Jessica's SAT Vocabulary

to shorten; to limit

Difficult to understand; deep

Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition; give or grant someone (power, status, or recognitiion

Accept something reluctantly but without protest

having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell; angry and bitter

not yielding; refusing to be persuaded or to change ones mind

a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part; connected or added to something, typically in an auxiliary way

make more beautiful or attractive

preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

(esp. of a group or area) having a great deal of money; weathy

the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir.

to lessen or make easier

to entice; temptation

distant in interest, reserved, cool

a mixture or combination

undecided; having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

to improve or make better

having no determinate form

full of life or excitement; lively

old-fashioned or outdated

of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

to become aware of though the senses; to understand, grasp mentally.

to inform, notify

based only on one's own will or feelings, not based on reason or law.

records, documents, or papers of a goverment

the ruling class, nobility

to be able to express oneself clearly, easily, and effectively.

to find out, make certain of.

having great ambition for something, possessing a desire to attain a goal

to state confidently or declare firmly

to determine the value, importance,  or extent of; to evaluate, estimate, weigh.

showing careful, constant, attention

degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse.

to state that something is true, correct, or genuine, give evidence of, confirm

quality, characteristic, trait

to increase, make or become great (in size or amount)

to establish the truth of or show to be genuine.

independence, self-reliance, self-government.

devoid of freshness or originality, hackneyed

good-humored, playful teasing or joking conversation

anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality

to make something or someone seem small or important.

contributing to health or moral ignorance.

in a state of mental of moral ignorance

money or property given or left to someone by means of a will

showing a strong preference or inclination, having one's opinion already informed, prejudiced in someone's favor.

a contemptuous or profane act. utterance, or writing concerning God or sacred entity.

carefree, showing no concern, thoughtless

using or pertaining to speech or writing that sounds grand or impressive but has little meaning or substance

the middle class. Applied to the Middle Ages, it refers to townspeople, who were neither nobles nor peasants.

growing or developing quickly

open an ad direct, frank, straightforward.

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression

to yield, surrender, esp. under specifically negotiated terms