SAT Vocab A #5

(n) loud applause; approval (When used as a verb, acclaim means "to applaud; to praise")

(v) to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly

(adj) resembling humans

(adj) strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque

(adj) complaining, fault finding

(v) to try to equal or surpass; to imitate

(n) organization by rank, class, or grade

(adj) wise; careful; showing sound judgement, prudent

(adj) coarse; vulgar (from the Latin name for the lower classes)

(adj) speaking many languages; (n) a mixture of languages; someone who speaks many languages

(adj) having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age; early or prematurely ripe or developed

(adj) disgusting; loathsome; objectionable

(adj) flimsy, weak

(v) to oppose directly; to baffle; to block; to frustrate

(adj) word for word; exact quotation