SAT (Even More Vocabulary II)

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• Disseminate (v) [dis- release, semin- seed] to spread something widely, esp info and likes. The news disseminated in the city like wild fire after a website reported the incident. Dandelion seeds disseminate with the aid of wind. This website disseminates propaganda against our team.
• Eclectic (adj) [ec- out, lec- choose] from varied sources; choosing from varied sources. The eclectic car collection featured vehicles from almost all major car manufacturers. I have an eclectic taste in music; I love anything from Eminem to Linkin Park.
• Idyllic (adj) serenely beautiful and untroubled; like an idyll (having a simple, unspoiled specially rural charm).What do you think of this idyllic, tropical paradise? A holiday was planned - an idyllic retreat in the Italian Hills. (Mafioso). The property benefits from the idyllic countryside scenery, its breathtaking. [!] Don't confuse it with ideal, which is something seen as perfect.
• Pristine (adj) unspoiled (not yet ruined by us :P); immaculate. The pristine pine forest seemed to spread everywhere. The gentleman in the pristine white dress gave me a furtive wink and I knew he was the man. (Mafioso)
• Immaculate (adj) [im- without, macula- blemish] clean, spotless; faultless. He wore an immaculately tailored silk suit, hang on! silk suit!?, where is my Colt...(Mafioso)
• Prodigy (n) an extraordinarily gifted child; something marvelous or amazing. The piano prodigy was only seven but he played like a maestro. The breathtaking prodigy was recorded in thousands of mobile phone cameras.
• Frugal (adj) thrifty, economical or parsimonious (very frugal); involving very little expense. We should be frugal with our planet's scarce and depleting resources If we want to sustain life on it. The housekeeping was frugal, as it was back then in the midst of the Great Depression.
• Qualify (v) to make something less strong or extreme by modifying. The moderator qualified the virulent remarks of the user.
• Abhorrent (adj) repugnant, arousing strong feelings of disapproval. The practice was abhorrent to virtually every one, no one appreciate domestic violence unless a retard is considered. The material in this OpEd column is abhorrent.
• Decorous (adj) dignified or formally accepted. In a decorous action he held the door open for the ladies and let them pass first.
• Infer (v) [in- in, ferre- carry] conclude from reasoning; indicate or lead to. I inferred from her behavior of late that she is not interested in the job we handed out to her. The very steep nature of the hills would normally infer soil erosion.
• Ostentatious (adj) [ostentare- exhibit] a vulgar display of wealth intended to impress. The ostentatious chandelier was studded with every gem imaginable. An ostentatiously modified car.
• Pathology (n) disease; study of disease. The chest X-ray showed the suspected site of the pathology, a TB infection. I don't wanna be a pathologist, they see dead stuff all the time.
• Plumb (v) to measure depth; experience something bad to an extreme degree. We cannot plumb the depth of this region, it is crawling with white sharks. The third failure had had him plumbing the depths of despair and regret. (Mafioso)
• Spurious (adj) fake or false. The spurious mob boss aided the original in making his getaway as SWAT teams raided his mansion.
• Subjugate (v) to dominate; to enslave. The old women subjugated the burglar with a surprise revelation of a Colt Magnum.
• Visionary (adj/n) imaginary; a dreamer. This is visionary stuff, how can you kill an anaconda with a stick. Your are being a visionary; getting 1700 at the SAT with this insouciant attitude is impractical.
• Reciprocal (dj) something mutual; in return. The clubs had a reciprocal arrangements between them; members of one club had access to the privileges of the other. A reciprocal gesture.
• Antipathy (n) strong negative feeling. The antipathy displayed by the Mayor towards the Muslims was the talk of the town. Among my antipathies are pompous people.
• Dissonant (adj) [dis- without, sonare- sound] conflicting or incompatible. Both had dissonant views about the topic and subsequently a heated argument began.
• Palliate (v) [palliare- hide] mitigate intensity of something; lessen the seriousness of something bad. I successfully palliated the whining of Joey by handing him an ice-lolly. Amisha tried to palliate the situation by saying that she wasn't at home when little Amelia shattered the beloved vase.
• Substantive (adj) substantial in amount etc; essential. Substantive claims state that 9/11 was a preplanned event. The oxygen cylinder is substantive for your survivals in these conditions.
• Surreptitious (adj) sneaky, done in an offhand way. The lionesses surreptitiously closed in on the unaware zebra, utilizing the tall Savannah grass to their advantage.
• Equivocal (adj) ambiguous, difficult to interpret, confusing, raising doubts. Her reply was an equivocal one, apparently not heedful of potential consequences in today's independently interpreting media. His arrival for peace talks with three armed guards was an equivocal gesture that placed the credibility of the talks in jeopardy.
• Flippant (adj) showing lack of seriousness that is deemed inappropriate. Exams are two days from now, god bless your flippant attitude.
• Piquant (adj) [piquer- irritate] provocative or sharply irritating. Piquant criticism. 
• Satiric (adj) using irony in sarcasm. Cracked.com is one of the best satiric website on the net. The judge was a favorite with contestants because he used a satiric approach to criticize their faults rather than an out-an-out reproach.
• Sullen (adj) dismal and gloomy; quiet in a hostile way. The event was sullen because of the news of twin bombings in the nearby city. She was sullen all day, refusing to talk,, even to her boyfriend.
• Tacit (adj) [tacere- silent] understood without being said or otherwise expressed openly. A tacit nod from the coach was enough to get him going. There was a tacit agreement in between the judges that Josh will be declared the winner no matte how badly he fought. The committee tacitly approved the recommendations of the Supreme Court. There was a tacit understanding between the two about the person they were dealing with. (Mafioso)
• Tractable (adj) [can be kept on track :P] obedient; can be controlled. The tractable mustang was an atypical find; normally they are very aggressive and dubious in their approach towards humans.
• Impromptu (adj) extemporaneous, unrehearsed. An impromptu speech.
• Debauchery (n) unbridled self-indulgent immoral behavior. A sordid (squalid or nasty; displaying worst aspects of human nature) account of drunken debauchery.