SAT 700 Words (+)

amalgam

a mixture or combination of things

cluster

a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together

house

(+ sbd): to provide a place for a person or an animal to live

(+sth): to be the place where sth is kept

quarter

(+sbd): to provide sbd with a place to eat and sleep

lodge

to pay to live in a room in somebody’s house

shelter

to provide/ to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger

revitalize

to make something stronger, more active or more healthy

correspondence (+between)

a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar

triumph

(n): a great success

(v): to defeat/ to be successful

rebuff

to refuse a friendly offer, request or suggestion in an unkind way

denigrate

to criticize somebody/something unfairly; to belittle

vanquish

to defeat somebody completely in a competition, war, etc.; to conquer

subjugate

to defeat/ to gain control over

want (SAT meaning)

to lack something/ to be short of

dubious

doubtful; suspicious

entitle

to give a title to a book, play, etc.

dub (sbd + noun)

to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way

term

to use a particular name or word to describe somebody/something

serendipity

the fact of something interesting or pleasant happening by chance; randomness

consign sbd/sth to sth

to put somebody/something in an unpleasant situation

imbue

to fill somebody/something with strong feelings, opinions or values; to infuse

immense

extremely large or great; enormous

impervious (to sth)

not affected or influenced by something

contiguous (to)

adjacent, bordering, touching sth

evince

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).

in lieu of

instead of

acclimatized

ge

tailored

customary

bellicose

aggressive

defoliate

remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land)

engender

to cause, to create

placid

calm and peaceful

rescind

to revoke, to cancel

recount

to recollect, to remember

paltry

insignificant