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12th #15a
Castle Seniors' English SAT vocabulary #15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| callous (kăl'əs) | adj. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others. Hardened in mind or feelings tr. & intr.v., -loused, -lous·ing, -lous·es. --adv. callously -- n. callousness |
| desecrate (dĕs'ĭ-krāt') | tr.v., -crat·ed, -crat·ing, -crates. To violate the sacredness of; profane. To treat with extreme disrespect; to defile. n. --- n. desecrater des'e·crat'er or des'e·cra'tor --- n. desecration des'e·cra'tion |
| evanescent (ĕv'ə-nĕs'ənt) | adj. Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor. Gradually disappearing; fading away like a vapor. ---adv. evanescently ev'a·nes'cent·ly |
| heed (hēd) | v., heed·ed, heed·ing, heeds. v.tr. To pay attention to. To pay attention to; listen to and consider: "He did not heed my gibes, and chattered on" (Sean O'Faolain). v.intr. To pay attention. --- n. Close attention; notice. |
| indigent (ĭn'dĭ-jənt) | adj.Experiencing want or need; impoverished. Not having enough to live on; very poor; --- n. A needy or destitute person. --- adv. indigently in'di·gent·ly |
| paragon (păr'ə-gŏn', -gən) | n. A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example: a paragon of virtue.--- |
| provincial (prə-vĭn'shəl) | adj. Of or relating to a province, characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated. Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered. Limited and narrow in outlook; unsophisticated.---n. from the, ideas or habits adv -ly |
| usurp (yū-sûrp', -zûrp') | v.,-ed,-ing,-s. v.tr. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another,) by force or without legal authority. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land. To take the place of without legal authority; supplant. n. -er adv. -ingly |
| steadfast (stĕd'făst', -fəst) | adj. Fixed or unchanging; steady. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. faithful. Firmly and consistently loyal--- adv. steadfastly stead'fast'ly ---- n. steadfastness stead'fast'ness |
| supercilious (sū'pər-sĭl'ē-əs) | adj. Feeling or showing haughty disdain. Proud; scornful; looking down on others. --- adv. superciliously su'per·cil'i·ous·ly --- n. superciliousness su'per·cil'i·ous·ness |
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