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SAT Words 59
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| renovate | 1. (v.) restore, return to original state (The _____d antique candelabra looked as good as new.) 2. (v.) to enlarge and make prettier, especially a house (After getting _____d, the house was twice as big and much more attractive.) |
| renown | (n.) honor, acclaim (The young writer earned international _____ by winning the Pulitzer Prize.) |
| renunciation | (n.) to reject (Fiona’s _____ of red meat resulted in weight loss, but confused those people who thought she’d been a vegetarian for years.) |
| repentant | (adj.) penitent, sorry (The _____ Dennis apologized profusely for breaking his mother’s vase.) |
| replete | (adj.) full, abundant (The unedited version was _____ with naughty words.) |
| repose | (v.) to rest, lie down (The cat, after eating an entire can of tuna fish, _____d in the sun and took a long nap.) |
| reprehensible | (adj.) deserving rebuke (Jean’s cruel and _____ attempt to dump her boyfriend on his birthday led to tears and recriminations.) |
| reprieve | (n.) a temporary delay of punishment (Because the governor woke up in a particularly good mood, he granted hundreds of _____s to prisoners.) |
| reproach | (v.) to scold, disapprove (Brian _____d the customer for failing to rewind the video he had rented.) |
| reprobate | (adj.) evil, unprincipled (The _____ criminal sat sneering in the cell.) |
| reprove | (v.) to scold, rebuke (Lara _____d her son for sticking each and every one of his fingers into the strawberry pie.) |
| repudiate | (v.) to reject, refuse to accept (Kwame made a strong case for an extension of his curfew, but his mother _____d it with a few biting words.) |
| repulse | 1. (v.) to disgust (Antisocial Annie tried to _____ people by neglecting to brush her teeth.) 2. (v.) to push back (With a deft movement of her wrist and a punch to the stomach, Lacy _____d Jack’s attempt to kiss her.) |
| reputable | (adj.) of good reputation (After the most _____ critic in the industry gave the novel a glowing review, sales took off.) |
| requisition | (n.) a demand for goods, usually made by an authority (During the war, the government made a _____ of supplies.) |
| rescind | (v.) to take back, repeal (The company _____d its offer of employment after discovering that Jane’s resume was full of lies.) |
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