SSAT

jettison

discard, dump

rudder

the tail of the airplane or ship that helps to steer

rapacious

voracious

klutzy

a clumsy person

funky

offensively malodorous

ruse

a trick

rowdy

rough and disorderly

pantheon

all of the gods

furor

an uproar; a state of great anger or excitement

rerun

to boardcast again

scull

a boat used for rowing

miracle

wonder (not fortune)

fascinate

interest (not amuse)

embrace

hug

admiring

appreciative

confide

entrust

repose

rest

vivid

having the highest saturation, intense

collectedness

composire, calmness

lapse

a mistake due to inattention/a failure to maintain a higher state

(v.) pass into a specified state or condition

ail

be ill or unwell, afflict

crevice

an opening or fissure

farcical

broadly or extravagently humorous

immoral

dishonest

lofty

of high moral or intellectual value

radiant

radiating or as if radiating light

bleak

offering little or no hope

abject

of the most contemptible kind

miserable

stand-in

replacement

glimpse

a quick look

lug

carry with difficulty

snuggle

position comfortably

whisk

move somewhere quickly (~brisk)

plump

fat, chubby

vocal

outspoken

partake

to receive, take or share a part

parade

procession

surly

inclined to anger or bad feelings, unfriendly

upbeat

pleasantly optimistic

transmute

change in outward structure or look

(mut: change)

convulsion

a violent turbulence

dabble

play in water, splash around

veritable

not counterfeited or copied

perish

die, decease

snide

expressive of contempt

uphold

preserve, carry on

granular

resembling or consisting of small particles like powder

culmination

a final climatic stage, apogee

halt

stoppage

subside

diminish, wear off

heckle

jeer, ridicule

whimper

cry weakly or softly

furbish

polish and make shiny

taint

contaminate, mar; a stain or a spot

abide

to put up with, to tolerate

tempestuous

stormy, raging, furious

resplendent

shining; glowing

begrudge

resent

adjourn

suspend until a later time

abysmal

appalling

secular

worldly rather than spiritual

misshapen

deform

assimilate

incorporate

remorse

compunction, sorry for what one has done

disparate

different

contingent

dependent

instigate

incite, initiate

dexterity

skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands; aptitude

flaunt

display proudly

uncouth

unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy

fitful

sporadic, irregular

embolden

give encouragement to

affinity

a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship

poise

self-assurance; composure; equilibrium

rendition

an interpretation or translation; a performance

atrocious

monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked

(atrocity)

blundering

clumsy; incompetent

lament

bemoan

contented

complacent, calm (=/ contentious: combative, disputatious)

rampant

uncontrolled

abominable

detestable, odious

abate

dwindle

listless

lethargic

germane

applicable; fitting and appropriate

arcane

secret; known or understood by only a few

distended

enlarged or expanded from pressure; swollen

coil

to wind or move in a spiral course

spouse

husband or wife

ottoman

thick cushion used as a seat

tendon

strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

aria

an elaborate song for solo

sole

the underside of the foot

trellis

latticework used to support climbing plants

tiara

a formal jeweled headdress worn by women

smock

a kind of shirt that is worn over clothes to protect them

carnage

bloody and extensive slaughter