SAT VOCAB 8

Albert P.
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  1. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  2. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  3. reclaim
    reassert one's right or title to
  4. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  5. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  6. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  7. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  8. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  9. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  10. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  11. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  12. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  13. reproach
    express criticism towards
  14. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  15. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  16. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  17. respite
    a pause from doing something
  18. resplendent
    having great beauty
  19. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  20. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  21. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  22. revile
    spread negative information about
  23. rhapsodize
    say with great enthusiasm
  24. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  25. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  26. rivet
    a heavy metal pin used to fasten two pieces of metal
  27. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  28. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  29. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  30. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  31. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  32. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  33. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  34. sanction
    official permission or approval
  35. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  36. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  37. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  38. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
  39. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  40. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  41. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  42. sensory
    relating to or concerned in sensation
  43. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  44. sequester
    keep away from others
  45. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  46. serene
    not agitated
  47. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  48. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  49. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  50. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  51. soporific
    inducing sleep
  52. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  53. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  54. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  55. specious
    plausible but false
  56. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  57. spurious
    plausible but false
  58. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  59. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  60. stark
    severely simple
  61. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  62. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  63. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  64. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
  65. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  66. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  67. subside
    wear off or die down
  68. subsidize
    support, as through grants or other funds
  69. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  70. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  71. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  72. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  73. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  74. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  75. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  76. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  77. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  78. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  79. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  80. supine
    lying face upward
  81. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  82. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  83. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  84. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  85. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  86. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  87. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  88. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  89. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  90. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
Created on Mon Nov 19 12:50:16 EST 2012 (updated Mon Nov 19 13:00:27 EST 2012)

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