Ingerson SAT pt 9 Flashcards
reunion
coming together again
revelation
enlightening or astonishing disclosure
revisionists
people who rewrite or reassess
revitalizing
tending to impart new life and vigor to
revived
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
rivals
competitors
robust
strong
rudiment
basic, essential principle, element, or skill; an imperfect or undeveloped part
salutary
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
satellites
any object that revolves around another object in space
satirize
mock
saturate
to soak thoroughly
scandalous
disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper
scholar
a learned person
scrupulous
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
sedulous
marked by care and persistent effort
selective
very careful about choosing
senator
a member of a senate
serene
calm
servile
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
setback
something that interferes with progress
shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
solace
comfort in disappointment or misery
somber
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
sophisticated
wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel
spare
refrain from harming; extra; not many
sparse
meager; scant
specific
particular and exact
sprawling
spreading out carelessly
squander
spend thoughtlessly
stark
bare, without decoration; harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly
status
condition at a particular time; social position that a person holds
stipulate
specify as a condition or requirement
stirred
to affect or move somene’s feelings
straightforward
direct and clear
streamlined
stripped of nonessentials
strenuous
requiring tremendous energy or stamina
strict
severe and unremitting in making demands; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
strident
unpleasantly loud and harsh
stylistic
the appearance or surface or way in which something is done, as opposed to the substance