SAT Words 5

Our cat, Princess, heeds our orders only if she feels like it. One day heedless of our pleading, Princess made her way to the top of the neighbor's tall oak tree.

We all hate having something nice marred. For instance, when flying rock marred the paint on Dad's new car, he went ballistic.

A speech should not meander but should follow a clear outline; nor should an airplane meander through the skies.

We put an icepack on Rodrigo's ankle, hoping to mitigate the pain. He said that the pain was somewhat mitigated but certainly not obliterated.

The Student Council voted to nullify some regulations passed by former councils. They made them "null and void" as the expression goes.

We watched from a high cliff as the tide came in and obliterated our sand castles, leaving he shore flat and smooth.

As a chess player, I like to obscure my strategy and catch an opponent off guard.

The guidance councilor urged us to peruse the booklet about taking the SAT. Also, she suggested we peruse a book that carefully explains each kind of problem.

Last year's seniors were a crazy bunch, always in trouble and trying to placate the principal for what they'd done. As time went by, the principal said that he couldn't be placated any longer.

We spent last weekend razing the old barn on our property. We'd hope to save it, but since it was too decrepit to restore, we were forced to raze it instead.