SAT Prep Vocabulary Review

tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating

inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient

Fail to resist

lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped

Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something

a written essay, treatise, or thesis

Everyday language of ordinary people

a law or decree that forbids

to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away

mentally dull

standing out from others

 causing fear, apprehension, or dread

temporary; lasting a brief time

All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.

of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.

intended for instruction; instructive

to fix into a surrounding mass; to surround tightly or firmly

any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement

nonsensical talk; specialized language

to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate

Holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

Direct opposite 

not permanent; transitory

Hint, suggest slyly; introduce (an idea) into someone's mind in a subtle, artful way

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.

expressiveness; persuasive speech

to undergo, experience, or suffer; endure without giving way or yielding

Ordinary

to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to

a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy

Serving to make a fault, offense, etc., appear less serious

Having to do with existence

Any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance 

arousing deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow

pragmatic 

requiring great exertion

unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary

able to speak clearly and expressively

continuing or enduring forever; everlasting