SAT Vocab List 1 Flashcards
over; above; beyond the ordinary
hyper-
a phrase or idea lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite
hackneyed
the literal or primary meaning of a word
denotation
to gather together or accumulate a large number of valuable materials or things over a period of time; to gather together in a crowd or group
amass
out or away from; relating to the internet; for example e-money
e-
to praise a person or their achievements formally and highly, esp. in a public context
laud
a speech or test criticizing someone or something by means stated above; a caricature
lampoon
lampooner
lampoonist
a person (male or female) who tells anecdotes or stories in a skillful and amusing manner
raconteur (male)
raconteuse (female)
to do what someone else wants
acquiescent
to accept or allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive to continue; to approve or sanction something with reluctance
condone
to publicly criticize someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm
lampoon
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning- often a cultural assocation
connotation
to express a feeling or idea fluently and coherently, to pronounce something clearly and distinctly
articulate
to make something greater by adding to it; to increase
augment
augmentation
augmented
something external or outwardly directed
ef-
to accept something reluctantly but without protest
acquiesce
to come together and to form one mass or whole; to combine elements together into a whole
coalesce