SAT vocabulary 4/29/13 Flashcards
(43 cards)
liquidate
v. settle accounts; clear up.
He was able to LIQUIDATE all his debts in a short period of time.
Clear up
list
v. tilt; lean over.
That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead it LISTS to one side.
Tilt
listless
adj. lacking in spirit or energy.
We had unexpected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his LISTLESS attitude.
Lacking energy.
lithe
adj. flexible; supple.
Her figure was LITHE and willowy.
Flexibility
litigation
n. lawsuit
Try to settle this without involving any lawyers; I do not want to become bogged down in LITIGATION.
livid
ad. lead-colored; black and blue; enraged.
His face was so LIVID with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.
loath
adj. reluctant; disinclined. Fearing for their son's safety, the overprotective parents were LOATH to let him go on the class trip.
loathe
v. detest
Booing and hissing, the audience showed how much they LOATHED the wicked villain.
lofty
adj. very high
Though Barbara Jordan’s fellow students used to tease her about her LOFTY ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.
Very high
loll
v. lounge about
They LOLLED around in their chairs watching television.
Lounge
longevity
n. long life
When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his LONGEVITY.
Long life
loom
v. appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form).
The shadow of the gallows LOOMED threateningly above the small boy.
lope
v. gallop slowly
As the horses LOPED along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery.
loquacious
ad. talkative
Though our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how LOQUACIOUS she can be: our phone bills are out of sight!
lout
n. clumsy person
That awkward LOUT dropped my priceless vase!
lucid
adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible
Ellen makes an excellent teacher: her explanations of technical points are LUCID enough for a child to grasp.
lucrative
adj. profitable
He turned his hobby into a LUCRATIVE profession.
Profitable
lugubrious
adj. mournful
Gloomy Gus walked around town with LUGUBRIOUS expression on his face.
lumber
v. move heavily or clumsily
Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear LUMBERED through the woods.
luminary
n. celebrity; dignitary.
A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical LUMINARY whose name lives on.
lummox
n. big, clumsy, often stupid person.
Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted LUMMOX.
lurid
adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
Do the LURID cover stories in the Enquirer actually attract people to buy that trashy tabloid?
luscious
adj. pleasing to taste or smell
The ripe peach was LUSCIOUS.
lustrous
adj. shining
Her large and LUSTROUS eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face.
