SAT Words Week 10

Aesthetic

Aesthetic

having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty; adjective

Bulwark

A wall of earth or other material built for defense; defense; noun

Defunct

No longer in existence; dead; extinct; adjective

Etymology

The derivation of a word; noun

Hyperbole

Obvious and intentional exaggeration; noun

Legend

A collection of stories about an admirable person; noun

Odious

Highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting; adjective

Posterity

All descendants of one person; noun

Rife

Current in speech or report; adjective

Torpor

Sluggish inactivity or inertia; noun

Affable

Showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant; adjective

Bureaucracy

Government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials; noun

Degradation

The act of degrading; noun

Eulogy

High praise or commendation; noun

Hypochondriac

Exhibiting excessive worry about one’s health; adjective

Legion

Very great in number; adjective

Officious

Marked by or proceeding from such fowardness; adjective

Posthumous

Published after the death of the author; adjective

Rigor

The full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc.; noun

Totter

To walk or go with faltering, unsteady steps; verb