SAT Flashcards
abasement n
abase
to lower in rank, office, or esteem
accost v
to approach and speak to often in a challenging or aggressive way
avocation n
avocation as a bartender
a subordinate occupation
buoyancy n
buoyant
resilience; lightness of spirit
chicanery n
deception by trickery or sophistry
coddle v
parents that coddle their children
to treat indulgently
conceivable adj
the picture is conceivable
conceive
imaginable
decimation
decimate
The practice of colonialism and imperialism greatly decimated native population
to kill a great amount of people
degradation
degrade
degrade someone’s status
a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
despoil v
Actions of imperialism include despoiling available resources
to strip of belongings, possessions etc
discord n
discordance
discordance among committee members
lack of agreement or harmony
dismissive adj
a dismissive attitude towards others is unacceptable
dismiss
dismissal
showing indifference or disregard
dissolute adj
licentious
lacking restraint
eschew v
to eschew traffic
to avoid; shun
expedite v
expeditiously effective
to speed up the progress of
finagle v
finagle a test
to cheat; swindle
foolhardy adj
a foolhardy patriot
unwisely bold or venturesome; rash
frisky adj
a frisky bunny
energetic, lively, and playful
impressionable adj
an impressionable judge
readily or easily influenced
incantatory adj
incantation
the prince is under incantation
a use of spells or verbal charms spoken
inflammatory adj
a politician’s inflammatory speech
arousing passion or strong emotion
languor n
languid
lack of physical or mental energy
lazy
lush adj
a lush fruit tree
growing vigorously; aundant
maudlin n
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effusively or tearfully sentimental
mercurial vs meticulous
capricious vs careful
miscreant n
a notorious miscreant
an evildoer; a villain
momentous adj
what a momentous moment in history
of utmost importance
obstinate adj
an obstinate iconoclast
stubborn
opulent adj
opulence
opulent resources / moneybag
affluent; wealthy
palliative adj
palliative words sooth people
alleviating
pedant n
a fake pro = pedant
one who makes a show of knowledge
pigment n
the pigment of a flower
color
polymath n
Benjamin Franklin is a polymath
versatile
protege n
protege of a famous shoe maker
one whose welfare, training or career is promoted by an influential person
quell n
quell from the government
oppression
reclusive n
recluse
a reclusive writer
yin ju de
sporadic adj
sporadic migration of certain animals
occurring at an irregular intervals
subversive adj
subversion
subversive destruction
destructive
supplication n
supplication for peace and quietness
beg
tout v
to tout a painting
to praise publicly
unflappable adj
unflappable calmness
imperturbable
upbraid v
Strict parents upbraid their children’s actions
reprove; reproach
virile adj
a courageous, virile soldier
showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor and power
abate v
to abate the harmfulness of a chemical
alleviate; reduce
aerate v
to aerate a suffocating room by opening the windows
to supply or charge with a gas
tong feng
benefactor vs beneficiary
the benefactor donated ten million dollars to the beneficiary
- one that gives aid
2. one that benefits from an action
bombast n
bombastic
his bombastic language raised doubts inside many readers
pompous speech
burgeon v
the transportation system burgeons as its significance become widely recognized by many officials
to expand and grow quickly
chide v
to chide a child
rebuke, reprove, upbraid
coerce v
coerce a criminal to commit suicide
to achieve by force or threat
compatibility n
compatible
the compatibility of the software embellishes its reputation
capable of existing together in harmony
constellation n
pieces xing zuo
despondency
despondent
despondency after a great failure
depression of spirit
disorient v
orientation
the unfamiliar environment disoriented the hikers
displace from normal position
dowager n
a dowager has a dead husband
widow
enthrall v
the witch enthralls the princess
enchant
exalt v
the judge exalts the taste of the dish
extoll
exultant adj
her grandparents are exultant when they see her
extremely excited
forage v
the starving mob forage for food in street corners
to strip of provisions; search
frivolous adj
frivolity n
his frivolous attitude confirms the judge’s suspicions
lacking seriousness
hindsight n
his hindsight leads to a correct decision
perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred
impeccable adj
the Spanish Amada used to be impeccable
having no flaws; perfect
incense v
his inappropriate language incenses the student’s teacher
to cause to be extremely angry
indolence n
indolent
indolent individuals lack energy
habitually lazy
insidious adj
an insidious villain
despicable
intelligible adj
intelligible teachings are preferred
understandable
lassitude n
two hours of driving finally let him to show some lassitude on his face
fatigue, weariness
maverick n
mavericks don’t care about reactions of others
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
miser n
a miser king
parsimonious
obstreperous adj
the obstreperous child again challenged his patience
noisily and stubbornly defiant.
