SAT Vocabulary, List 12

What means:  to give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system?

What means:  to send or give out; to express, to utter?

What means:  a building, especially one of imposing appearance or size?

What means:  to pass or go by?

 What means:  melodious, soft, soothing, and pleasing to the ear?

The national flag is supposed to _____ the spirit of our country.

With his tiny features, the baby looked almost _____.

When the smoke alarm _____ a loud signal, everyone should leave the building.

I try to _____ famous actors when I audition.

What means:  to beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to?

It does not take long for the baby to be comforted by his mother's _____ singing.

If I could _____ all of my sad memories, I would be a very happy person.

The church on the corner is the oldest _____ in the country.

Because Marco has always had a tendency to _____ the truth, no one believed he had been mugged.

What means:  to attempt to equal or surpass?

What means:  to rub away?

You must allow at least 10 minutes to _____ before touching the wet paint.

The judge overturned the case because it was proven that the confession was given under _____.

What means:  small and sprightly; mischievous?

What means:  hardship, restrain, confinement?