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3000 SAT(shear-wont)
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wont | custom; habit; practice; accustomed |
| winnow | to rid of undesirable parts |
| witticism | a joke |
| vitiate | to impair; make faulty; spoil |
| vivify | to give a lift; animate; quicken |
| virile | having manly strength or vigor |
| vie | to compete; to struggle; contest |
| viable | capable of living; vivid; real; stimulating |
| veracious | speaking the truth; honest |
| venal | willing to sell one's influence; open to bribery; mercenary; corrupt |
| unsung | unrecognized; uncelebrated; not praised or acclaimed |
| untoward | unfortunate; inappropriate; unbecoming |
| unlettered | unsophisticated; ignorant; unschooled |
| unguent | ointment; salve; unually applied to wounds or sores |
| unbecoming | detracting from one's appearance, character or reputation |
| turncoat | one who changes to the opposite party or fraction; traitor; one who reverses his or her principles |
| tumescent | swollen; teeming; containing many ideas and emotions |
| trumpery | something without use or value; rubbish; trash |
| truculent | inclined toward conflict; eager to fight |
| truckle | to slavishly support every opinion or suggestion of a superior |
| trouper | actor; esp. in a touring company; someone who toughs it out |
| treacle | contrived or unrestrained sentiment |
| transgress | failing to fulfill or conform; violate a moral law |
| tousle | to cause disorder or dishevel |
| tier | a row or rank |
| termagant | quarrelsome, loud, scolding woman |
| tepid | somewhat warm; not very strong; halfhearted |
| tenable | justifiable; rational; viable; defensible |
| table | remove from consideration |
| symposium | a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic |
| svelte | slim; slender |
| swagger | to strut; saunter; stride insolently |
| summons | an order to appear in court; an authoritative command or message |
| succor (SUCK ur) | help, relief; aid; assistance |
| subsidize | to pay part of the cost; to provide financial assistance |
| subsidiary | being in a secondary or subordinate relationship |
| strife | a bitter conflict, quarrel, fight |
| stratify | to form layers |
| stipend (STYE pund) | income; salary; allowance |
| stipulate | to make an express demand as a part on an agreement |
| stopgap | a temporary measure |
| spector | a ghost or phantom |
| sophistry | unsound or misleading but clever argument |
| snit | agitated or irritated state; excited distress |
| snafu | a complete foul-up |
| smarmy | excessively flattering; ingratiating; servile |
| slake | to quench; to satisfy a craving |
| skullduggery | trickery; underhandedness |
| skiff | a small boat for sailing or rowing |
| shear | to strip or deprive; to clip to cut |
Created by:
johne331
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