SAT Vocabulary Prep

to delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.

(especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone's father:

to give up (royal power or the like) disown; reject; renounce:

to include or contain:

a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner

a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense

a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.

to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge:

to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.

to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously

a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art

to regard with extreme hatred or distaste ; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.

easily provoked to anger; very irritable:

a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.

compassionate concern for human welfare and advancement

inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.

a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity

to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.

to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.

an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.

to move to rapture; delight beyond measure:

to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.

to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; seduce:

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation:

to steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging), defraud someone:

to make indifferent or hostile:

a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather

to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:

kindness or tolerance toward others: