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Maxim's Stack
SAT PREP FOR PREP PREPERATION BARKLY CAROL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adolecent | youthful or young |
| almalgamate | blend or mix |
| ascertain | 100% percent of something |
| assent | permit |
| aloof | distant |
| alter | change or ajust |
| anthologies | collections of writing by different autors |
| aptitude | talent |
| acute | keen,sharp |
| abate | cause to grow less |
| attorney | lawyer |
| ascend | opposite of decend (go down) |
| abstain | hold back from doing |
| arrogant | having a exagerated self opinion |
| abolish | to put to an end to |
| aquire | to receive or collect |
| aboriginal | belonging to one |
| abusive | to hurt someone emotionally or phisically or emotionally |
| bogus | fake |
| almalgamate | to blend or mix |
| browbeat | to nag or annoy |
| brazen | to be a smart ass and now everthing! (Mr. Perfect) |
| bastle | to move around in a busy manner |
| boisterous | noisy or mischevous, loud (no good) |
| bold | brave or daring |
| barren | unable to support growth |
| cajole | to scam,steal or cheat |
| confinement | to put someone in jail for no good reason (used with black people in 1600-1900's) |
| considilate | to make firm or straight |
| coecre | to press or sign something |
| cloak | to camoflauge or cover |
| compensation | refers to money given while doing a job |
| chastice | punishment |
| candor | honest |
| clamor | cry,annoy,lalalala,blah,blah,blah something like that! |
| credible | believable |
| corrupt | dishonest |
| corpulent | extremly heavy or fat |
| corporeal | relating to a physical body |
| colander | a kitchen tool used for draining liquid |
| concede | acknowledge or give in, accept or give in |
| chronic | never ending sarcasticly, hatred (school time ticking...) |
| consternation | horror or panic, fear |
| cordial | friendly and socialable |
| coddle | to treat nicely or carefully:pamper |
| cymic | a person who worries A LOT! |
| deceive | betray or cheat |
| discern | to catch site of:recognize |
| deception | dishonest |
| discipline | to teach yourself something, self control:self command |
| divert | to turn a different direction |
| diminish | opposite of expand (get smaller) |
| docile | easy to be used ( teachable) |
| digrade | humiliate, ashame |
| dwindle | to become smaller and smaller... |
| diversity | variety (different types) |
| devout | adoring or passionate |
| dowdy | poorly dressed (old fashioned) |
| drab | dull, colorless |
| disburse | to pay out or distribute |
| dispurse | to break out and scatter |
| dull | colorless (boring) :dumb |
| exterior | outside of something (opposite of interior) |
| effecient | real or really professinal |
| enternal | without pause (endless) |
| entreat | to beg or plead on your knees |
| embroidered | made decorations and designs by needle and thread |
| emerge | come out or arise |
| ebb | decline or decrease |
| furnish | to decorate or refresh (add) opposite of remove |
| frigid | freezing cold or not freindly |
| formal | to be following an established form, custom or rule |
| fragrances | a sweet pleasant smell |
| flue | an enclosed passage in a chimney for smoke |
| flagrant | without shame, bold in a stupid way |
| genuine | real (being just what it seems to be) |
| glimpse | a quick look |
| gossamer | thin and silky or extremely light or delicate |
| humble | to be gentle, polite or shy |
| hamper | basket for storage/block or prevent |
| humid | very damp or moist |
| hybrid | mixture or variety |
| hypocritical | pretending or false |
| haggart | worn or weakened |
| haughty | arrogant,snobbish; distant |
| interior | inside ( opposite of exterior) |
| insincere | liar, dishonest; not straightfoward |
| intimate | to love, be friendly or be devoted |
| indigent | poor, needy |
| intimated | made to fell timid or freightend |
| impair | harm or damage/ opposte of repair |
| infamous | shameful; bad in reputation |
| indigene | native or citizen |
| jowl | an animals jaw |
| jeer | to speak or cry out |
| jabber | to talk WAY TOO fast! |
| jovial | happy or glad |
| keen | having a sharp of smell/ to be eager or ready to do! |
| liberate | to let go or free |
| lienent | to be kind or patient |
| lull | to go to sleep ( lazy) |
| manteau | a majician's cape |
| morsel | (tiny) a very small portion of something |
| manternal | relating to a female or parent. |
| mediocre | average or commonly seen. ( boring) example: science fair projects is which paper towel will be the strongest brand? something along those lines. |
| melancholy | depressed or sad |
| mournful | sorrowful; regret |
| modesty | shyness or innosence |
| mellow | ripe, soothing or sweet |
| nag | to bother or annoy |
| obligatory | required for something |
| origin | original source ( beggining ) |
| obstruct | prevent or block |
| obess | fat or overweight |
| obscurity | darkness or dimness |
| ornate | fancy or very detailed decorations |
| prolific | to be admired by someone |
| pertain | to relate something to another thing |
| praise | to cheer or congradualate |
| pugnac | fighting, creating problems ( antagonizing ) |
| punctual | to be on time EXACTLY! |
| pardon | to forgive |
| perpetuate | to keep going |
| podium | it is something in front of someone when they recite a speech such as the mayor or president |
| promote | to bring people's attention |
| pretigious | important and highly respected |
| potential | a possibility that hasn't yet become real. ( determined ) |
| persistent | determined or NEVER giving up! (like me trying to get into prep for prep ) |
