SAT Flashcards
ced, cess
to yield, to go
celer
swift
cent
one hundred
chron
time
cid, cis
to cut, to kill
cit, citat
to call, to start
civi
citizen
clam, clamat
to cry out
claud, claus, clos, clud
to close
cognosc, cognit
to learn
compl
to fill
cord
heart
corpor
body
cred, credit
to believe
jettison
V. throw overboard
jingoist
N. extremely aggresive and militant patriot ; warlike chauvinist
jocose
ADJ. given to joking
jocular
ADJ. said or done in jest
jollity
N. gaiety; cheerfulness
jovial
ADJ. good-natured; merry
jubilation
N. rejoicing
judicious
ADJ. sound in judgment; wise
junta
N group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal
jurisprudence
N. science of law
kernel
N. central or vital part; whole seed
kindle
V. start a fire; inspire
kindred
ADJ. related; belonging to the same family
kinetic
ADJ. producing motion
kieptomaniac
N. person who has a compulsive desire to steal
knave
N. untrustworthy person, rogue; scoundrel
knotty
ADJ. intricate; difficult; tangled
laborious
ADJ. demanding much work or care; tedious
labyrinth
N. maze
laceration
torn, ragged wound
lachrymose
ADJ. producing tears
lackadaisical
ADJ. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted, languid
lackluster
ADJ. brief and to the point
laggard
ADJ. slow; sluggish
lament
V. grieve; express sorrow
lampoon
V. ridicule
languid
ADJ. weary; sluggish; listless
languish
V. lose animation; lose strength
