Vocab Booster SAT Supplement Vocabulary: Motion Words

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  1. kinetic
    relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  2. mobile
    moving or capable of moving readily
  3. abort
    terminate before completion
  4. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  5. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  6. check
    examine to determine accuracy or quality
  7. curb
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
  8. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  9. desist
    stop performing some action
  10. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  11. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  12. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  13. entangle
    cause to twist together or be caught in a snarled mass
  14. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  15. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  16. frustrate
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  17. halt
    cause to stop
  18. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  19. obviate
    do away with
  20. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  21. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  22. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  23. prohibit
    command against
  24. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  25. quash
    declare invalid
  26. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  27. repress
    conceal or hide
  28. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  29. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  30. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  31. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  32. amble
    walk leisurely
  33. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  34. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  35. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
  36. cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles
  37. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  38. vagabond
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  39. vagrant
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  40. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  41. gallivant
    wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
  42. jaunt
    a journey taken for pleasure
  43. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  44. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  45. propel
    cause to move forward with force
  46. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  47. roam
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  48. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  49. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
  50. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  51. embark
    go on board
  52. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  53. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  54. maneuver
    a military training exercise
  55. migrate
    move from one country or region to another and settle there
  56. navigable
    able to be sailed on or through safely
  57. navigate
    direct carefully and safely
  58. pilgrimage
    a journey to a sacred place
  59. quest
    the act of searching for something
  60. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  61. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  62. traverse
    journey across or pass over
  63. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  64. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  65. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  66. dodge
    a quick evasive movement
  67. eject
    put out or expel from a place
  68. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  69. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  70. excavation
    the act of digging
  71. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  72. flee
    run away quickly
  73. scamper
    run or move about quickly or lightly
  74. scramble
    move hurriedly
  75. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
Created on Fri Jan 31 17:14:02 EST 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:02:56 EDT 2020)

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