SAT Day 4

Abated

To become less intense

Ex. After having braces for a few weeks, the pain was eventually blank.

Amendable

Willing to cooperate with others, open to suggestion

Apex

The highest point of something

Appease

To calm someone by giving into their demands

Auspicious

suggesting a favorable outcome, marked by positive omens or signs

Ex. After wearing her lucky star socks, Anna started the day with an blank outlook on her test.

Avaricious

Greedy to acquire materialistic things, insatiable desire

Lucy from the Materialists was an blank person.

Belfries

Bell tower or structure

Belligerent

hostile, inclined to engage in conflict

Bland

lacking flavor, interest, or excitement

Bolster

To support something

Bristle

to react with anger, flare up

Broach

to bring up a subject for discussion or consideration

Burrow

to dig a hole or tunnel in the ground, often to create a shelter

Chine

culinary term referring to the backbone or spine of an animal

Compendious

Concise

Ex. ChatGPT is very good at making my writing blank.

Connoisseur

An expert on a certain field, often art, wine, or cuisine

Consequential

having notable consequences or importance

Contrite

feeling remorseful

Ex. Anna believed she was right on the most obvious thing in the world while her family laughed at her. Being blank was not something she was feeling.

Coveted

highly desired by many people, valuable

Cow

the action of intimidating or frightening someone into submission

Ex. the bully blank his classmate into being one of his minions.

Dauntless

fearless

Decadence

moral or cultural decline by excessive indulgence in luxury or self pleasure

Deferential

showing respect, politeness to the wishes or opinions of others

Ex. I am blank for most takes on cinema except being a yeagerist.

Degenerate

having sunk to a lower and morally corrupt state

Demure

modest, shy in a charming or attractive manner

Depreciation

decrease in the value or worth of something over time

Detractor

A person who actively criticizes, belittles someone or something, critic

Diffidence

lack of self confidence, shyness

Ex. My blank prevented me from speaking up at the lunch with the superintendent.

Disseminate

To spread or disperse something widely, especially information

Dogmatic

Asserting opinions as if they are unquestionably true

Ex. Charlie Kirk is a blank man who has once claimed abortion is worse than the holocaust who is somehow still debating people after saying that.

Dungeon

prison, cell, jail

Engendered

To cause rise to a feeling, condition, situation

Ex. Her procrastination blank stress eventually during finals week.

Ensconced

To settle comfortably in a particular place

Ex. My dream is to be blank at a seaside cottage after retirement and just live life with a nice spouse.

Think making scones and drinking tea

Enumerated

to list things one by one

Epiphany

A sudden and profound realization, enlightenment, a moment of clarity

Exacerbate

To aggravate

Exalted

placed at a high or elevated position, rank, status, esteem

Ex. Kendall from Succession thought he would be blank in the first episode.

Expedite

to speed up

Ex. After its a small world, expedition everest was a big blank.

Expelled

To dismiss or remove forcefully

Extricate

To free someone or something from a difficult or entangled situation

Ex. I blank my sister from the chinese finger trap she stuck herself in.

Factious

Inclined to form or promote factions

The blank arguments among the committee members disturbed progress.

Filibustered

To engage in an obstructionist tactic, such as making lengthy speeches or using procedural delays, to prevent or delay a decision or action, especially in a legislative assembly.

Forebode

to predict a future event, often doom or misfortune

Gamut

The entire range of something

Her emotions ran the blank from joy to despair during senior year of highschool.

Garrison

military base, a group of soldiers occupying a place

Gelid

Extremely cold or icy

Gullet

the esophagus

Hearth

a symbol of home and family life, often a fireplace

Heroism

Brave and selfless actions displayed in the face of danger

Impartial

Treating all people and situations fairly without bias

Improvident

failing to plan for the future

Innocuous

harmless

intimate

private, personal, close

Jolt

A sudden jerk or shock

Judicious

showing good judgment, wisdom

Jurisdiction

The official authority or power to make legal decisions and judgments; the territory or domain over which this authority extends

Labyrinth

A complex and intricate network or maze

Levity

lightness of manner or speech

His blank about his chronic disability was concerning as he made frequent jokes about it.

