SAT Vocabulary

to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.

impossible to understand or interpret.

to become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions.

a difference or contrast between similar things or people.

very pleasant or attractive.

covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

attractive or tempting; alluring.

the state of existing in reality.

a mixture of various ingredients or elements.

to form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.

the maximum amount that something can contain.

relating to or based on mental ideas.

to move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

to place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.

to develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail.

to state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

in a very complicated or detailed manner.

to make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

to reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree.

a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving coloured weft threads

to lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.

completing or enhancing something.

not unusual; ordinary.