SAT Vocab Lesson 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Annihilate
(V) to destroy completely, so as to leave no trace
Attest
(V) to state or authenticate that something is true, valid or genuine
Bulbous
(Adj) like or relating to a bulb, especially round like a bulb
Complacence
(N) A sense of contentment with the current state or situation; not desiring change
Copious
(Adj) appearing in large number
Derision
(N) offensive attitude her speech; ridicule
Disparage
(V) to speak poorly of
Equivocate
(V). To use words that have multiple meanings, particularly in order to obscure the truth
Geniality
(N) friendly behavior or attitude
Impartial
(Adj) without bias; having no preconceived beliefs or position
Ire
(N) anger
Maudlin
(Adj) excessively emotional
Morose
(Adj) sorrowful or sullen; broodingly gloomy
Odious
(Adj) extremely distasteful; detestable
Palatial
(Adj) large and glorious, as a palace
Permissible
Adjective able to be permitted; allowable
Prelude
Noun and introduction or overture, especially to a musical performance
Quiescent
Adjective inactive or at rest
Reprisal
Noun retaliation; an act of revenge or retribution
Sequester
(V) to confine and isolate
Surmise
(V) to guess, imagine, or deduce
Transition
(N)and element that serves to smoothly connect to things, places, or states
Usurious
(Adj) requiring excessive or illegal interest to be paid on a loan
Wizen
(V) to cause to dry out; to deplete all moisture from an object
