SSAT 3000 HARD 2734-2767 Flashcards
Recumbency
A lying down or reclining position
Reclining
Reparation
A giving of satisfaction of compensation
Atonement, redress
Tangara
A flourish or blast of a trumpet or horn
Fanfare
Narcolepsy
Disorder characterized by attaches of drowsiness or deep sleep during normal waking hours
Potentate
Person having great power
Ruler, sovereign
Biodegradable
Capable of being broken down by living organisms
Peptic
Of promoting digestion
Veracious
Habitually speaking the truth
Credible, dependable
Slaughterous
Murderous or destructive
Bloody, dangerous
Repugnant
Disagreeable or offensive
Distasteful, obnoxious
Gallantry
Noble spirit or conduct
Bravery, civility
Orbicular
Like a circle or sphere
Circular, round
Foliaceous
Having to do with leaves
Leafy
Sanative
Having the power to cure or heal
Healthful, invigorating
Deanery
Position of authority as a dean, someone at a university that has authority over students
Administrator, principal
Recessional
Piece of music sung or played during the exit of clergy, ceremony members
Exigent
Demanding prompt action or attention
Lecherous
Lustful
Lewd, raunchy
Extraneous
Not belonging to something
Additional, irrelevant
Demimonde
A class of women who have lost social standing because of promiscuity
Meteoric
Having to do with meteors
Tillage
Cultivation of land
Jetsam
Goods which are thrown overboard to lighten the load of a ship
Defoliate
To strip a tree of leaves
Strip
Estimable
Worthy of a favorable opinion
Praiseworthy, admirable
Assuredly
Confidently
Undoubtedly, positively
Cuboid
Shaped like a cube
Cubical
Keynote
Giving the beginning or key address of a conference
Egomaniac
Person who is abnormally self-entered
Narcissist
Cairn
A pile of stones set up as a tomb or landmark
Headstone, remembrance
Proprietary
Belonging to an owner
Copyrighted, owned
Usurious
Practicing usury ( illegal charging of extremely high interest rates for lending money)
Superlative
Of the highest kind
Outstanding, excellent
Disapprobation
Disapproval, condemnation, objection