SAT Vocab 501-600

Sanctity

Holiness of life and character

Brew

To prepare beer by infusion and fermentation

Endorse

To express support publicly

Bizarre

Odd, extravagant or eccentric in style or mode

Dissimilar

Different or un alike

Tyrannical

Despotic

Terminate

To bring to an end

Dissuade

To advise against something

evident

Clear to the vision or understanding

Namely

That is to say: to wit

Complexion

The hue or appearance of the skin

Armament

A military of naval force

Irritable

Easily exasperated or excited

Generous

Liberal in giving

Counterpart

Duplicate; fellow, match

Questionaire

A survey

Emergent

Arising unexpectedly

Collegial

Collegiate

Cultivation

Culture, refinement

Secrete

To form and give off

Prob

Problem

Suffuse

To spread over in the manner of fluid

Porch

A covered area adjoining an entrance to a building

Disband

To break up the organization of

Forebear

Ancestor, forefather

Conundrum

An intricate and difficult problem

Salvage

To rescue or save

Maritime

Relating to the sea

Weld

To unite or reunite closely

Accredited

Given official authorization

Proscriptive

An imposed restraint or restriction

Prescriptive

Serving to dictate

Prospective

Likely to come about: expected

Fathom

To take surroundings

Burial

Grave, tomb

Skewed

Distorted

Aspirational

Having a desire to achieve a high level of success

Promulgate

To make known to many people

Utilitarian

Relating to, or aiming at usefulness

Shew

Show

Overture

A initiative toward agreement

Scruple

Mental reservation; the state of having moral integrity

Impute

Ascribe

Comprehend

To grasp the nature of; understand

Ashamed

Feelings shame

Suspect

To have doubts

Cottage

A usually small frame ome family house

Gorge

A narrow passage through land

Chauffeur

To do the work of a chauffeur who drives a motor vehicle

Adolescent

A young person

Delinquent

Offending by violation of duty or of law

Equitable

Dealing fairly and equally with all concerned

Condescension

Patronizing attitude or behavior

Ridicule

Derision; mockery

Posit

To assume or affirm the existence of

Haven

A place of safety

Yield

To give up; to surrender or relinquish

Crochet

Needlework

Manipulable

Capable of being managed

Sequentially

Following in sequence

Democratic

Relating to government by the people

Renunciation

The act of renouncing

Rivet

To fasten or fix firmly

posterity

All future general

Servitude

A condition in which one lacks liberty

Exemption

Immunity

Exigency

Emergency

Disquisition

A formal inquiry into a subject

Scion

Descendant, child

Hereditary

Genetically transmitted from parent to offspring

Entail

To imply as a necessary result

Mankind

Tge totality of human beings

Cascade

A steep small fall of water

Extirpate

To destroy completely; wipeout

Shrub

A low several-stemmed woody plant

Collar

A band or strip worn around the neck; to arrest

Scavenge

To remove dirt, refuse, etc from an area

Exodus

A mass departure

Timber

Wood suitable for building

Lumber

To move ponderously

Exacerbate

To make more violent

Congressional

Of a formal meeting of delegates for discussion

Endemic

Belonging or native to a particular people or country

Veritable

Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal or imaginary

Extant

Currently or actually existing

Dim-witted

Not intelligent

Mull

To grind or mix thoroughly

Modest

Moderate

Gratifying

Giving pleasure or satisfaction

Alumni

A person who has graduated

Parliamentary

Relating to a formal congress

Bogus

Not genuine

Repatriation

The act of returning someone or something to the country

Ambassador

An official envoy

Bereft

Lacking something needed

Upraised

Raised or lifted up

Pathetical

Pitifully inferior or inadequate

Frail

Easily broken or destroyed

Rumble

To make a low heavy rolling sound

Basement

The part of a building that is wholly or partly below ground level