Lexicon

A dictionary or vocabulary of a particular language, subject, or field of study; a comprehensive collection of words and their meanings.

Lolled

To lounge or lie in a relaxed or lazy manner

Loquacity

To quality of being excessively chatty

Maltreat

to treat someone with cruelty

Mandate

An official order, command, or directive issued by an authority; the authority or power to carry out a particular action or make decisions.

Manifold

many and varied, diverse

Mediate

To act as a mediator between two parties

Melancholy

A feeling of deep sadness, sorrow, or gloom

Mordant

marked by sarcastic wit that is often critical or mocking

Ex. My blank English teacher probably hated me till second semester for no reason.

Motif

A recurring theme, pattern, or idea in arts

Nadir

the lowest point or level of something

After failing chemistry, the woman thought she reached the blank of her academic career.

Narthex

The entrance or lobby area of a church

Neoprene

synthetic rubber-like material

Nimble

quick and light in movement

Oust

to forcibly remove someone from a position of power

Palliate

to make a problem less severe without removing the underlying cause

Ex. Pain killers

Palpitate

to beat rapidly or strongly

Partisan

A strong supporter or advocate of a particular cause

perpetrate

to commit or carry out a harmful, illegal, immoral act

Ex. If you are one of the thousand men who slept with Bonnie Blue, it should be considered to be blank.

peruse

To read, examine, or review something thoroughly

Ex. You should always blank legal documents.

pique

A feeling of resentment, wounded pride, or annoyance

Ex. I still have a little blank against my mom for the difference between me and my sister’s childhood.

Placated

To make someone less angry by appeasing their demands

Pliant

Easily bent, flexible, or adaptable

Pragmatic

Dealing with situations or problems in a practical and sensible way

Ex. After dropping the pie her mom baked for the bake sale, the blank girl just cleaned up and went to buy herself a new pie at walmart.

Prescience

foresight or knowledge of things before they happen.

Primal

Relating to the earliest or original stage or state of something; fundamental, essential, or basic.

Prosper

To succeed, thrive, or flourish in various aspects of life

Protracted

Extended in duration or time; prolonged or drawn out, often longer than expected or necessary

Ex. My time in the airport was blank after the baggage got lost.

Quiescence

A state of inactivity, quietness, or dormancy

Ex. Once her macbook’s fan became blank, she fell asleep in an instant.

Quirt

A short riding whip with a braided leather lash

Ravines

Deep, narrow, and steep-sided valleys or gorges carved by the erosive action of water, often found in mountainous or hilly terrain.

Ex. After hiking for some hours, I found ravens near some blank.

Relented

To give in or yield to a demand, request, or pressure after initially resisting or refusing

Rendered

To cause or make something to be in a particular condition or state

Reprove

To express disapproval or criticism of someone's actions, behavior, or conduct

Ex. I heavily blank the boys’ behavior at student council meetings.

Rescission

The act of canceling, revoking, or nullifying a contract, agreement, or decision, making it as if it never existed

Ex. There was a blank on my medicaid without notifying my parents.

Speculation

The act of forming opinions or making guesses about something without sufficient evidence or knowledge; investment

Speculative

Involving or based on speculation; characterized by guesses, conjecture, or assumption rather than known facts; involving financial speculation or investment.

Stagnant

Not flowing or moving, especially when referring to water; lacking in activity, progress, or development; showing little or no growth or change.

Staid

Characterized by a settled, sedate, and serious demeanor; showing little or no inclination for excitement or change.

Ex. Most adults above the age of 40 are blank even in the face of progress.

Sterile

Lacking in fertility or the ability to produce offspring; free from living microorganisms, germs, or contaminants; unproductive or devoid of creativity or interest.

Stipulate

To specify or require something as part of an agreement, contract, or condition; to make a demand or condition that must be met.

Ex. She blank that if he doesn’t come home before 9 without telling her he’s sleeping on the couch.

Subsidiary (n.)

A company, organization, or entity that is controlled or owned by another larger company, known as the parent company.