SAT Words 5

Mr. Olive (United States of America)
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  1. heed
    careful attention
    Our cat, Princess, heeds our orders only if she feels like it. One day heedless of our pleading, Princess made her way to the top of the neighbor's tall oak tree.
  2. mar
    cause to become imperfect
    We all hate having something nice marred. For instance, when flying rock marred the paint on Dad's new car, he went ballistic.
  3. meander
    an aimless amble on a winding course
    A speech should not meander but should follow a clear outline; nor should an airplane meander through the skies.
  4. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
    We put an icepack on Rodrigo's ankle, hoping to mitigate the pain. He said that the pain was somewhat mitigated but certainly not obliterated.
  5. nullify
    declare invalid
    The Student Council voted to nullify some regulations passed by former councils. They made them "null and void" as the expression goes.
  6. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
    We watched from a high cliff as the tide came in and obliterated our sand castles, leaving he shore flat and smooth.
  7. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
    As a chess player, I like to obscure my strategy and catch an opponent off guard.
  8. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
    The guidance councilor urged us to peruse the booklet about taking the SAT. Also, she suggested we peruse a book that carefully explains each kind of problem.
  9. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
    Last year's seniors were a crazy bunch, always in trouble and trying to placate the principal for what they'd done. As time went by, the principal said that he couldn't be placated any longer.
  10. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    We spent last weekend razing the old barn on our property. We'd hope to save it, but since it was too decrepit to restore, we were forced to raze it instead.
Created on Sat Nov 09 10:56:35 EST 2013 (updated Mon Dec 02 08:58:22 EST 2013)

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