; discerning; perceptive | |
pertinacious | stubborn; determined | |
pertinent | revelent; germane | |
pervasive | widespread; existing everywhere | |
pivotal | important; critical; crucial | |
placate | soothe; pacify; calm; mollify | |
platitude | a dull or meaningless remark; a cliche | |
plausivle | believable | |
plebeian | pertaining to the common people or lower classes | |
plethora | a large amount; an overabundance | |
poignant | emotionally moving; touching | |
polemics | an agressive attack on the opinions of another | |
ponder | think about at length; meditate | |
ponderous | weighty; extremely heavy; slow-moving; dull | |
portend | to give a sign, warning, or threat of something to come | |
posthumous | occuring after death | |
potent | powerful, mighty | |
pragmatic | practical, functional | |
preclude | make impossible, prevent | |
precocious | of abnormally early mental development; highly advanced for one's age | |
predecessor | a person who came before another; ancestor; foreunner; antecedent | |
predeliction | tendency; inclination | |
prerogative | a privilege assumed as a right | |
presumptuous | full of oneself; excessive |