SAT Master Word List #19-20 Review

N. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.

N. notion; whim; inclination.

N. broad comedy; mockery.

ADJ. difficult to please; squeamish.

N. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control.

V. comprehend; investigate.

V. disconcert; dismay.

ADJ. practical.

V. pretend.

N. trick; shift; sham blow.

ADJ. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen.

N. happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.).

N. person convicted of a grave crime.

ADJ. not domestic; wild.

N. agitation; commotion.

N. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.

V. rankle; produce irritation or resentment.

N. total failure.

ADJ. changeable; faithless.

ADJ. imaginary.

N. Ioyalty.

N. invention; imaginary thing.

ADJ. not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech.

N. conclusion.

N. delicate skill.

ADJ. spasmodic; intermittent.

ADJ. astounded; astonished; overcome with surprise.

V. droop; grow feeble.

ADJ. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.

N. talent.

ADJ. ornate.

V. display ostentatiously.

ADJ. inexperienced.

V. hesitate, shrink.

ADJ. lacking proper seriousness.

V. struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter.

V. grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments.

V. reject; mock.

V. waver; shift.

N. smoothness of speech.

V. confuse.

N. flowing; series of changes.

N. weakness; slight fault.

N. contrast

V. defeat; frustrate.

V. stir up; instigate.

ADJ. rash.

N. patience.

N. premonition of evil.

ADJ. suitable to debate in courts of law.

V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure.

N. ability to foresee future happenings; prudence.

V. prevent by taking action in advance.

V. give up; do without.

N. ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake.

ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe inspiring.

V. desert; abandon; renounce.

N. strong point or special talent.

ADJ. outspoken; straightforward; frank.

N. bravery; courage.

N. place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion.

V. rear; encourage.

V. (1) fail completely; (2) sink.

N. person who establishes (an organization, business).

ADJ. weak.

N. (1) right granted by authority; (2) right to vote; (3) business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory.

ADJ. wild.

V. associate in a friendly way.

ADJ. cheating; deceitful.

V. to be annoyed or vexed.

N. (1) rubbing against; (2) clash of wills.

ADJ. intensely cold.

ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.

N. thrift; economy.

N. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization.

V. thwart; defeat.

ADJ. fleeting or transitory; roving.

ADJ. basic; primary; essential.

N. frenzy; great excitement.

ADJ. stealthy; sneaky.

N. union; blending; synthesis.

ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual.

V. deny.

V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize.

N. entire range.

ADJ. mixed up; jumbled; distorted.

V. gather; store up.

ADJ. loquacious; wordy; talkative.

ADJ. clumsy; coarse and uncouth.

ADJ. flashy; showy.

N. vague statement.

N. (1) broad, general statement derived from specific instances; (2) vague,

V. cause; produce; create.

ADJ. characteristic of an entire class or species.

N. beginning; origin.

N. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy.

N. particular variety of art or literature.

ADJ. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand.

ADJ. pertaining to a germ; creative.