click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SAT 3 List
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| to humble, disgrace | abase |
| pretentious, phony | affected |
| huge creature | behemoth |
| to hit with a short, heavy club | bludgeon |
| to submit completely, surrender | capitulate |
| curving inward | concave |
| to annul, cancel, make a contrary order | countermand |
| lack, scarcity, insufficiency | dearth |
| building | edifice |
| to copy, imitate | emulate |
| to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject | forswear |
| causing grief or sorrow: serious and distressing | grievous |
| famous, renounced | illustrious |
| point where to things are jointed | juncture |
| suitable for poetry & song; expressing feeling | lyrical |
| obvious | manifest |
| not worth considering | negligible |
| impervious to light, hard to understand | opaque |
| biased in favor of | partisan |
| to make young again; repeat | rejuvinate |
| apelike; relating to apes | simian |
| hard to detect or describe; perceptive | subtle |
| lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm | tepid |
| workable; able to succeed or grow | viable |
| charming, happily engaging | winsome |