SAT Vocab #16-17

(adj) bitter in language or tone; rancorous

(n) one who denies the existence of God

(n) a blessing; the invocation of divine blessing

(adj) abundant

(n) avarice; greed

(adj) in a state of mental conflict or confusion; distracted

(adj) pleasing to the ear; melodious

(adj) consisting of selections from various sources; choosing the best from a number of sources

(adj) insignificant; unimportant

(adj) peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint

(v) to draw back or draw in; to take back a statement; to promise or to offer

(adj) capable of laughing or inclined to laugh; ridiculous

(adj) that which cannot be maintained or occupied; incapable of being defended or held

(adj) ravenous; greedy; gluttonous

(adj) pertaining to or associated with usefulness; stressing the value of practical or aesthetic qualities

(n) cheerful willingness; eagerness, lively action

(adj) characteristic of shepherds and flocks; pastoral; rural

(adj) without attention to details

(adj) used too often; trite; commonplace

(adj) brief or terse in speech; using few words

(adj) mournful or feigned sorrow

(v) to soothe; to pacify

lack of discrimination in sexual endeavors

(n) nearness or closeness

(n) a person skilled at telling stores or ancecdotes

(adj) elementary, basic

(adj) causing sleep; drowsy

(v) to corrupt, spoil, or contaminate

(v) to twist or squirm, as in pain; to suffer from shame or shyness

(n) the point in the sky directly above one; the highest point