SAT WORDS Context

to lower in quality or value; to wear away

to make young again; to make like new

a risky or daring task;   to expose to danger; to dare

planned or carried out by people working together with the same goal: cooperative, combined

We completed _____ SAT Vocabulary Lessons, with a total of ______ words.

clever, tricky, shrewd 

to twist out of shape;   a defect

to flood; to overwhelm by numbers or size

kind, merciful

to tell,reveal; to make public

fond of fighting, quarrelsome

expressing much in a few words; brief

lively, full of life

SAT VOCAB! What does the word melancholy mean?

to fight, to struggle; to compete; to argue; to battle; to dispute

SAT Vocab: without energy or interest

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a lessening in value;decline;devaluation

SAT Vocab: coming forth

Free from ignorance and false ideas: possessing sound understanding

SAT Vocab: calm; quiet

Vocab: what does contemplating, as in "I sat there, contemplating my place in the world," mean?

thoughtful; melancholy

to absorb fully; to adopt as or makes one's own

poisonous;toxic; nasty

something damaging or hurtful; a debt

so bad, difficult, or pain that it cannot be endured; unbearable

made or put together by people; something artificial; imitation

SAT Vocab: plentiful

to consider carefully, reflect on

angry and bad-tempered; rude

SAT VOCAB! What does the word vocation mean?

SAT Vocab: wasted time; lingered

Which of the following SAT vocabulary words is the opposite of "parochial"?

   lacking in seriousness; disrespectful

a long angry speech usually very critical

SAT Vocab:Fiasco

a law

the time between;   temporary

something you say, do, or write showing contempt for something sacred; profanity 

SAT Vocab: Child of highly unusual talent or genius

very important

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SAT Vocab: the spreading of disease

SAT Vocab: Pervaded

SAT VOCAB! What does the word caustic mean?

unyielding, persistent 

SAT Vocab: SAaid with regret or sorrow

to make for, regain

SAT Vocab: majestic

one who puts forward a proposal; one who support a cause or belief

lacking in respect; disrespectful

dangerous

ridiculous, senselss

SAT Vocab: wise

SAT Vocab: heartbroken

SAT Vocab: the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

SAT Vocab: ceasing or stopping

SAT VOCAB! What does the word incubate mean?

to wander or wind about;   a sharp turn or twist 

organization for the promotion of learning;   to establish, to set up 

SAT vocab: a pleasantly sharp or appetizing flavor

to comfort;   a control panel for a device

to lessen, diminish

to spring back,shrink   the act of springing back

SAT Vocab: a figment of the imagination; an illusion

SAT Vocab: strong disapproval, usually on moral grounds