Vocab Booster SAT Supplement Vocabulary: 5 Senses Words

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  1. clairvoyance
    apparent power to perceive things not present to the senses
  2. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  3. gratify
    make happy or satisfied
  4. gustatory
    of or relating to the sense of taste
  5. luscious
    having strong sexual appeal
  6. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  7. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  8. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  9. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  10. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  11. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  12. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  13. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  14. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  15. sensuous
    providing perceptible pleasure or gratification
  16. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  17. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  18. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  19. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  20. vision
    the ability to see
  21. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  22. blistering
    extremely hot
  23. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  24. lukewarm
    moderately warm
  25. piping
    (used of heat) extremely
  26. scald
    burn with a hot liquid or steam
  27. scorch
    burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  28. sizzling
    hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
  29. sweltering
    excessively hot and humid; marked by sweating and faintness
  30. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  31. tepid
    moderately warm
  32. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  33. chilly
    appreciably or disagreeably cold
  34. gelid
    extremely cold
  35. frigid
    extremely cold
  36. glacial
    relating to or derived from a slowly moving mass of ice
  37. icy
    covered with or containing or consisting of ice
  38. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  39. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  40. malodorous
    having an unpleasant smell
  41. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  42. odorous
    having a characteristic aroma
  43. olfactory
    of or relating to the sense of smell
  44. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  45. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  46. rancid
    having an offensive smell or taste
  47. rank
    very offensive in smell or taste
  48. revolting
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  49. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  50. stench
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  51. repulsive
    offensive to the mind or senses
  52. unsavory
    morally offensive
  53. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  54. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  55. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  56. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  57. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  58. discriminating
    showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment
  59. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  60. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  61. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  62. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  63. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  64. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  65. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  66. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  67. display
    something intended to communicate a particular impression
  68. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  69. exhibit
    make visible or apparent
  70. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  71. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
  72. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  73. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  74. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  75. patent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  76. reveal
    make visible
  77. undeniable
    not possible to contradict
  78. vivid
    having striking color
  79. aesthetic
    pleasing in beauty or good taste
  80. gorgeous
    dazzlingly beautiful
  81. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  82. splendor
    the quality of being magnificent or grand
  83. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  84. consume
    take in as food
  85. devour
    eat immoderately
  86. digest
    convert food into absorbable substances
  87. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  88. guzzle
    drink greedily or as if with great thirst
  89. imbibe
    take in liquids
  90. swill
    drink large quantities of
  91. edible
    suitable for use as food
  92. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
  93. nourish
    provide with sustenance
  94. potable
    suitable for drinking
  95. appetite
    a feeling of craving something
  96. famished
    extremely hungry
  97. hunger
    a physiological need for food
  98. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  99. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  100. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  101. illumination
    the quality of providing light
  102. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  103. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  104. limpid
    clear and bright
  105. lucent
    softly bright or radiant
  106. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  107. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  108. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  109. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  110. cardinal
    a vivid red color
  111. cosmetic
    serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
  112. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  113. harlequin
    variegate with spots or marks
  114. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  115. incarnadine
    redden or make pinkish
  116. luster
    the property of something that shines with reflected light
  117. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  118. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  119. pigment
    dry coloring material
  120. resplendent
    having great beauty
  121. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  122. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  123. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  124. speckle
    a small contrasting part of something
  125. tawny
    having the color of tanned leather
  126. tint
    a variation or slightly different shade of a color
  127. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  128. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  129. collage
    a paste-up of pieces to form an artistic image
  130. depict
    give a description of
  131. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  132. encore
    an extra performance in response to audience demand
  133. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  134. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  135. icon
    a conventional religious painting in oil on a small panel
  136. montage
    the technique of splicing together different sections of film to convey an idea
  137. mosaic
    design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
  138. pictorial
    pertaining to or consisting of pictures
  139. portrait
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  140. purist
    someone who insists on great precision and correctness
  141. thespian
    a theatrical performer
  142. conical
    relating to or resembling a cone
  143. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  144. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  145. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of something
  146. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  147. rotund
    spherical in shape
  148. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  149. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  150. symmetrical
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
  151. coarse
    rough to the touch
  152. fibrous
    resembling or composed of elongated threadlike structures
  153. gritty
    made up of or resembling a collection of small particles
  154. limp
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  155. riddled
    spread throughout
  156. stratified
    deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
  157. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  158. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  159. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  160. amount
    how much there is of something that you can quantify
  161. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
  162. dimension
    a construct distinguishing objects or individuals
  163. echelon
    level of authority in a hierarchy
  164. extent
    the distance or area or volume over which something extends
  165. girth
    the distance around something, especially a person's body
  166. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
Created on Fri Jan 31 17:27:46 EST 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:07:16 EDT 2020)

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