Redesigned SAT "words requested by students" Flashcards
abject
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, shamelessly servile; adj.
admonition
counsel, advice, or caution. Rebuke, n.
aggrandizing
to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor. Verb
ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something adj
anecdote
a short account of a particular incident or event noun
anomaly
an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc. noun
anthropologist
a person who specializes in anthropology (the science of humans and their works) noun
anthropology
the science of humans and their works. Noun
apparition
anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling (ghost) noun
apprehensive
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen adj.
barges
a flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight noun
bazaars
a marketplace or shopping quarter, 2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.
besieged
to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround, verb
brazier
a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room. Or -a person who makes articles of brass.
calisthenics
exercises usually performed without equipment. Noun
candidacy
a person who seeks an office or honor. noun
candor
open, sincere, direct. noun
caravanserai
a large inn or hotel, usually for caravans or a group of travelers
cloisters
a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent, noun
coal-scuttle
a metal bucket, usually with a lip, for holding and carrying coal. Noun
cognitive
of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, adj.
colloquial
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech, or writing; informal. Adj
commodity
something of use, advantage, or value. Noun
condemn
indicate strong disapproval of; censure. Verb
conducive
tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable, adj.
construe
to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: verb
contingent
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional; adj
cowed
to frighten with threats, violence, etc. v
decrepit
weakened by old age; feeble; infirm. Adj.
deferential
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. Adj
defy
to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly; v
demographers
the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., n populations.
despoil
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage; v
devaluation
a reduction of a value, status, etc.;n
dilutions
the act of reducing the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.
discomfiture
confused; frustration of hopes or plans. N
discord
lack of concord or harmony between persons or things; n
disenfranchised
deprived of a franchise, privilege, or right.; like the right to vote, v
disparaged
to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle v
disparagement
something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay. N
egocentrism
having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: adj
eloquent
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: adj
endow
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income; v
enfranchisement
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. V
engender
to produce, cause, or give rise to; v
esthetic
having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty. Adj
evangel
good news or tidings. N
expenditures
the act of cosuming something, especially funds; disbursement. N
explicit
fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal; adj
fanciful
capricious or whimsical in appearance; imaginary or unreal adj
feasibility
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished; adj
fluctuate
to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly; n
fragmentary
consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: adj
frankly
in a frank manner; freely; candidly; openly; plainly: adv
free markets
an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies. N
fresco
the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. N
glutting
to feed or fill to excess; v
ignominiously
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. Adj
impartiality
not partial or biased; fair; just: adj
implicit
implied, rather than expressly stated: adj
imprudent
lacking discretion; incautious; rash. Adj
incredulous
disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. Adj
inefficacious
not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective. Adj
ingenious
cleverly inventive or resourceful: adj
lacquer
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent n
lament
to feel or express sorrow or regret for: v
locomotion
the act or power of moving from place to place. N
malleable
adaptable or tractable: adj
meekness
humbly patient or docile, submissive
monetary
of or relating to money; adj
mould
something formed in or on a mold: n
neuroplasticity
the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections:
non-committal
not pleding oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like:
omnibuses
bus; or a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme. N
ornate
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: adj
parity
equality, as in amount, status, or character. N
permutations
alteration; transformation. N
pervasive
spread throughout: adj
plastic
capable of being molded or of receiving form: adj or something, or a group of things, made of or resembling plastic: or credit
primitive
being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: adj
procession
the act of moving along in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc. n
prospecting
anticipation; expectation; a looking forward; or something in view as a source of profit.
provincial
considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial: adj
provocative
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. Adj
proxy
an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one’s behalf. N
pulpit
a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. N
purine
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4, from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine. N
ramified
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions. V
receptive
having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. Adj
repression
the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses. N
revamp
to renovate, redo, or revise: v
reverberate
to reecho or resound: v
sixpence
British. a sum of six pennies. N
solidarity
union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.: n
specie
in a similar manner; in kind: (or coin) n
squalid
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. adj
stewardship
the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving: n
straphanger
a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above. N
subjugate
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master. V
sublunary
situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon. Adj
sullen
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. Adj
tactful
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. Adj
tinamous
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, n
to wit
that is to say; namely:
traipsing
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one’s goal: v
undulating
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; v
unprecedented
without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: adj
unseemliness
inappropriate for time or place: adj
vantage
a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view. N
venerable
commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character:
veranda
a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery. N
viable
capable of living. Adj
virtuous
conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: adj
wayside
being, situated, or found at or along the side; adj
welter
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea. V or a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: n
wont
custom; habit; practice: n
yearning
deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: n
