SAT Prep Vocabulary 7

To make a choice or decision.

Their ______ of his speech impediment did not amuse the dictator.

Just the beginning; not fully shaped or formed.

To jump or skip about playfully.

Known for her _____ taste, the decorator was always in great demand.

The children began to _____ like fawns in a meadow.

Involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures.

Those who would _____ the innocent deserve our wrath.

Full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion.

Lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements.

The administrators and staff reluctantly agreed to hold the matter in ______.

Nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled.

At first a molten and _____ mass, it soon grew, picked up speed, and destroyed all in its path.

We decided to ________ for the cheaper model.

Diplomacy could not stop the ____ of World War 1.

The ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence.

To corrupt morally, seduce;to indulge in dissipation;an act or occasion of dissipation or vice.

To set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass.

The experienced and wily ambassador handled the delicate affair with her usual _______.

Dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement.)

A sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge.

Dazzled by the ____ of the performance, critics headed praise on the troupe.

Capable of being formed into different shapes;capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced.

The remarks gave me a _____ feeling in the pit of my stomach.

The _____ minds of the young students were at the mercy of the charismatic professor.

The celebrated teacher strove to _____ her students with the desire to succeed.

Stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure.

Despite their deeply _______ attitudes, the scientists went ahead with the program.

Caring for the _____ patient left us exhausted and drained.

Sherman's division arrived by train, then positioned itself to _______ the city's fortress.

The boss gave us ______ in the matter of how we were going to approach the client.

Having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something.

Their _____ contempt for arts is something the curator simply cannot abide.

To soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind.

Calculus proved to be my __________.

A state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside.

A malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule.

An agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival.

Overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted.

Reviewers cited the _____ element in the novel as its best feature.