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VocabWords501-550
SAT vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 501. auxiliary | adj. giving assistance or help; acting s a subsidiary |
| 502. obelisk | n. tall, four-sided shaft of stone, that rises to a pyramidal top - a tall stone pillar with four stone sides. |
| 503. obese | adj. extremely fat, grossly overweight - overweight, fat |
| 504. saline | adj. of, relating to, or containing salt |
| 505. objectivity | n. the state or quality of being objective - about not having prejudice or bias |
| 506. obtuse | adj. lacking quickness of perception or intellect; not sharp, pointed, or acute in from - slow, accomprehending, dull |
| 507. deleterious | adj. having a harmful effect; injurious - injurious to well being |
| 508. accede | v. to give one's consent, often at the insistence of another |
| 509. mircocosm | n. a community, place or situation, regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic features of something much larger - |
| 510. autocrat | n. an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of the government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions |
| 511. autocrat | n. an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions. After the war, the country was leaded by an autocrat. |
| 512. spartan | adj. brave, undaunted, rugged, discipline During the battle, the soldier was acting like a spartan. |
| 513. glossary | n. a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions. I had to look at the glossary to find where the page of the chart was |
| 514. embroil | v. to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife. After hearing the instructions we were embroiled about what to do. |
| 515. empyreal | adj. pertaining to the highest heaven in the cosmology of the ancients; purified to the utmost. Today we studied about the empyreal in mythology. |
| 516. noncommittal | adj. not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer. My little brother was acting noncommittal after he was grounded. |
| 517. redaction | v. to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit; digressed or edited form of something. My brother made a redaction to my essay. |
| 518. solace | n. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort; to comfort or to console. I felt solace for my little brother after he lost his book. |
| 519. solecism | n. a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was. We couldn't understand the boy because he was talking in a solecism way. |
| 520. pillage | v. to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city. During the winter, many villages were pillaged for food. |
| 521. fete | n. a day of celebration; holiday New Years is a fete which everyone celebrates. |
| 522. fetish | n. an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency We thought the Church was a fetish. |
| 523. variegated | n. varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors. At the car show, the cars had variegated colors. |
| 524. fracas | n. a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar. After losing the game, there was a fracas in the parking lot. |
| 525. shard | n. a fragment, especially of broken earthenware. There was a shard of glass left on the ground after the glass dropped. |
| 526. glutinous | adj. of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky. After separating the two parts, there was a glutinous residue. |
| 527. precrarious | adj. dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure I was precarious about the date of the upcoming game. |
| 528. enamored | v. to fill or inflame with love At school, the girl was enamored with love. |
| 529. enclave | n. a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country. We were sent to deliver a message to the enclave. |
| 530. orthography | n. the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling. We learned about orthography in middle school. |
| 531. engender | v. to produce, cause, or give rise to I found out that I had engendered the pool to overflow by leaving the hose on. |
| 532. enjoin | v. to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis The sergeant enjoined a plan of attack. |
| 533. palatable | adj. acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory The head chef said it was a palatable dish after tasting it. |
| 534. ensue | v. to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession After fixing my bike, a bike ride ensued. |
| 535. spume | n. froth or foam At the airport, the hand soap was spumed out of the container. |
| 536. staccato | adj. shortened and detached when played or sung My little brother could recognize that the musician was playing in a staccato style. |
| 537. entomolgy | n. the branch of zoology dealing with insects. My cousin wanted to study entomology at college. |
| 538. tenacious | adj. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of ) Throughout the roller coaster, I had a tenacious grip on the bar. |
| 539. tautological | n. needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman". |
| 540. entity | n. something that has a real existence |
| 541. rife | adj. of common occurrence; widespread, abundance We thought that the math was a rife idea. |
| 542. cuisine | n. a style or method of cooking We learned goo cuisine techniques at the school. |
| 543. palatine | adj. relating to or designating ruler-ship of a restricted portion of a kingdom by one of less rank then a king. Today we had elections to elect a new palatine. |
| 544. hamper | n. lidded basket for laundry v. hinder or impede the progress of I emptied my hamper in the laundry room. |
| 545. redoubtable | adj. fearsome, awesome After playing against my friend, he was a redoubtable player. |
| 546. mutinous | adj. refusing to obey the orders of the person in authority My friend was deciding to act mutinous during the meeting. |
| 547. bravado | n. talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. My friend was bravado in the way he carried himself. |
| 548. stupefy | v. to make someone unable to think or feel properly After seeing the other team score with seconds left, we were stupefied. |
| 549. dictum | n. A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source. We received the dictum from the court. |
| 550. parley | n. A conference between opposing sides in a dispute, esp. a discussion of terms for an armistice. During the visit to the foreign country, the two presidents had a parley. |
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