SAT Vocab 3 Flashcards
Unbridled
Unrestrained, uncontrolled; with all restraints removed; (horses) not fitted with a bridle
Paltry
Lacking importance/worth; insultingly small
Undulation
Wavelike form, outline, appearance
Unctuous
Insincere earnestness; excessively suave or smug; containing oil or fat, slippery; abundant in organic materials
Virus
Submicroscopic parasite that cause disease; something that poisons the soul/mind
Ruddy
Having a healthy, reddish color; reddish, rosy
Perjury
Breach of oath or promise; (Law) a witness give false evidence
Umbrage
Offense, resentment; shadow or shade; foliage of trees
Ruction
A riotous disturbance; a noisy quarrel
Unremitting
Never slackening; persistent; constant; unceasing
Prosecute
(Law) to seek/obtain/enforce by legal action of initiate civil/criminal court action against; to pursue; to carry on, engage in, or practice
Proselytize
To induce someone to convert to one’s own religion/political party
Protagonist
The main character; leading/principal figure; leader of a cause
Astute
Having/showing shrewdness/discern, especially with respect to one’s own concerns; clever, crafty, Perceptive
Urbane
Polite, refined, elegant in manner; sophisticated
Gist
The central idea; the essence; point of an argument/speech
Glean
To gather grain left by reapers; to collect bit by bit
Gnarled
Having gnarls, misshapen; peevish; rugged, roughed as from age or work
Attrition
Rubbing away or wearing down by friction; gradual diminution in number/strength because of constant stress; repentance for sin motivated by fear/punishment instead of love of God
Atypical
Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular
