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12th #16
Castle Seniors' English SAT vocabulary #16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| buoyant | adj. Having or marked by buoyancy: ability to float, a buoyant balloon; buo[Spanish boyante, present participle of byant spirits. Lighthearted; gay: in a buoyant mood. See buoy buoyancy adv.- buoyantly |
| enervate | tr.v., -vat•ed, -vat•ing, -vates. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: "the luxury which enervates and destroys nations" deplete. adj. Deprived of strength; debilitated. n.- enervation, adj.- enervative, n.- enervator |
| incorrigible | adj.- Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal. Uncontrollable; unmanageable; n. One that cannot be corrected or reformed. n.- incorrigibility or incorrigibleness adv.- incorrigibly |
| inexorable | adj. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. n.- inexorability or inexorableness adv.- inexorably |
| irrefutable | adj. Impossible to refute or disprove; incontrovertible: irrefutable arguments; irrefutable evidence of guilt. n.- irrefutability, adv.- irrefutably |
| marred | tr.v., marred, mar•ring, mars. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil. n.- A disfiguring mark; a blemish. |
| parochial | adj. Of, relating to, supported by, or located in a parish. Of or relating to parochial schools. Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial attitudes. n.- parochialism, n.- parochialist, adv.- parochially |
| partisan | n. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla. adj. n.- partisanship n. |
| pique | n. A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride. tr.v., piqued, piqu•ing, piques. To cause to feel resentment or indignation. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity. |
| satirical | adj.- Of, relating to, or characterized by satire. Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit. adv.- satirically |
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