Barron's New SAT Flashcards
forbear
politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain
e.g. He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so.
induce
- succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something
e. g. Nothing would induce me to take the job. - bring about or give rise to
e. g. None of these measures induced a change of policy.
disrepute
오명
e.g. He fell into disrepute.
beggary
a state of extreme poverty
prepossessing
adj. attractive or appealing in appearance
unprepossessing
stifle
- restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)
e. g. She stifled a giggle. - make (someone) unable to breathe properly
e. g. Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
Reverend
an honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and ministers
e.g. the Reverend John Piper
folly
- foolishness
- a costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park
temperament
기질
e.g. to have an artistic temperament
prudence
신중함, 조심스러움
satirical
풍자적인
indolent
lazy
dejected
sad and depressed; dispirited; 낙담한
irreverent
showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
wholesome
건강에 좋은
e.g. fresh, wholesome food
건전한
e.g. a wholesome movie
conducive
making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible
e.g. The harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere.
sequentially
by forming or following a logical order or sequence
e.g. grinding through a fossil sequentially
divulge
make known (private or sensitive information)
e.g. I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age.
dispose
- get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else
e. g. People now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death. - to give a tendency or inclination to; incline
e. g. His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
pigheaded
stupidly obstinate
persistent
- 끈질긴
- continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period
e. g. Persistent rain will affect many areas.
anomalous
이례적인
tentative
- 잠정적인
2. done without confidence; hesitant
rapture
황홀감
e.g. I wish I could describe the rapture that flashed through my soul as I beheld it.