SAT Words

(adj.) frank, honest, or straightforward

(adj.) marked by a fake satisfaction or happiness with the current state of things

(adj.) unclear; open to more than one interpretation

(adj.) arguable, questionable, or debatable

(adj.) difficult to interpret

(v.) to mourn a person's death or complain about something unsatisfactory

(v.) to think about deeply

(adj.) fearful that something bad might happen

(adj.) evoking keen sadness

(adj.) sad or disheartened

(v.) to impair and therefore make less than perfect

(adj.) unstoppable or impossible to prevent

(n.) an intense dislike

(n.) a feeling of dislike for something you consider inferior

(v.) to express disapproval

(n.) origin

(n.) an emergence or arrival of something

(v.) to beg

(v.) to ask earnestly

(v.) to ask with enthusiasm

(v.) to put pressure on someone by asking repeatedly

(n.) intense feelings of passion

(n.) the act of showing that someone is not guilty

(adj.) easily affected; inexperienced

(adj.) something difficult to carry out

(adj.) difficult and tiring

(adj.) fear-inspiring due to size

(v.) to become outdated; to be replaced

(v.) to defeat or conquer

(v.) to become less strong; to subside

(v.) to dispute validity

(adj.) out of harmony

(adj.) perfect; blameless

(adj.) clean; neat; pure

(adj.) dealing with things in a sensible and realistic way

(adj.) illogical; not yielding effective consequences

(adj.) obvious

(adj.) clearly offensive

(adj.) not easily noticeable

(adj.) secretive and hidden; hard to see

(adj.) based on experiment

(adj.) impermanent; lasting only a short time

(adj.) lasting a very short time

(adj.) quickly leaving sight or memory

(adj.) having no empirical support

(adj.) not justified or authorized

(adj.) random; disorganized

(adj.) uneven; unpredictable in nature

(v.) to grow by accumulation

(v.) to stop, prevent, or delay progress

(adj.) creating enormous harm, especially when done gradually or gone unnoticed

(adj.) unfavorable; hostile

(v.) to overwhelm or flood

(v.) to overfill or satisfy fully

(v.) to fill

(v.) to bring up a subject in conversation

(v.) to raise a question

(n.) a connection in the brain that allows a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to other brain cells

(n.) an agent or a representative

(n.) a spender; someone who likes wasting money and resources

(adj.) similar or comparable in a limited way

(v.) to be expressed in a particular way

(v.) to decide not to proceed with a proposal or idea

(v.) to get in the way

(v.) to put aside for future consideration

(n.) demeanor or mood

(v.) to alter or modify in order to deceive

(adj.) changeable; malleable

(v.) to pretend or simulate

(v.) to elaborate, embellish, or exaggerate

(n.) a talent or innate ability; aptitude

(v.) to have an opinion

(v.) to pile up high; to accumulate

(n.) a strong belief

(n.) myriad; multitude; variety

(v.) to make more intense

(adj.) able to pay all debts

(v.) to follow

(n.) government

(v.) to lose energy; to tire

(v.) to long for intensely and persistently

(adj.) pure

(v.) to fixate on

(n.) a strong liking or inclination

(v.) to provide more information or a greater degree of detail

(adj.) absolute; utmost

(n.) an individual’s physical makeup

(adj.) glaringly obvious

(adj.) even

(v.) to achieve a goal

(v.) to prevent; to impede

(v.) to soften the effect of

(v.) to intentionally stop for a time; to defer

(v.) to put under an obligation

(v.) to offer up, usually something formal

(v.) to bend and give way under pressure or strain

(n.) annoyance

(adj.) unusually quiet; less active

(adj.) esteemed; revered; impressive

(v.) to make something happen abruptly