SAT 7/31

Fervid

ardent; zealous; hot

Belied

contradicted

Spat

squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel

Flora

plant life

Insipid

flavorless; bland

Wax

increase gradually (as the moon); grow

Shaving

very thin piece, usually of wood cut from a surface with a sharp blade

Husband

use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. householder

Intolerable

insufferable; unable to be endured

Prance

move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)

Bucolic

relating to the country; rustic

Conjugal

relating to marriage

Supersede

to replace with something better

Manipulative

deceptive; skillful at handling people

Exonerate

to prove innocent

Fervent

passionate

Bungle

mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior

Incendiary

inflammatory; provoking

Reprehensible

very bad

Carapace

shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

Interrogate

question closely; cross-examine; cross-question

Bigotry

stubborn intolerance

Magnanimous

generous

Indentation

notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth

Alluvial

pertaining to soil deposits left by running water

Interlocutors

people involved in a discussion

Liquidate

settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish

Conduit

aqueduct; passageway for fluids

Oversee

watch over and direct; supervise

Derogatory

insulting; belittling

Anthropologist

student of the history and science of humankind

Unique

without an equal; single in kind

Expound

explain

Cum Laude

with honors

Inefficacious

ineffective

Larder

pantry; place where food is kept

Hypocytosis

lack of red blood cells

Cleft

split

Fester

rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot

Witless

foolish; silly

Dinghy

small boat (often ship's boat)

Expedite

hasten; make go faster

Raucous

harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous

Circumvent

to prevent by going around restrictions; to head off

Centurion

Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)

Rationalize

justify; reason out

Proxy

authorized agent; authority to act for another

Margin

border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety

Virtuoso

master; genius

Gambit

gamble; an opening move in a fight

Replenish

To fill up again

Engaging

Charming, attractive

Flagrant

Conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

Decry

To criticize, to disapprove of

Crest

Top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird

Gibberings

Meaningless noises

Ruminate

To think about deeply

Mien

Posture, bearing, or manner

Indolent

Lazy

Carcinogen

Any agent that causes cancer

Irksome

Annoying; tedious

Circumspect

Prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

Manuscript

Handwriting; the original text of a document

Resurrect

To revive

Prescience

Ability to see the future

Cryptic

Hidden

Nullify

To cancel

Betoken

To signify; indicate; be a sign of

Detergent

Cleansing agent; many new detergents have replaced soap

Grumble

To complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch

Ineptitude

Lack of ability

Truism

Self-evident truth

Exasperate

To vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience)

Thwarted

Dissatisfied, let down, prevented

Prod

To poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action

Saboteur

One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

Mauve

Pale purple

Camaraderie

Good-fellowship

Touching

Causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic

Steadfastness

Loyalty; firmness of purpose

Avid

Passionate, greedy

Reparable

Capable of being repaired

Superb

The best, superior

Infirmity

Illness, flaw

Oscillate

To vibrate pendulum-like; waver

Dyn

Power

Unexceptionable

Entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism

Flip

To send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow

Zealot

One who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

Collaborate

To work together

Fugitive

Fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving

Squalor

Condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state

Self-Indulgence

Excessive indulgence of one's own desire

Convert

To change to the same side or to influence

Currency

1. Widespread acceptance, 2. Money

Intrinsic

Natural, innate

Autocrat

Dictator, tyrant

Intuitions

Gut feelings

Convoke

To call together; as in a meeting

Vendetta

Blood feud (esp. between two families)