SAT Vocabulary Power (7-69)
Vocabulary Cards: 31
- 1.
- hateful
- the act of detesting extremely
- very repugnant
- 2.
- pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it
- in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt
- 3.
- of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing
- to make bigger
- 4.
- a hollow projectile containing an explosive material
- to assail with any missile or with abusive speech
- 5.
- discontinuance, as of action or motion
- surrender, as of possessions or rights
- 6.
- capable of being conducted or transmitted
- a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid
- 7.
- pertaining to the universe
- a doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe
- 8.
- to mislead the mind or judgment of
- to overwhelm with a flood of water
- 9.
- grief-stricken
- interruption or intermission
- 10.
- idiosyncrasy
- the obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body
- 11.
- a interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
- a species of lyric poems
- 12.
- amusing
- pertaining to the face
- 13.
- the comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space
- the art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings
- 14.
- calm
- of sound and vigorous health
- 15.
- exempt, as from disease
- steadfast
- 16.
- impulsive
- any impulse or incentive
- 17.
- impetus
- unpremeditated
- 18.
- a mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension
- to excite ill temper or impatience in
- 19.
- alluring by false or gaudy show
- to hypnotize
- 20.
- of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony
- the process of fostering or promoting growth
- 21.
- magnificent
- the branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms
- 22.
- the preparation of perfumes
- half-hearted
- 23.
- active humanitarianism
- the study and collection of stamps
- 24.
- any announcement made in a public manner
- to put off till tomorrow or till a future time
- 25.
- a file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance
- an utterly trivial distinction or objection
- 26.
- to demand or to obtain the return or restoration of
- to cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position
- 27.
- a step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal
- to restore to a former state, station, or authority
- 28.
- compensation
- to pay or pay for
- 29.
- anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action
- to rouse to activity or to quickened action
- 30.
- pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life
- lasting for a short time only
- 31.
- to throw into confusion
- of, or pertaining to, or like a city