SAT vocab words 41-60 Flashcards
approval; commendation
approbation
to set aside for a particular purpose
appropriate
impassioned; fiery
ardent
skillful and cunning
artful
austere, self-denying
ascetic
crooked; skewed, awry
askew
to relive, soothe, pacify
assuage
boldness; daring
audacity
strict; severely simple
austere
independent; self-governing
autonomous
greed; inordinate desire for wealth
avarice
a universally recognized truth; something self-evident
axiom
ordinary; commonplace; trite
banal
fortress; stronghold
bastion
to harp on; to attack verbally; to beat with blows
belabor
quarrelsome; warlike
bellicose
deprived (usually by loss of a loved one)
bereaved
one who loves books; a book collector
bibliophile
to cheat, swindle; to avoid payment
bilk
something that injures or destroys
blight