Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book II Lesson 17

Circumspect

Careful; heedful; attentive to all points

Zephyr

A gentle breeze (sometimes specifically the West Wind)

Renegade

One who deserts one side in favor of another; traitor; outlaw

Retribution

Something justly deserved, especially a punishment

Hurtle

To move or to fling swiftly and with great force

Scourge

A person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

Caustic

Biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic

Taciturn

Not fond of talking; usually silent

Agnostic

One who believes that the existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved

Terse

Brief and to the point

Uncanny

Weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre

Exodus

A mass departure or emigration

Penitent

Remorseful; sorry for having done wrong

Vindicate

To clear of suspicion or accusations

Raillery

Good-humored ridicule or teasing