Transformation - SAT Vocabulary Flocabulary

I have a vocabulary test tomorrow so I started comparing words to the definition on Quizlet. But there were many words in the definition that I did not get the meanings. So, to some words I added more definition for myself to study. These are the words that will be on the test below.

Myopic – short-sighted

Ratiocinate – to think, contemplate (to think hard)

Render – to say, or to make people (thing) do something

Recapitulate – to repeat, reiterate (repeat)

Loquacious - talkative

Verbose - wordy

Gregarious – sociable (like to be in groups)

Elocution – the art of public speaking (how to speak)s

Circumlocution – indirect language

Recalcitrant - defiant

Cogent – intelligent, viable

Seminal – original, ground-breaking

Meritorious – deserving of praise of merit

Redact – to revise, edit

Placate – to soothe, appease (make people calm down)

Tedious – boring, dull

Tomes – a large book

Peruse – to examine carefully

Entomology – the study of insects

Ostracize – to exclude (opposite word is include) from a community

Pariah – an outcast

Persevere – to persist (continue through), remain constant

Latent – present but hidden

Burgeon – to come forth, blossom

Diligently – carefully, showing care

Paragon – model of perfection, example

Commodious – spacious, roomy

Clairvoyant – able to see and detect things that others cannot

Cosmopolitan – wordly, sophisticated, international

Vast – enormous, immense

Voluminous – large, ample

Exorbitant – excessive (too big)

Extravagant – excessive, over-the-top

Colossus – an enormous structure

Synopsis – a summary

Cadence - rhythm

Cavort – to prance, dance about

Boisterous – loud, energetic

Daft – insane, foolish

Deft – skilled, adept

This is the song that goes up with the vocabularies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFtDCfSJIlM

These words will not be on the test (hopefully), but I still wanted to learn the meanings so I looked it up.

Paradox – looks right but it is not

Harbinger – a person who leads something new

Ambiguous – more then one meaning/possibility

Vague – unclear, not specific

By the way, I really like this word. It sounds really cool to me.

Vignette – small/short stories connected together

(vign = vine, ette = small in French)