SAT Vocabulary #5

piazza

a public square

remove

an amount by which two things are separated

rabid

having very strong feelings about something and acting in an unacceptable way

tedious

lasting or taking too long and not interesting

try

to examine evidence in court and decide whether somebody is innocent or guilty

prosecution

the process of being officially charged with a crime in court

ordain

to order or command something

profess

to state openly that you have a particular belief or feeling

variance

if one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other

supple

able to bend and move parts of your body easily into different positions

deliverance

the state of being rescued from danger, evil, or pain

hallowed

used to describe something that is respected and admired

seamless

not having or joined by seams

gushing

flowing profusely

scoop

a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl

chagrin

strong feelings of embarrassment

assault

attack someone physically or emotionally

surge

rise and move as in waves or billows

scratch

cut the surface of

integration

the act of combining into an integral whole

revenue

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

segment

one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

exemplar

something to be imitated

therapeutic

tending to cure

aerosol

a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

antenna

an electrical device that sends or receives radio signals

olfactory

connected with the sense of smell

locust

migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

expiration

a coming to an end of a contract period

avarice

extreme greed for material wealth

exigency

an urgent situation

inured

if you are inured to something unpleasant, you have become used to it so that it no longer affects you

ineligible

not having the necessary qualifications to have or do something

plume

a cloud of something that rises and curves upwards in the air

amenable

easy to control

ultraviolet

of or using electromagnetic waves that are just shorter than those of violet light in the spectrum

silhouette

the dark outline or shape of a person or object that you see against a light background

putative

believed to be the person or thing mentioned

backlit

illuminated from behind

illusory

based on or having the nature of an illusion

succumb

to not be able to fight an attack, illness, or temptation

contention

angry disagreement between people

provisional

arranged, but not yet definite

triviality

the quality of being unimportant and petty

bidden

ask or request earnestly

alcove

a small recess opening off a larger room

jargon

a characteristic language of a particular group

pretentious

making claim to or creating an appearance of importance

distort

make false by mutilation or addition

fabricated

formed by the imagination