sat flashcards

dispelled

remove fears, doubts, or false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary

benediction

a blessing or good wish, often at the end of a religious service

methodology

a system of methods used in a particular area of study

benevolence

kindness

amicable

friendly and without disagreement

enamored

deeply in love

amorous

showing or expressing love or desire

paramour

a secret lover

antebellum

before the war

bellicose

aggressive and willing to fight

belligerence

hostile and aggressive behavior

pacifist

person who believes in peace and refuses to fight

pac

latin root for agree and peace

recrimination

accusing someone in return for their accusation

prob

latin root that means proof or prove, honesty or integrity

approbation

approval or praise

probate

the legal process of handling someone’s will

probity

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

reprobate

a person who behaves a certain way

grav

latin root meaning heavy , weighty , serious

gravitas

a sense of seriousness

lev

latin root for light

cantilever

a long beam fixed at one end and free at the other used in construction

levity

lightness in manner or speech often when inappropriate

tedium

the state of being tedious

eccentricity

strange, out-of-the-ordinary, sometimes weirdly attractive behavior or dress.

relegated

to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position

uproroarius

provoking loud laughter; very funny.

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

phonics

a method of teaching and reading that stresses the sounds of letters and letter groups

phonetic

relating to the sounds of spoken language

euphony

a pleasant mixture of sounds

curative

able to heal or cure

curator

someone who manages and oversees things

procure

to obtain something, especially with effort

sinecure

a job that requires little or no work but still provides pay

fatalistic

relating to or characteristic of beliefs that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable

obscurity

the state of being unowkn

periodontal

relating to the structures around teeth

peripatetic

traveling from place to place, especially for work

peripheral

related to edge or outside part of something

extra sensory

beyond the normal senses

sensuous

affecting senses in a pleasant way

sophistry

clever but misleading arguments

sophomoric

immature and over confident

theosophy

a religious philosophy seeking direct knowledge of spiritual truths

pathos

a quality that evokes pity or sadness

reputed

generally believed to be something

disrepute

a state of being held in low regard or dishonor

impute

to attribute to something usually a fault or wrong doing to someone

putative

generally considered or supposed to be something

parterre

a formal garden with symmetrical flower beds

subterranean

located or occurring under the ground

matrix

a suitatipn or environment where something develops , an arrangement of elements

subterranean

located or occurring under the ground

parterre

a formal garden with symmetrical flower beds

maritime

related to sea or navigation

penal

relating to the legal system the deals with crimes

impunity

freedom from punishment or harm

penance

voluntary self punishment to show repentance for wrong doing

punitive

intended to punish someone

aquanaut

person who lives and works underwater for extended periods

aquifer

an underground layer of rock that holds water

kleptomania

a compulsive urge to steal things

megalomaniac

a person who has an obsession with power and believes he or she is very important

psyche

the human soul, mind, or spirit

intractable

difficult to control or deal with

protracted

lasting for a long time or longer than expected

conducive

making a situation likely or possible

deduction

conclusión reached through reasoning

induce

to persuade someone to do something

duc/duct

to lead

sequ

to follow

subsequent

coming after something in time

conducive

making a situation likely or possible