SAT Word Master Level 1 Flashcards
censure (verb/noun)
(v) to disapprove; to scold; (n) negative judgment; a rebuke
Related: (v) reprimand, (n) reproach
augment (verb)
(v) to increase or enlarge
Related: (v) amplify, magnify
animosity (noun)
(n) resentment; feeling or spirit of hostility
Related: (n) rancor, enmity
alacrity (noun)
(n) quick willingness; promptness
Related: (n) zeal
concur (verb)
(v) agree; coincide
Related: (v) accede, acquiesce
abhor (verb)
(v) to hate; to dislike intensely
Related: (v) detest, loath
refute (verb)
(v) to disapprove; to prove wrong
Related: (v) confute, controvert, rebut
repudiate (verb)
(v) to deny or disown; to refuse to have anything to do with; to divorce
Related: (v) disavow, spurn, abjure, disclaim, renounce
stoic (adj/noun)
(adj) unemotional; indifferent; (n) one who shows no feelings
Related: (adj) detached, unassailable, (n) spartan
tantalize (verb)
(v) to tease; to promise and then withhold
Related: (v) goad, taunt
turmoil (noun)
(n) disturbance; unrest; chaos; disorder
Related: (n) tumult, turbulence
vanquish (verb)
(v) to defeat; to conquer
Related: (v) subjugate, surmount
corpulent (adj)
(adj) fat and fleshy; obese; stout; plump
Related: (adj) bloated, capacious, portly
deplore (verb)
(v) to disapprove; to regret; to be sorry about
Related: (v) lament, bemoan, bewail
discredit (verb)
(v) to damage the reputation of; to disgrace or dishonor
Related: degrade, defile, slur
