sat Flashcards
affront
action/statement that insults someone
accentuate
emphasize a particular feature of something
pensive
quiet and thinking seriously
stupor
a state a person is in which is almost unconscious and their thoughts are not clear
passive
not reacting to what other people do/what happens
ramification
a related/derived subject, (result)
bemuse
to confuse (someone)
nemesis
something a person cannot conquer/achieve
aggrandize
to widen in scope/enlarge
vacillate
to waver in mind or opinion
scale
to climb up/ascend
deject
to depress the spirts of; dishearten
flair
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability
billow
to rise or roll in or like waves of the sea
folly
foolishness
proponent (of)
someone in favor of something
ignominy
a situation or event that causes you to feel embarrassed or ashamed
misnomer
a name that is not correct and does not suit what it is referring to
denomination
a religious group whose beliefs differ in some ways from other groups in the same religion
nomenclature
a set or system of names or terms, in a particular science or art, or by an individual of a community, etc
nominal
existing as something in name only/or thought but not in facts
pseudonym
a name that is used instead of their birth name
rancor
bitter resentment;hatred
partisan
a supporter of a person, group, cause
malefactor
person who violates the law;criminal
carp
to find fault or complain/criticize
transmute
to change from one nature/form to another
vindicate
to clear from suspicion/accusation
jockey
to try and gain an advantage over your opponents
solder
a low melting (chem metal) that unites two metals together without heating them
renegade
a person who deserts one party for another
benign
pleasant and kind
gaudy
having too many bright colors
poignant
causing strong feeling of sadness
resplendent
having a bright or dazzling appearance
wanton
causing harm intentionally
cavalier
uninterested, lack of concern
recapitulate
to review as a brief summary at the end of a discussion/speech
boorish
unmannered; crude and insensitive
obviate
to anticipate and prevent
amoral
having no moral standards
slalom
a downhill race on a winding course marked by poles or gates
rut
a furrow or track in the ground, especially made by vehicles
pronegy
offspring of an animal/plant/person
reprehend
to remove or find fault with; disapprove
vivacious
full of energy/enthusiasm (typically women)
epitaph
a short piece of writing about a dead person (poem)
voracious
showing a tendency to eat a lot of food
epithet
a word or phrase that describes a person or thing; nickname (offensive)
vagrant
a person who wanders around idly without a permanent home/employment
importune
to demand with urgency or persistence
filch
to steal (especially of something with little value)
efface
to wipe out; do away with
certitude
freedom from doubt; certainty
commodity
something bought and sold
precipitous
very steep, falling in a long way
syndicate
a group of people/business that works together
unprecedented
never having happened or existed in the past
brevity
quality of being brief; shortness of time/duration
carnage
slaughter/massacre
credence
belief as to the truth of something
temporize
avoid something to gain time; be indecisive
incisive
penetrating, clear
equanimity
quality of being calm and even-tempered
legacy
money or property given to another by a will
maudlin
tearfully or weakly emotional
gregarious
fond of the company of others; socialable
effigy
a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purpose of ridicule
cessation
a temporary or complete stopping
facility
readiness or ease due to skill, aptitude, or practice
implacable
not to be appeased or pacified
welsh
to go back on one’s word
fritter
to waste little by little
parlay
to bet or gamble on a contest, race, etc
comandeer
to take by force
congenial
pleasant, friendly, sociable
compulsory
required, mandatory
concurrent
happening at the same time as something else
convene
to cause to come together for an official purpose
livid
enraged
parry
to ward off as in fencing
flagrant
shockingly noticeable or evident
buffet
to strike against or push repeatedly
augment
to make larger
supine
laying on the back face upward
remonstrate
to say or plead in protest
insidious
intended to be deceitful or corrupting
subjugation
the act, fact, or process of being under control
jovial
characterized with a hearty, joyous humor
portly
rather fat; stout
indigent
lacking food, clothing, others because of poverty
torpor
sluggish, lethargic indifference, laziness
volition
the act of willingly, choosing, or resolving
clemency
showing compassion, leniancy
enervate
to deprive of force or strength
deride
to laugh at in scorn
buttress
to give encouragement or support
palatial
benefiting or suitable for a palace
odious
deserving or causing hatred
natal
of or pertaining to a person’s birth
surmise
to think or infer without strong evidence
disparage
to speak or treat depricatingly
emphatic
done with emphasis
extricate
to release from difficulty
loathsome
offensive to the senses, causing loathing
usurpation
act of wrongful seizure
subterfuge
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule
carnal
pertaining to or characterized by flesh or the body
phalanx
a compact or closely massed body of persons
winsome
sweet or innocently charming
viscous
of a glutinous nature, sticky/adhesive
lien
the legal claim of a person upon the property of another (for debt or obligation)
pragmatic
of or pertaining to a practical point of view; practical
salute
to pay respect or honor in an act
irrevocable
impossible to change
revoke
to cancel or make invalid
moribund
about to die; near death
vocation
job for which someone is especially well suited
vociferous
noisy;offensively loud
hallow
to make holy
nondescript
of no recognized, definite, or particularly type or kind/ordinary
flout
treat with disdain
enshroud
to shroud; conceal
pallid
lacking in interest; uninspiring
circumscribe
to enclose within bounds; restrict
mnemonic
assisting or designined to assist the memory;
improvident
lacking foresight; unwary
purport
to claim to do/be something that is not true
ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time
ersatz
serving as a substitute; artificial
traffic
to buy or sell something illegally
engender
to cause something to come into existence
malware
virus; software intended to damage
