SAT Vocab #3

Couch

To be expressed in a particular way

Hamper

To get in the way

Handle

To overcome; to withstand

Shelve

To decide to not proceed with a proposal or idea

Table

To put aside for future consideration

Air (n.)

Demeanor or mood

Air (v.)

To express, broadcast, articulate publicly

Nature

Character; disposition

Natural

A person for whom a skill is inherent or innate

Doctor

To alter or modify in order to deceive

Plastic

Changeable; malleable

Prescribed

Given or ordered

Stomach

To approve of; to be able to enjoy

Affect

To pretend or simulate

Embroider

To elaborate, embellish, or exaggerate

Facility

A talent or innate ability; aptitude

Foundation

Underpinnings; basis

In store

Coming in the future; about to happen

Store

A reserve kept for future use

Maintain

To remain unchanged

Account (n.)

A detailed explanation

Account (v.)

To have an opinion

Bank

To pile up high; to accumulate

Bank on

To rely on

Arrest

To put a stop to

Commit

To promise to carry out in earnest

Conviction

A strong belief

beam

to smile fully; from cheek to cheek

fuse

to merge to form something uniform

plug

promoting an event or product

pull the plug

to discontinue; to put to an end

coin

to invent

credit

praise

currency

acceptance of an idea

exchange

conversation

check

to control; to stop from proliferating

host

myriad (a lot)

reserve

to hold off; to postpone

reservations

doubts

to check yourself

to stop yourself

Foil (n.)

A background that amplifies contrast

Foil (v.)

To put a stop to

Grill

To question intensely

Milk

To obtain in a dishonest way

Mint

A large amount of money

Raw

Not yet organized

Scale

A relative size, extent, or degree

Broad

Having variety; worldly

Distant

Aloof; emotionally uninvolved

Draw

To attract

Steep

High; big; sudden

Compound

To make more intense

Magnitude

Strength

Matter

Issue; affair; problem

Sap

To drain or deplete

Solvent

Able to pay all debts

Fair

Acceptable; appropriate

Independent

Seperate or distinct

Term

The end of a particular period of time

Value

A principle or belief

Gravity

Seriousness

Observe

To follow

Static

Unchanged or fixed

Flag

To lose energy; to tire

Harbor

To hold persistently in mind

Pine

To long for intensely and persistently

State

Government

Impression

An appearance

Scrap

To eliminate or replace

Sheer

Pure

Sound

Valid or reasonable

Style

To cultivate a specific set of attributes

Bent

A strong liking or inclination

Quality

To provide more information or a greater degree of detail

Track

To follow

Train

To fixate on

Unqualified

Absolute; utmost

Weight

Importance; significance

Constitution

An individual’s physical makeup

Discriminating

Able to judge and discern

Fine

Well-developed; exceptional

Patent

Glaringly obvious

Realize

To achieve a goal

Reconcile

To bring together

Regular

Even

Relay/relate

To pass on information; to give an account of a story

Represent

To constitute

Appreciate

To increase in value

Appropriate

To set aside for a specific purpose

Flush

To force something out into the open

Hobble

To prevent; to impede

Release

To liberate

Source

To obtain from a particular place

Temper

To soften the effect of

Margin

An amount above the minimum required

Suspend

To intentionally stop for a time; to deter

Wax

To increase in size

Bind

To put under an obligation

Core

Essential

Tender

To offer up; usually something formal