SAT vocabulary 4/29/13 Flashcards
liquidate
v. settle accounts; clear up.
He was able to LIQUIDATE all his debts in a short period of time.
Clear up
list
v. tilt; lean over.
That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead it LISTS to one side.
Tilt
listless
adj. lacking in spirit or energy.
We had unexpected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his LISTLESS attitude.
Lacking energy.
lithe
adj. flexible; supple.
Her figure was LITHE and willowy.
Flexibility
litigation
n. lawsuit
Try to settle this without involving any lawyers; I do not want to become bogged down in LITIGATION.
livid
ad. lead-colored; black and blue; enraged.
His face was so LIVID with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.
loath
adj. reluctant; disinclined. Fearing for their son's safety, the overprotective parents were LOATH to let him go on the class trip.
loathe
v. detest
Booing and hissing, the audience showed how much they LOATHED the wicked villain.
lofty
adj. very high
Though Barbara Jordan’s fellow students used to tease her about her LOFTY ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.
Very high
loll
v. lounge about
They LOLLED around in their chairs watching television.
Lounge
longevity
n. long life
When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his LONGEVITY.
Long life
loom
v. appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form).
The shadow of the gallows LOOMED threateningly above the small boy.
lope
v. gallop slowly
As the horses LOPED along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery.
loquacious
ad. talkative
Though our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how LOQUACIOUS she can be: our phone bills are out of sight!
lout
n. clumsy person
That awkward LOUT dropped my priceless vase!
lucid
adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible
Ellen makes an excellent teacher: her explanations of technical points are LUCID enough for a child to grasp.
lucrative
adj. profitable
He turned his hobby into a LUCRATIVE profession.
Profitable
lugubrious
adj. mournful
Gloomy Gus walked around town with LUGUBRIOUS expression on his face.
lumber
v. move heavily or clumsily
Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear LUMBERED through the woods.
luminary
n. celebrity; dignitary.
A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical LUMINARY whose name lives on.
lummox
n. big, clumsy, often stupid person.
Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted LUMMOX.
lurid
adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
Do the LURID cover stories in the Enquirer actually attract people to buy that trashy tabloid?
luscious
adj. pleasing to taste or smell
The ripe peach was LUSCIOUS.
lustrous
adj. shining
Her large and LUSTROUS eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face.
luxuriant
adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
Lady Godiva was completely covered by her LUXURIANT hair.
machinations
n. evil schemes or plots
Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily MACHINATIONS of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil.
madrigal
n. pastoral song
His program of folk songs included several MADRIGALS which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.
maelstrom
w. whirlpool
The canoe was tossed about in the MAELSTROM.
magnanimous
adj. generous; great-hearted
Philanthropists by definition are MAGNANIMOUS.
magnate
n. person of prominence or influence
A studio MAGNATE who had the biggest starts in Hollywood at his beck and call.
fy
to make (verb suffix)
magnify: enlarge
petrify: turn to stone
beautify: make beautiful
iferous
producing, bearing (adjective suffix)
pestiferous: carrying diseases
vociferous: bearing a loud voice
il, ile
pertaining to, capable of (adjective suffix)
puerile: pertaining to a boy or child
ductile: capable of being hammered or drawn
civil: polite
ism
doctrine, belief (noun suffix)
monotheism: belief in one god
fanaticism: excessive zeal; extreme belief
ist
dealer, does (noun suffix)
fascist: one who believes in a fascist state
realist: one who is realistic
artist: one who deals with art
ity
state of being (noun suffix)
annuity: yearly grant
credulity: state of being unduly willing to believe
sagacity: wisdom
ive
like (adjective suffix)
expensive: costly
quantitative: concerned with quantity
effusive: gushing
ize, ise
make (verb suffix)
victimize: make a victim of
rationalize: make rational
harmonize: make harmonious
enfranchise: make free or set free
oid
resembling, like (adjective suffix)
ovoid: like an egg
anthropoid: resembling man
spheroid: resembling a sphere
ose
full of (adjective suffix)
verbose: full of words
lachrymose: full of tears
osis
condition (adjective suffix)
psychosis: diseased mental condition
neurosis: nervous condition
hypnosis: condition of induced sleep
ous
full of (adjective suffix)
nauseous: full of nausea
ludicrous: foolish
tude
state of (noun suffix)
fortitude: state of strength
beatitude: state of blessedness
certitude: state of sureness
