<p>The Barron's SAT books contain far too many abstruse problems.</p>
<p>Nonchalant</p>
<p>The senior's nonchalant attitude during the second semester of school made him slack off and fail 2 classes, causing the college he had chosen to go to cancel his acceptance.</p>
<p>cursory</p>
<p>Being as uninterested in his studies as he was, Paul merely gave the test a cursory glance before deciding not to write anything.</p>
<p>Bombast</p>
<p>Don't listen to his bombast about riding horses; he has never seen a horse in his life. </p>
<p>disconcert</p>
<p>Usually in a football game, fans will try to disconcert the opposing teams by making noise. </p>
<p>sovereign.</p>
<p>I have sovereign power over my own business.</p>
<p>malinger</p>
<p>The employee performed a malinger, calling in sick so he could play golf.</p>
<p>abrogate</p>
<p>After having realized that he could go on the same plan for less money with Verizon, Phil abrogated his contract with AT&T.</p>
<p>Vicissitude</p>
<p>You cannot foretell life's vicissitudes; just go with the flow.</p>
<p>square (as a verb)</p>
<p>Umm...I hope I got the definition right</p>
<p>John McCain squared himself with the properties of the Republican Party.</p>
<p>adumbrate</p>
<p>He adumbrated the novel, merely telling me of the key characters and events, but never going into detail.</p>
<p>vilify</p>
<p>During the Cold War, there were propagandas vilifying communism and the Soviet.</p>
<p>gossamer</p>
<p>Though there wasn't a spider in sight, the old, abandoned house was full of gossamer.</p>
<p>Laconic</p>
<p>Although he's a garrulous person, he makes his speech laconic and incisive.</p>
<p>nuance</p>
<p>The subtle nuances in the meaning of the novel allowed for all students to interpret it differently.</p>
<p>Pejorative</p>
<p>Although the word superficial has a neutral denotion as "close to the surface", it also has a pejorative connotion as "shallow".</p>
<p>blasphemy</p>
<p>I think you meant "connotation," not "connotion."</p>
<p>In an act of blasphemy, Carl spat into a bowl of holy water.</p>
<p>Remonstrance</p>
<p>the politicians were deaf to remonstrances</p>
<p>amalgamate</p>
<p>Two companies amalgamated few months ago to form a dominant enterprise.</p>
<p>talisman</p>
<p>This necklace is my talisman: whenever I wear it, I get an A. </p>
<p>pernicious</p>