SAT list 10
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brenshechtman on February 12, 2012
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 buffet | (verb) to strike as with the hand or fist bash, baste, batter, pound, mall, thrash, assault |
| equilibrium | (noun) equal balance between any forces balance, calmness, composure, poise, rest, serenity counter-piece imbalance unevenness, inequality |
| incisive | (adj) remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute acute, bright, clever concise, keen, penetrating, incompetent, incisive trenchant, insightful, caustic, sarcastic, sardonic, concise stupid, incompetent, unperceptive, vague, unpersuing |
| indigent | (noun & adj) lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished penurious, insolvent, destitute, homeless, impoverished, poor, needy beggar or pauper rich, wealthy, millionaire, tycoon, magnate, affluent |
| motley | (adj & noun) exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous; a combination of different colors assorted, conglomerate, composite, compound, diverse, disparate, dissimilar, diversified, various, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, multifarious homogenous, unvaried, same, similar, like, uniform |
| mundane | (adj) common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative banal, commonplace, earthly, everyday, humdrum, lowly, normal, prosaic, ordinary, hackneyed, trite exciting, extraordinary, heavenly, supernatural, wonderful, unordinary |
| pastiche | (noun) an incongruous combination of materials, forms, or motifs taken from different sources; hodgepodge assortment, collage, collection, compilation, copy, hodgepodge, imitation, mixture, blend, hodgepodge, mismatch, conglomerate, patchwork uniformity, sameness |
| plight | (noun) a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfortunate one circumstances, condition, corner, extremity, fix, hole, impasse, jam, predicament, crisis, dilemma, quandary, exigency blessing, boon, good fortune |
| punitive | (adj) serving for concerned with, or inflicting punishment castigation, correctional, disciplinary, penal, punishing, recriminatory beneficial, rewarding |
| regimen | (noun) a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result administration, control, diet, government, menu, procedure, process, therapy, remedy, treatment, method, system NO ANTONYMS |
| remorse | (noun) deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction anguish, attrition, compassion, compunction, grief, guilt, contrition, repentance, penitence, lamentation happiness, remorselessness, satisfaction, pride |
| shroud | (noun/ verb) something that covers or conceals like a garment; to cover; hide from view cerecloth, cerement, cloak, cover, dress, envelope, shelter, conceal, shield, disguise, sheath, swattle reveal, disclose, divulge, expose |
| somber | (adj) dimly lit; dark and dull, as in color; gloomy; depressing; dismal black, bleak, blue, cloudy, dark, depressive, dim, dull, dusky, dauntlessness, mournful, solemn, doleful, melancholy, glumy, lugubrious, morose, sullen, dower, grave cheerful, happy, joyful, restive |
| valor | (noun) boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic, courage; bravery boldness, courage, defiance, determination, fearlessness, heroism, courage, gallantry, intrepidly, tenacity cowardice, timidity |
| virtuoso | (noun) a person who has a special knowledge or skill in a field ace, adept, artist, celebrity, champ, authority, genius, professional, master, maestro, expert amateur, greenhorn, rookie |
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