Sat Vocab Unit 91

Estrange

alienate, isolate

Connubial

pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

Specious

pleasing or reasonable on the surface but actually false

Regeneration

spiritual rebirth, v. regenerate: to give or obtain new life

Fulcrum

support on which a lever rests or pivots

Protocol

etiquette or code of conduct

Impel

drive or force onward drive to take action urge to action

Panegyric

lionzing, praising

Troubadour

medieval musician

Refracted

bent(light)

Tantalize

to tease, to give a glimpse of

Wince

move back suddenly shrink back flinch

Plaudit

applause, praise

Glow

shine brightly without a flame(as of eyes or metals)

Transport

strong emotion rapture, v: move to strong emotion enrapture

Cogitate

to think deeply, ponder

Pulmonary

pertaining to the lungs

Polymorphic

having many shapes

Coup

A rebellion, takeover, a revolution

Champion

to favor, to endorse

Don

put on

Contagion

infection(by contact)

Pseudo

false

Instrumental

pivotal, important

Talon

claw of a bird

Outspoken

candid blunt

Tryst

meeting arranged by lovers

Palatial

magnificent, splendid

Ribald

vulgar or lewd humor or speech

Ovine

having characteristics of a sheep

Clump

cluster or close group(of bushes, trees) mass sound of heavy treading

Culminate

to end in, to finish at a high point

Convalesce

to recover from an illness

Content

happy, satisfied

Prefatory

introduction of a preface

Temporize

to delay, to avoid making a decision

Scruple

hesitate for ethical reasons fret about

Infest

to infect

Maladjusted

Troubled, alienated

Antiseptic

substance that prevents infection

Smug

self satisfied complacent

Caption

description of an illustration or heading

Acne

skin disease(on the face)

Painstaking

Meticulous, extremely careful

Facade

front of a building, appearance

Slough

shed or cast off(dead outer skin)

Dull

not bright cloudy overcast boring(of an edge or sound) not sharp

Jud

judge

Condemn

disapprove strongly

Deadlock

standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces