SAT Vocabs #1751-1800 Flashcards
Deluge
A great flood.
Sinuous
Curving in and out; winding.
Epithet
A descriptive term for a person or thing.
Cower
To draw back out of fear.
Stupefy
To put in a state of little or no sensation; to amaze or astonish.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech combining apparently contradictory terms.
Leeway
Margin; room for freedom of action.
Vitality
The force that distinguishes life from death; exuberance.
Infatuated
Experiencing an unreasonable passion or attraction.
Accommodate
To oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit.
Disinter
To exhume; to dig out of the ground.
Toddle
To walk with short, unsteady steps, like a child.
Cherub
A kind of angel, usually portrayed as a child; a person, esp. a child, with an innocent face.
Reign
To rule, as by a monarch; to be prevalent.
Theocracy
The rule of a state by religious leaders.
Aspiration
A strong desire for achievement.
Chronic
Continuing for a long time; recurrent.
Tenant
A person or group that rents a place to live or work.
Fallow
Of land, plowed but not planted during the growing season; characterized by inactivity.
Vouch
To give assurances of a guarantee; to give supporting evidence.
Lumber
To move clumsily.
Trepidation
Strong fear or dread marker by trembling or hesitancy.
Domestic
Relating to the home or family; relating to one’s own country.
Finite
Measurable; having an end.
Exonerate
To find blameless.
Garish
Marked by unpleasantly bright colors or excessive ornamentation.
Deft
Quick and skillful.
Implement
To bring about; to put into effect; to accomplish.
Exact
To demand and obtain by force or authority.
Porous
Easily crossed or penetrated.
De facto
Actual or effective, esp. when without legal authority; in fact.
Inexorable
Impossible to stop or resist; incapable of being persuaded; unyielding; unalterable.
Malapropism
A ridiculous misuse of words.
Insulate
To set apart; to protect.
Gild
To cover with a thin layer of gold.
Substantiate
To support with evidence.
Ordeal
An extremely difficult experience.
Hoard
To stockpile; to accumulate for future use.
Regale
To delight or entertain.
Tightfisted
Stingy; miserly.
Frond
A large leaf, esp. of a fern, palm, etc.
Secular
Not religious; worldly.
Slipshod
Marked by carelessness or casual attention to detail; sloppy.
Precipitate
Moving rapidly and without caution.
Dubious
Causing doubt; questionable.
Labyrinthine
Complicated; puzzling.
Jaded
Worn out; dulled by excess.
Vindicate
To clear of blame with supporting arguments or proof.
Repudiate
To reject as invalid or untrue.
Gossamer
Light, thin, airy.
