SAT WEEK 5 A

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  1. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  2. telltale
    disclosing unintentionally
  3. malignant
    dangerous to health
  4. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  5. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  6. desist
    stop performing some action
  7. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  8. misapprehension
    an understanding of something that is not correct
  9. corpulent
    excessively large
  10. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  11. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  12. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  13. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  14. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  15. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  16. offset
    a compensating equivalent
  17. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  18. recondite
    difficult to understand
  19. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  20. specious
    plausible but false
  21. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  22. ossified
    set in a rigid pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
  23. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  24. tamper
    play around with, alter, or falsify, usually dishonestly
  25. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  26. purse
    a container used for carrying money and small personal items
  27. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  28. tribulation
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
  29. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  30. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
  31. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  32. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  33. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  34. convene
    meet formally
  35. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  36. sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
  37. secluded
    hidden from general view or use
  38. venturesome
    disposed to take risks
  39. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  40. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  41. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  42. provisional
    under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
  43. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  44. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  45. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  46. limpid
    clear and bright
  47. conjugal
    relating to the relationship between a wife and husband
  48. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  49. retire
    withdraw from active participation
  50. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  51. trudge
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  52. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  53. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  54. elocution
    an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
  55. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  56. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  57. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  58. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  59. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  60. credit
    an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments
  61. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  62. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  63. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  64. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  65. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  66. lineage
    the kinship relation between an individual and progenitors
  67. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  68. sequel
    something that follows something else
  69. squabble
    a quarrel about petty points
  70. repine
    express discontent
  71. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  72. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  73. credible
    capable of being believed
  74. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  75. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  76. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  77. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  78. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  79. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  80. telling
    disclosing unintentionally
  81. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  82. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  83. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  84. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  85. dampen
    lessen in force or effect
  86. kin
    a person related to another or others
  87. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  88. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  89. reprise
    a repetition of a short musical passage
  90. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  91. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  92. disenchant
    free from enchantment
  93. fraternal
    like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
  94. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  95. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  96. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  97. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  98. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  99. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  100. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  101. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  102. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  103. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  104. forbear
    refrain from doing
  105. misogyny
    hatred of women
  106. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
  107. boor
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement
  108. entrenched
    dug in
  109. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  110. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  111. denounce
    speak out against
  112. pact
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  113. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  114. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  115. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  116. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  117. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  118. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  119. livid
    furiously angry
  120. apology
    an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
  121. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  122. mania
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  123. exasperate
    make furious
  124. hibernate
    be in an inactive or dormant state
  125. prescribe
    issue commands or orders for
Created on 八月 23, 2010 (updated 八月 23, 2010)

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