Tyrannosaurus SAT Test Prep

fecund

(a.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

discernment

(n.) an ability to make good judgments

apotheosize

(v.) to glorify; to make into a god

truculent

(a.) aggressively defiant or hostile

anomaly

(n.) something that is unusual or unexpected

equivocate

(v.) to be deliberately unclear or ambiguous

prurient

(a.) characterized by lust

travesty

(n.) a distorted representation of something

discourse

(v.) to communicate in an orderly fashion

monolithic

(a.) massive and uniform

proletariat

(n.) the working class

nullify

(v.) to declare invalid

apocalyptic

(a.) predicting or involving widespread destruction

mercenary

(n.) a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money

forsake

(v.) to withdraw support

incendiary

(a.; n.) intending or designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife; one who sets fires or causes strife

nadir

(n.) the lowest point

decamp

(v.) to leave suddenly or secretly

trenchant

(a.) sharp, incisive; forceful, effective

canard

(n.) a false rumor

propitiate

(v.) to win somebody's favor

specious

(a.) plausible but false

cynosure

(n.) the center of attraction; something that serves to guide or direct

rarefy

(v.) to make something less dense; to refine

halcyon

(a.) calm, peaceful; prosperous

mendacity

(n.) the tendency to be untruthful

philander

(v.) to have amorous affairs

meretricious

(a.) attractive in a superficial manner but without real value

detritus

(n.) debris or discarded material

litigate

(v.) to engage in legal proceedings

adventitious

(a.) associated with something by chance and not an integral part

peripatetic

(n.; a.) a worker who travels around; traveling, especially for work

proscribe

(v.) to outlaw

bucolic

(a.) of the countryside or country life

contusion

(n.) a bruise; an injury where the skin is not broken

pillory

(v.; n.) to punish in public; a device for public punishment

officious

(a.) annoyingly eager to help

raconteur

(n.) a skilled story-teller

winnow

(v.) to sift through removing what is unwanted and keeping what is desirable

furtive

(a.) done secretly

gaucherie

(n.) social awkwardness

simper

(v.) to smile artificially

plenary

(a.) attended by all members; complete in all aspects

raiment

(n.) clothing, garments

hector

(v.) to bully

concise

(a.) using few words; brief

discord

(n.) a lack of harmony

manifest

(v.; a.) to appear; to show clearly; obvious

noxious

(a.) harmful to one's health

subterfuge

(n.) something designed to deceive

atrophy

(v.) to weaken or waste away through disuse

lethargic

(a.) lazy; passive

brevity

(n.) shortness

augment

(v.) to increase or add to; to make larger

indifferent

(a.) lacking interest; without a preference

conceit

(n.) an exaggerated personal opinion

allay

(v.) to calm someone's emotions

inane

(a.) silly; insubstantial

conciliation

(n.) an attempt to make friendly or placate

abate

(v.) to decrease or reduce

inevitable

(a.) impossible to avoid or prevent

moratorium

(n.) a suspension of an activity

relegate

(v.) to move someone or something to a lower position; to banish

blasphemous

(a.) disrespectful of sacred things

antagonism

(n.) hostility; opposition

abstain

(v.) to choose not to do something; to not vote

bombastic

(a.) displaying exaggerated self-importance

curmudgeon

(n.) an ill-tempered person

chafe

(v.) to annoy, to irritate

unruly

(a.) disobedient

epitome

(n.) a typical example

deter

(v.) to try to prevent

eminent

(a.) standing above others in quality or position

behemoth

(n.) something that is enormous

bolster

(v.) to encourage or support

arid

(a.) extremely dry; dull, barren, unimaginative

chattel

(n.) an item of personal property that can be moved around

articulate

(v.) to express or state clearly

eclectic

(a.) made from parts of various sources

breadth

(n.) the distance from one side to another

abridge

(v.) to shorten

ubiquitous

(a.) present everywhere

collusion

(n.) secret cooperation between people

enthrall

(v.) to hold spellbound

ascetic

(a.) practicing self-denial; living like a hermit

facade

(n.) a visible surface; a deceptive appearance

revere

(v.) to be in awe of

contemporary

(a.) living or happening at the same time; modern

zealot

(n.) a believer; an enthusiast

insinuate

(v.) to hint; to creep in

amiable

(a.) friendly

fetish

(n.) an excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

renege

(v.) to go back on one's promise or commitment

apprehensive

(a.) fearful; aware

complicity

(n.) involvement in wrongdoing

obscure

(v., a.) to make unclear; unclear, hard to understand; not important or well-known

ethereal

(a.) exquisite, heavenly; light, airy

hovel

(n.) a miserable dwelling place, a shack

expunge

(v.) to remove or delete

temperate

(a.) not extreme