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SAT vocab lesson w-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| perfidy | marked by extreme treachery |
| prostration | lying face down (a sign of worship) |
| mellifluous | smooth and sweet; flowing |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| sententious | expressing much in few words |
| enclave | a country or area surrounded by another area |
| emulate | to imitate |
| alleviate | to reduce pain |
| fluctuate | to move back and forth or up and down, esp. unpredictably |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| adept | very skilled |
| aptitude | an inherent capacity for learning |
| competent | capable and skilled |
| deft | quick and skilled |
| dexterous | skillful with the hands or mind |
| magisterial | authoritative; overbearing |
| masterly | having the skill of an expert |
| proficient | very skilful, esp. through training |
| prowess | superior skill or ability |
| virtuoso | one with great skill, esp. in music or arts |
| artifact | an object made by humans, esp. a historical or archeological one |
| deficit | an inadequacy |
| edification | intellectual or moral improvement |
| effectual | ale to produce the desired result |
| efficacy | the power to produce the desired effect |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| munificent | generous |
| petrify | to turn into stone; to paralyze with terror |
| rectify | to correct |
| soporific | promoting sleep |
| cant | to lean to one side |
| faze | to disturb |
| flair | natural talent; aptitude |
| floe | a large, flat slab of ice formed on water |
| gait | manner of moving on foot |
| grate | to irritate; to bother |
| pare | to reduce by, or as if by, cutting |
| phase | a stage in a process of change or development |
| principle | an accepted rule of action; fundamental law or truth |
| wail | to make a prolonged cry |
| acerbic | sharp in smell and taste |
| asylum | a place of safety |
| bevy | a group, esp. of woman or birds |
| bide | to remain in a condition or state; to wait |
| blasphemy | an act that shows contempt for God or religious matters |
| bounty | something given generously; a reward |
| carcass | dead body of an animal |
| cloy | to cause disgust with too much of something originally pleasant |
| consign | to give to the care of another; to set apart |
| covenant | a binding agreement |
| dank | unpleasantly damp |
| deity | a god |
| disclose | to reveal |
| dislodge | to force out of a concealed position |
| dissect | to cut into parts for analysis |
| dowager | a widow who holds a title or property that comes from her husband |
| effigy | a representation of a person or group used esp. to demonstrate hatred |
| entity | something that exists and can be recognized as a distinct unit |
| entreaty | an earnest plea or request |
| exotic | unfamiliar or strikingly different |
| fetish | an object of unreasonably excessive attention |
| finesse | subtle skill in performance or in handling a situation |
| finicky | insisting on getting what one wants, often capriciously |
| flinch | to draw back, as from surprise |
| garland | a wreath or woven chain of flowers or leaves |
| gild | to cover with a thin layer of gold |
| gouge | a chisel with a rounded blade; to cut or scoop out |
| grotto | a small cave |
| harlequin | a clown or buffoon |
| invaluable | priceless; valuable beyond estimation |
| jubilant | filled with happiness |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| kismet | fate; destiny |
| labyrinthine | complicated; puzzling |
| levee | earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding |
| liability | something for which one is responsible, a debt |
| livelihood | means of support; subsistence |
| luminary | a person who has achieved fame in a particular field |
| missive | a written message |
| obstruct | to block |
| omnifarious | of all kinds; varied |
| oracle | a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy |
| panoply | a splendid array; ceremonial dress with all accessories |
| predicament | a troublesome or embarrassing situation |
| premises | land and the buildings that are on it |
| pummel | to beat, as with fists |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply |
| recidivist | one who returns to criminal habits |
| remnant | a small amount left over after the rest has been used; trace |
| restrain | to hold back; to discipline, esp. oneself |
| rhapsody | state of great happiness; such a state expressed in such speech or writing |
| salvage | to rescue from danger or failure |
| strife | great disagreement |
| subordinate | occupying a lower position |
| symmetry | correspondence of a form on each side of an axis |
| throwback | a reminder or remnant of an earlier condition |
| trauma | serious physical or emotional injury |
| troupe | a group of touring actors, singers, or performers |
| vim | energy; enthusiasm |
| vortex | a flow or fluid around an axis, like a whirlpool |
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