| pessimist | a person who expects a bad result |
| prevalent | a common place or accepted |
| personel | employes of a buisness |
| pinnacle | the highest possible peak |
| precocious | exeptionally smart or ahead of age |
| quadrople | a set of 4 |
| quintent | a set of 5 |
| queve | a waiting line |
| quota | a share assigned to each member of a group. |
| quiver | a case for carrying arrows/to shake or move with a slight trembling motion |
| quince | a hard yellow fruit |
| query | to ask a question |
| quell | defeat or crush |
| restraint | to keep self control or caution |
| rouse | to wake up fresh |
| refuge | to hide somewhere and have privacy |
| resent | to fell annoyance or anger |
| retreat | to go back |
| recurrent | repeating |
| reverent | respectful |
| reminisce | look back; thin back (remind) |
| ruddy | pinkish; blushing |
| shackles | basically they are handcuffs. |
| succumb | to die,commit suicide or surrender! Opposite of conquer |
| socialable | Opposite of aloof |
| sinsere | honest or straightfoward |
| superlative | to care about your looks or be concerned |
| scant | not very filled up |
| sallow | a grey greenish yellow color |
| shrewd | clever or intelligent |
| stout | extremely heavy or fat |
| seamy | disturbing or nasty |
| sepulcher | grave or burial |
| sadistic | cruel or brutal |
| tardy | late or not on time |
| teem | to be full or overflow |
| teme | school related book |
| temerity | boldness or daring ( extreme ) |
| truncate | shorten or abbreviate |
| uninterested | opposite of intent |
| udder | an organ for a cow ( nibbles ) |
| veil | to diguise yourself or make yourself as someone you really arn't |
| vilify | to talk wicked or evil |
| vague | not definite or clear |
| vanity | pride or self love |
| vitellus | yolk (mostly from an egg) |
| waver | to sway one way to the other |
| warrant | to be sure of something |
| wane | to diminish or lessen |
| wind up | to finish or complete |
| yolk | a yellow substance that comes mostly from hen eggs |
| intent | TO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY WORD BY WORD! |
| assay | kind of like a test or trial |
| curtail | shorten |
| maneuver | move or tatic quickly |
| plausible | credible or beleivable |
| resistance | opposite of weakness/ easy to defend or have same ability |
| rickety | weak, unsound; flimsy, loose or broken |
| squander | fritter away: use up or consume |
| uncanny | very strange or unusual |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| detest | to dislike (someone or something) very strongly |
| whammy | a magic curse or spell |
| akin | very similar to something |
| hovel | a small, poorly built and often dirty house |
| reproach | to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone) : to express disapproval or disappointment to someone / to make (something) a matter of reproach |
| condemn | to say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong : to give (someone) a usually severe punishment |
| brusque | talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way |
| blunt | : having a thick edge or point : not sharp : saying or expressing something in a very direct way that may upset some people |
| curt | said or done in a quick and impolite way |
| abrupt | : very sudden and not expected : talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way : rudely brief |
| astute | : having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| amiable | friendly and pleasant |
| casual | : happening by chance : not planned or expected : designed for or permitting ordinary dress, behavior, etc. : not formal : done without much thought, effort, or concern |
| deft | : skillful and clever : able to do something quickly and accurately |
| quench | : to stop (a fire) from burning : to put out (a fire) |
| allay | : to make (something) less severe or strong |
| exploit | : an exciting act or action |
| sever | : to cut off (something) : to remove or separate (something) by cutting : to end (a relationship, connection, etc.) completely |
| eminent | : successful, well-known and respected |
| terminate | : coming to an end or capable of ending |
| hinder | : to make (something, such as a task or action) slow or difficult |
| contention | : something (such as a belief, opinion, or idea) that is argued or stated : anger and disagreement : a situation in which you have a chance to win something that you are trying to win |
| forego | : to go before |
| canny | clever or shrewd |
| legacy | : something (such as property or money) that is received from someone who has died : something that happened in the past or that comes from someone in the past |
| histrionic | too emotional or dramatic |
| abundant | existing or occurring in large amounts |
| accommodate | to provide room for (someone) : to provide a place to stay and sleep for (someone) |
| accumulate | : to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes : to increase gradually in amount as time passes |
| eerie | strange and mysterious |
| elude | : to avoid or escape (someone or something) by being quick, skillful, or clever : to fail to be understood or remembered by (someone) : to fail to be achieved by (someone) |
| esteem | respect or affection |
| ambition | : a particular goal or aim : something that a person hopes to do or achieve : a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous : a desire to do things and be active |
| painstaking | : the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort |
| adhere | : to stick to something : to attach firmly to something |
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