SAT Vocabulary #7

1) Superfluous (adj) being more than sufficient or required; excessive, or needless. Billionaires have superfluous money.

2)annihilate (verb) to destroy absolutely. The bomb annihilated the town.

3)castigate (verb) to punish. she was castigated for her bad behavior

4) deviate (verb) to take a different course the episode deviated from the theme of the show

5)Fastidious (adj) hard to please the fastidious teacher was disappointed at the student's work

6)Pliable (adj) easily bent flexible rubber is pliable, and wood is not

7)jovial (adj) merry good temperament Jose is jovial

8)mutilate (verb) disfigure. The lion mutilated the zebra

9)Persist (verb) to continue steadfast against opposition the climber persisted as he climbed the cliff

10)regenerate (verb) to reproduce. lizards can regenerate tails.

11)Scholastic (adj) pertaining to education or schools think scholastic books

12)subside (verb) to relapse into a state of repose and tranquility. The storm subsided into a sunny sky

13)Translucent (adj) allowing the passage of light the curtain was translucent'

14)Visage (noun)the face countenance or look of a person. Snow White had a fair white visage.

15)cunning (noun) skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner the fox possessed an unworldly cunning.

Sat 7 Vocab Conext Clues

Sat Vocab 6 Notes

1. Abominate (verb) to hate violently I abominate kale
2. Anecdote (Noun) a brief account of some interesting event he told us an anecdote about --
3. Candid (adj) straightforward think about candor
4. Deterrent (adj) hindering action through fear think nuclear sign
5. Fallible (adj) capable of making mistakes every one is fallible
6. incite (verb) to rouse to a particular action the women marches were to incite respect for women
7. Jargon (noun) confused unintelligible speech or highly technical speech doctors have their own medical jargon
8. Muddle (verb) to confuse Rilita can muddle any situation
9. Perpetuate (verb) to preserve or keep going think about perpetual motion
10. Refute (verb) prove to be wrong the media refuted Donald Trump's "alternative facts"
11. Scarcity (noun) Insufficiency of supply for needs Think about how a city would be scared if they had a scare-city of food
12. Subservient (adj) excessively obedient think of secretary to mean boss
13. Transient (noun) one who is of temporal existence think of the homeless
14. Virtual (adj) being in essence or effect but not in form or appearance think of ocean sim
15. Efflorescence (noun) blooming of flowered state of blooming

SAT Vocab #6 Context Clues

Sonnet Vocab

SAT Vocab 5

SAT Vocab 4 Notes