SAT Vocab A #4

(adj) of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit

(v) surrender; to cease resisting

(adj) tending to lower in estimation; degrading

(v) to involve in a quarrel

(adj) deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy

(v) around suddenly; to startle

(n) a systematic naming in an art of science

(v) to engage in love affairs casually; to flirt

(adj) practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation

(n) punishment; payback

(adj) ruddy; helpful, warm; cheerful

(adj) scornful; mocking, cynical

(n) originally a Roman holiday (December 17); now applied to unrestrained celebration; an orgy

(v) to compromise in order to gain time; to stall or delay

(adj) taking the place of another; experiences through sympathetic participation in the experience of another