SAT prep 1 (a)

Terms in this set (74)

Adapt
V. deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to.
adept
ADJ. expert at; very skilled
adopt
V. to take on or assume
affiliation
N. association; relatedness; involvement
affluence
N. abundance; wealth
appreciate
V. be thoroughly conscious of.
V. increase in worth
apprehensive
ADJ. fearful; anxious.
arbitrary
ADJ. unreasonable or capricious; random
attribute
V. ascribe; explain
N. essential quality
authentic
ADJ. genuine; sincere; real; bona fide
autonomous
ADJ. self-governing; sovereign
base
ADJ. contemptible; morally bad; inferior in quality
bearing
N. relation or relevance
bent
ADJ. determined.
bestow
V. confer or present (an honor, right, or gift)
betray
V. reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)
biting
ADJ. (of wit or criticism) harsh or cruel
bound
V. limit or confine; constitute the limit of
ADJ. certain; having a duty to do something; confined by bonds
browse
V. graze; feed on growing grass
caprice
N. whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
capricious
ADJ. unpredictable; fickle
cast
V. cause to be associated with something
Cater
V. try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)
Causal
ADJ. implying a cause and effect relationship
check
V. stop motion; curb or restrain; impede.
commend
V. to praise; to extol
common
ADJ. vulgar
Communal
ADJ. belonging to a group of people; shared in common; public
compatible
ADJ. harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
compile
V. assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places.
compound
V. increase
compromise
V. put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position
confidant (confidante)
N. trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
confide
V. tell (a secret in confidence (to a person one trusts
consequential
ADJ. significant
consistency
N. degree of thickness or firmness
Constitute
V. to comprise; to be a part
contend
V. assert earnestly; state strongly
Contest
V. dispute; argue about the rightness of.
Convention
N. social or moral custom; established practice
conversant
ADJ. familiar with; having knowledge of
counterpart
N. thing that completes another; things very much alike; think that has the same purpose in a different system
current
ADJ. up-to-date
cynical
ADJ. skeptical or distrustful of human motives
debunk
V. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
decisive
ADJ. effective; producing a definite result.
definitive
ADJ. most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved
defy
V. refuse to yield; resist.
deliberate
ADJ. slow
ADJ. done on purpose
V. consider (a question) carefully
derogatory
ADJ. expressing a low opinion; disparaging
discriminate
V. (not negative) distinguish
disinterested
ADJ. unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
dismiss
V. treat as unworthy of serious consideration
distant
ADJ. reserved or aloof; cold in manner
distinction
N. honor; excellence
N. difference; contrast; discrimination
distort
V. give a false account of; misrepresent
diverge
V. differ makedly
document
V. provide written evidence
drastic
ADJ. strong; violent and severe
economy
N. frugality; efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
elaborate
ADJ. sophisticated
empirical
ADJ. based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
emulate
V. imitate; copy; rival
endorse
V. approve; support
enormity
N. excessive wickedness
equivocal
ADJ. ambiguous; intentionally misleading; questionable
erroneous
ADJ. wrong; incorrect
exempt
V. not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty
exert
V. apply or bring to bear
expansive
ADJ. broad and extensive
feature
V. make prominent
feverish
ADJ. displaying a frenetic excitement or energy
fine
ADJ. subtle; thin
foster
V. encourage; promote the development of
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