SAT 26/10/2025 SERIES 23+24

buttress

to support or strengthen sth bu

bolster

to support or strengthen sth bo

poignant

having a very sharp feeling of sadness

sentimental

painful

momentous

important for future outcomes m

consequential

important for future outcomes c

fateful

important for future outcomes f

ironic

saying the opposite to be funny i

sarcastic

saying the opposite to be funny s

mocking

saying the opposite to be funny m

oblivion

the state of being completely forgotten o

stupor

the state of being completely forgotten s

forgetfulness

the state of being completely forgotten f

nuance

a small difference in looking

shading

distinction

mar

making sth less good 

blight

damage

nostalgic

happy but a bit sad about the past

sentimental

regretful

magnate

a wealthy and successful businessperson

merchant

a wealthy and successful m

aristocrat

a wealthy and successful businessperson a

lofty

deserve praise for being very good

acting proud or better than others

elevated

high in rank

ornate

fancily decorated o

sumptuous

fancily decorated s

pertinent

suitable

lavish

large in quantity and expensive

profuse

large in quantity and expensive p

extravagant

large in quantity and expensive e

jargon

specialized language j

parlance

specialized language

insinuate

hint

mandate

officially allow something to happen m

sanction

officially allow sth to happen s

intergal

necessary and important i

elemental

necessary and important e

 

intrinsic

necessary and important i

lament, lamentation

to express sadness and regret about sth l

bemoan

to express sadness and regret about sth

novice

a person who is not experienced in a situation no

apprentice

a person who is not experienced in a situation a

neophyte

a person who is not experienced in a situation ne

parry

to block an attack

cleverly avoid a tough question

dodge

to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid sb/sth

deflect

to change/make sth change direction

circumvent

to find away of avoiding a difficulty

protagonist

an important supporter of an idea

volatile

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly v

fickle

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly f

erratic

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly e

fortitude

courage over along period

stamina

bravery

hypocrite

person who pretends

deceitful

impostor

facile

too easy not needing effort

glib

effortless

banal

boring, ordinary and not original b

commonplace

boring ordinary and not original c

vapid

boring ordinary and not original v

connoisseur

someone with lots of experience and knowlegde

docile

quiet and easy to influence, persuade or control d

submissive

quite and easy to influence, persuade or control s

obedient

quiet and easy to influence, persuade or control o

husbandry

the careful use of money, food, supplies

farming

impasse

progress stops because of disagreement i

stalemate

progress stops because of disagreement s

deadlock

progress stops because of disagreement d

voluble

speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm

loquacious

talkative

concur

approve

coincide

agree

artifice

the clever use of tricks to cheat sb a

contrivance

the clever use of tricks to cheat sb c

hoax

the clever use of tricks to cheat sb h

esoleric

rare and understood by only a few people

abstruse

rare and understood by only a few people mysterious

tillage

the process of preparing and using land for growing crops

repulse

to make somebody feel strong dislike

steadfastness

the quality of not changing in your attitudes or aims

scarce

there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities

sunken

that has fallen to the bottom of the sea or the ocean, or of a lake and river