SAT 3 Flashcards
(39 cards)
Alacrity
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. | liveliness; briskness. | liveliness or briskness
Burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor. | to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth). | to put forth, as buds. | a bud; sprout. | often foll by forth or out. (of a plant) to sprout (buds) | (intransitive; often foll by forth or out) to develop or grow rapidly; flourish | a bud of a plant
Deleterious
injurious to health: deleterious gases. | harmful; injurious: deleterious influences. | harmful; injurious; hurtful
Postulate
to ask, demand, or claim. | to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing. | to assume without proof, or as self-evident; take for granted. | Mathematics, Logic. to assume as a postulate. | something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a basis for reasoning. | Mathematics, Logic. a proposition that requires no proof, being self-evident, or that is for a specific purpose assumed true, and that is used in the proof of other propositions; axiom. | a fundamental principle. | a necessary condition; prerequisite. | to assume to be true or existent; take for granted | to ask, demand, or claim
Tractable
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition. | easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable. | easily controlled or persuaded | readily worked; malleable
Burnish
to polish (a surface) by friction. | to make smooth and bright. | Engraving. to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool. | gloss; brightness; luster: the burnish of brass andirons. | to make or become shiny or smooth by friction; polish | a shiny finish; lustre
Euphony
agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words: the majestic euphony of Milton’s poetry. | the alteration of speech sounds, esp by assimilation, so as to make them easier to pronounce | a pleasing sound, esp in speech
Iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. | a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. | a person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc | a destroyer of religious images or sacred objects
an adherent of the heretical movement within the Greek Orthodox Church from 725 to 842 ad, which aimed at the destruction of icons and religious images
Levity
lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. | an instance or exhibition of this. | fickleness. | lightness in weight. | inappropriate lack of seriousness | fickleness or instability | (archaic) lightness in weight
Olfactory
of or pertaining to the sense of smell: olfactory organs. | Usually, olfactories. an olfactory organ. | olfactory nerve. | of or relating to the sense of smell | (usually pl) an organ or nerve concerned with the sense of smell
Potable
fit or suitable for drinking: potable water. | Usually, potables. drinkable liquids; beverages. | fit to drink; drinkable | something fit to drink; a beverage
Buttress
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall. | any prop or support. | a thing shaped like a buttress, as a tree trunk with a widening base. | a bony or horny protuberance, especially on a horse’s hoof. | to support by a buttress; prop up. | to give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.). | Also called pier. a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall See also flying buttress | any support or prop | something shaped like a buttress, such as a projection from a mountainside | either of the two pointed rear parts of a horse’s hoof
Libertarian
a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct. | a person who maintains the doctrine of free will (distinguished from necessitarian ). | advocating liberty or conforming to principles of liberty. | maintaining the doctrine of free will. | a believer in freedom of thought, expression, etc | (philosophy) a believer in the doctrine of free will Compare determinism | of, relating to, or characteristic of a libertarian
Allay
to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet. | to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain. | to relieve (pain, grief, etc) or be relieved | (transitive) to reduce (fear, anger, etc)
Byline
a printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author’s name. | to accompany with a byline: Was the newspaper report bylined or was it anonymous?
Demur
to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred. | Law. to interpose a demurrer. | Archaic. to linger; hesitate. | the act of making objection. | an objection raised. | hesitation. | Law. Obsolete. a demurrer. | to raise objections or show reluctance; object | (law) to raise an objection by entering a demurrer | (archaic) to hesitate; delay
Ignominious
marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat. | bearing or deserving ignominy; contemptible.
Liniment
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating. | a medicated liquid, usually containing alcohol, camphor, and an oil, applied to the skin to relieve pain, stiffness, etc
Omnipotent
almighty or infinite in power, as God. | having very great or unlimited authority or power. | an omnipotent being. | the Omnipotent, God. | having very great or unlimited power | the Omnipotent, an epithet for God
Transgress
to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. | to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence. | to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God. | to break (a law, rule, etc) | to go beyond or overstep (a limit)
Ignominy
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. | shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this. | disgrace or public shame; dishonour | a cause of disgrace; a shameful act
Sacrosanct
extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple. | not to be entered or trespassed upon: She considered her home office sacrosanct. | above or beyond criticism, change, or interference: a manuscript deemed sacrosanct. | very sacred or holy; inviolable
Altruism
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism ). | Animal Behavior. behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, as a warning cry that reveals the location of the caller to a predator. | the principle or practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | the philosophical doctrine that right action is that which produces the greatest benefit to others
Exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate. | (transitive) to free from blame or guilt; vindicate or exonerate
