SAT Vocabulary Words

to degrade; to humiliate.

to make ashamed or uneasy

to reduce

a woman, commonly called Mother Superior, in charge of convent nuns.

to step down from a powerful position

straying from the correct or normal way

to help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice

a state of not being presently used; temporary suspension or cessation

to hate deeply; detest

to remain; continue; stay; endure

border upon; to adjoin

extremely sad; hopeless; defeated

to repudiate or renounce; to give up

a cleansing with water or other liquid, espedially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act; Wudu

to deny oneself; to reject

to hate or loathe intensely

native to an area

unsuccessful

to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority; to do away with; to end formally

to take flight, escape, to leave quickly and secretly

to make free of blame, obligation, or sin

to refrain from; denying oneself any action or practice

difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical

hard to understand

bottomless; hopeless

bottomless pit; a profound depth or void

to yield; give in to a request

to emphasize; to make more noticeable; to accent

to give public approval and praise; to approve enthusiastically

to become suitable to a certain situation or use; adapt

an award, an honor; approval, praise

to provide for; help; adapt; oblige

agree; conform; to grant; bestow upon

to approach and speak to someone

any drunken party or riotous celebration

to tease; annoy; harrass persistently

something unimportant or insignificant; trifle

threatening; hurtful; malignant; ominous

to stop short and refuse to proceed

heavy material used to balance ships; stabilizer

the study of the dynamics or flight characteristicsof projectiles

a lot of noise and activity, often with no real purpose; exaggerated advertising or publicity

something that soothes, heals or comforts; an oil or ointment

to cheat, dupe, hoodwink, trick

a small group of people who plan a secret plot, especially political

a hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place

a mark of prestige; a mark of approval

harsh sounds; jarring descordant sounds, dissonance

the rise and fall of sound

to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something

an event causing extreme harm, suffering or destruction; disaster

unfeeling, insensitive

immature and inexperienced

a harmful statement, usually a lie

a depression or restraint

to cover; to paint crudely or skillfully

to scare; to intimidate

to spend time idly; to delay

in fact; actually existing, especially without lawful authority

to reach an impasse; to halt progress

scarcity; lack

a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure

lower in quality, character, or value

excessive self-indulgence