noisy
orb n
orbit
circle
palpable adj
impalpable
palpable reactions
easily perceived
pomp n
a pomp view of the stage
magnificance
preclude v
to preclude another 911 event
prevent
preternatural adj
somethings in this world are preternatural
existing outside of nature
proleptic adj
a proleptic good score
expected
refurbish v
to refurbish a knife
to make clean
reprehensible adj
reprehend
the British prime minister is reprehensible for WWII
blameworthy
restitution n
restitute
to restitute a broken glass
a return to or restoration
sacrosanctity n
sacrosanctity of Jesus
most sacred or holy; inviolable
subvert v
subversive
to subvert a kingdom
to overthrow completely
virtuosity n
the appreciation on the virtuosity of the artwork
great technical skills
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abhor v
abhorrence
the horror movie abhorred the little child
to regard with horror or loathing
acquisitive adj
acquisitiveness
an acquisitive merchant
greedy and aggressive
amateurish n
amateurish tennis player
not professional
anthropocentric
Darwin’s anthropocentric view of nature
considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe
attenuate v
attenuation
to attenuate a barrier
weaken; make thin
boon n
boon from a benefactor
benefit bestowed
churlish adj
churl
the churlish farmer led to a unsuccessful rebellion
marked by a lack of civility pr graciousness
cognizant adj
cognition
compendious adj
compendiousness of journalism
brief, concise
conjectural adj
conjecture
the conjectrual remark of the reader
to infer
constrain v
constraint
to constrain an action
to force
deterrent adj
deter
a deterrent agent in the civil rights movement
to prevent or discourage from acting
disparate adj
disparity
the disparate life styles of the couple finally led to the divorce
disparity
drench v
the basketball players are drenched with sweat
wet throughly
encroach v
to encroach other territories
to take another’s possessions or rights gradually or stealthily
flabbergast v
the horrible score flabbergasts his tutors
shock; overwhelm
giddy
giddiness
giddiness when there is a fever
dizzy; frivolous
hallmark n
the hallmark logo of LV
a conspicuous feature
hobble v
the injury hobbles the player
to make stumble
illicit adj
illicit actions
illegal
impenitent adj
going to IMG is an impenitent decision
no regret
improvident adj
improvidence
the improvident CEO is reprehensible
not providing for the future
inchoate adj
inchoateness
the inchoateness of the revolution
in an early stage
induction adj
induct
induction ceremony of the president
putting in formal possession
insinuate v
insinuation
insinuate his love
to introduce gradually
intercede v
arbitrate
lionize v
lion; admire
meddle v
to meddle in foreign affairs
interfere
mora n
the mora of a sound
the minimal unit of measure in quantitative verse equivalent to the time of an average short syllable
pejorative adj
pejorative attitude towards others
contempting
quibble v
quibble due to jealousy
to find fault or criticize for petty reasons
chui mao qiu ci
reminiscent adj
reminiscence n
reminiscent memory about the first love
tending to recall
restrain v
restraint
to restrain the rebuls
to hold back or keep in check
control
salutary adj
salubrious
organic food is salutary
good for health
squalid adj
squalidness
the squalidness of her dorm
messy and dirty
strident adj
stridency
strident cacophony
cacophony
succulent adj
succulent watermelon
full of juice; highly interesting or enjoyable
surly adj
the surly slave owner
sullenly ill-humored
unassuming adj
the unassuming famous writer
modest
verisimilitude n
veritable adj
the veritable portrait of the fruit
the quality of appearing to be ture or real
vivid
vitiate v
vitiation
bribing vitiates the government
the reduce the failure of pr impair the quality of `
abound n
abound of resources
abundant
acrid adj
acrimony
the acrimony of the odor
sharp and harsh odor
affiliation n
affiliate
affiliate with other countries
alliance
attribution n
attribute
attribution of the issue
gui yin
backlash n
the backlash for the solution
strong discord
cadent adj
cadent music
rhythmical
circuitous adj
circuit n
circuitous routes of the tourist bus
having a circular or winding course
cursory adj
cursory decision made my an improvident ceo
rapidly and often superficially performed or produced
decorous adj
decorum
decorous ballerina
elegant
discrete adj
discrete events
bu lian guan de
incontinuous
drub v
drub an opponent
to defeat completely
efficacious adj
an efficacious solution
effective
encumbrance n
encumbrance between the yellow line
a burden or impediment
