SAT Master Word List #39 - 40 Review

spurious

ADJ. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical.

squander

V. waste.

stagnant

ADJ. (1) motionless; (2) not advancing.

stalemate

N. deadlock.

stamina

N. strength; staying power.

stanza

N. division of a poem.

static

ADJ. unchanging; lacking development.

statute

N. law enacted by the legislature.

steadfast

ADJ. loyal; unswerving.

stealth

N. slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness.

stem

V. check the flow.

stem from

V. arise from.

stereotype

N. fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture, often reflecting prejudice.

stifle

V. suppress; extinguish; inhibit.

stigma

N. token of disgrace; brand.

stigmatize

V. brand; mark as wicked.

stint

N. supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work.

stint

V. be thrifty; set limits.

stipend

N. pay for services.

stipulate

V. make express conditions; specify.

stock

ADJ. (1) regularly available for sale at a store; (2) used so regularly that it becomes trite; (3) indicating a conventional character type.

stoic

ADJ. impassive; unmoved by joy or grief.

stolid

ADJ. unruffled; impassive; dull.

stratagem

N. deceptive scheme.

stratify

V. divide into classes; be arranged into strata.

stratum

N. Iayer of Earth’s surface; layer of society.

strident

ADJ. loud and harsh; insistent.

stringent

ADJ. severe; rigid; constricted.

studied

ADJ. not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful.

stupefy

V. make numb; stun; amaze.

stymie

V. present an obstacle; stump.

suavity

N. urbanity; polish.

subdued

ADJ. less intense; quieter.

subjective

ADJ. occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal.

subjugate

V. conquer; bring under control.

sublime

ADJ. exalted or noble and uplifting; utter.

submissive

ADJ. yielding; timid.

subordinate

ADJ. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive.

subsequent

ADJ. following; later.

subside

V. (1) settle down; (2) sink to a lower level.

subsidiary

N. something secondary in importance or subordinate; auxiliary.

subsidy

N. direct financial aid by government.

subsistence

N. means needed to support life; existence.

substantial

ADJ. ample; solid; in essentials.

substantiate

V. establish by evidence; verify; support.

substantive

ADJ. real, as opposed to imaginary; essential; solidly based; substantial.

subterfuge

N. deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense.

subtlety

N. perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy.

subversive

ADJ. tending to overthrow; destructive.

succinct

ADJ. brief; terse; compact.

succumb

V. yield; give in; die.

suffragist

N. advocate of voting rights (for women).

summation

N. act of finding the total; summary.

summit

N. (1) utmost height or pinnacle; (2) highest point (of a mountain, etc.).

superficial

ADJ. (1) on the surface; (2) not thorough.

superfluous

ADJ. (1) unnecessary; (2) excessive; overabundant.

superimpose

V. place over something else.

supersede

V. cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete.

supposition

N. hypothesis; the act of supposing.

suppress

V. stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit.

surmise

V. suspect; guess; imagine.

surmount

V. overcome.

surpass

V. exceed.

surrogate

N. substitute.

surveillance

N. watching; guarding.

susceptible

ADJ. (1) impressionable; easily influenced; (2) having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to.

sustain

V. (1) live through; (2) keep up.

sustenance

N. means of support, food, nourishment.

swerve

V. deviate; turn aside sharply.

symbiosis

N. interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial.

symmetry

N. (1) arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; (2) state of having pleasing proportions.

synoptic

ADJ. providing a general overview; summary.

synthesis

N. (1) combination of different parts (ideas, styles, genres) to create a connected whole; (2) chemical production of a more complex substance from simpler ones; (3) electronic production of sounds.

synthetic

ADJ. (1) made by combining different substances; (2) (of an action or emotion) not genuine.

table

V. set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration.

tacit

ADJ. understood; not put into words.

taciturn

ADJ. habitually silent; talking little.

tactile

ADJ. pertaining to the organs or sense of touch.

taint

V. contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad.

tangential

ADJ. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing.

tangible

ADJ. able to be touched; real; palpable.

tantalize

V. tease; torture with disappointment.

tantamount

ADJ. equivalent in effect or value.

tautology

N. unnecessary repetition.

tedious

ADJ. boring; tiring.

temerity

N. boldness; rashness.

temper

V. (1) make something less intense or extreme; (2) toughen (steel, glass) by heating and then cooling.

temperament

N. characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess.

temperate

ADJ. restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature.

temporize

V. act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself.

tenacious

ADJ. holding fast.

tenacity

N. firmness; persistence.

tender

V. offer; extend.

tenet

N. doctrine; dogma.

tensile

ADJ. capable of being stretched.

tentative

ADJ. (1) hesitant; (2) not fully worked out or developed.

tenuous

ADJ. thin; rare; slim.

tenure

N. holding of an office; time during which such an office is held.

termination

N. end.

terminology

N. terms used in science or art.