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SAT Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolution | (noun)-forgiveness, or passing over of offenses |
| affirmative | (adjective)-answering yes; to a question at an issue |
| coddle | (verb)-to treat as a baby or an invalid |
| dissipate | (verb)-to disperse or disappear |
| finite | (adjective)-limited |
| indignant | (adjective)- something that annoys or angers or disgust oneself |
| juxtapose | (verb)-to place close together or side be side, especially for comparison |
| narrative | (noun)-an ordinary continuous account of the succesive particulars of an event |
| poignant | (adjective)-severely painful or acute to the spirit |
| relapse | (verb)-to return to suffering after partial recovery |
| sear | (verb)-to burn on the surface |
| succumb | (verb) to give in |
| travesty | (noun)-a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation of something |
| vouge | (noun)-the prevalent way of fashion |
| writhe | (verb)-to twist or bend limbs in pain or disstress |
| abstain | (verb)-to stay away from |
| affluence | (noun)-a profuse or abundant of riches |
| coerce | (verb)-to force |
| distraught | (adjective)-deeply upset and bewildered |
| fluctuate | (verb)-to move back and forth irregular from one state to another |
| indulgence | (noun)-give in to a desire |
| laborious | (adjective)-requiring much work and preserverance |
| nefarious | (adjective)-wicked the extreme |
| ponder | (verb) to reflect on |
| revelant | (adjective)-connected to current topic |
| secluded | (verb)-to withdraw from companionship |
| suggestive | (adjective) - to think |
| treachery | (noun) - violation of allegiance |
| voracious | (adjective) - eating with greedness |
| fanatic | (noun) a person who is a fan of something |
| abstinence | (noun) - self denial |
| aghast | (adjective) - struck with terror and amazment |
| collaborate | (verb) - to cooperate or work with one another |
| divergent | (adjective) - tending in diff. directions |
| forebode | (verb) - to be an omen or warning sign of, especially evil |
| inept | (adjective) - not fit or suitable |