SAT Vocabulary Lesson and Practice: Lesson 1 – Flashcards
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aspire
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(V) to strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent or far beyond the current state *Many people who practice sports, aspire to reach the major leagues.
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bilateral
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(ADJ) having two sides
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candor
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(N) honesty or straightforwardness, especially being honest about something unpleasant
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defraud
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(V) to cheat; to gain something dishonestly, as through a lie, deception, or confidence game *Recently, a woman in Philadelphia defrauded disabled adults, locked them in a basement cell, and collected their health insurance.
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deity
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(N) a god or goddess
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elude
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(V) to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching; especially to use clever tactics to escape from pursuers *Once the criminal realized the police watched as he snatched the woman's purse, he eluded them and sprinted down the street.
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fixture
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(N) a permanency; a person or thing remaining fixed, in the same position
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handwriting
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(N) the character or style of a person's writing by hand; cursive writing
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havoc
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(N) chaos or large-scale destruction
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imbibe
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(V) to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something *The little girl imbibed the cough medicine with an awful expression due to the bitter taste.
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juncture
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(N) a joint or seam, where two parts meet
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kernel
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(N) in a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant
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lapse
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(N) the act of falling from a righteous or just position; a slight or temporary moral failure
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malady
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(N) a disease, illness, or medical condition, especially a serious or chronic condition
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myriad
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(N) many; a large number; countless
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necessitate
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(V) to make something necessary *Bullying in school necessitates an immediate report to the police due to the newly enforced HIB law.
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nestle
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(V) to lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle *After a day of hard-work at the office, Spencer sipped a cup of hot chocolate, nestled into her bed, and quickly fell asleep.
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obliterate
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(V) to destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate *Towards the end of the Holocaust, all camps became obliterated and surviving inmates gained freedom once again.
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parse
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(V) to break something down into parts in order to explain or understand it; especially to break apart a sentence into words and phrases, describing each part *Our teacher parsed the Algebra topic because the class grew confused on the formula, Ax + By = C.
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queue
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(N) a line; a group of people waiting in order
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ravenous
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(ADJ) extremely hungry; filled with hunger that cannot be satisfied
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scuttle
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(V) to sink a ship by creating a hole or holes in the ship beneath the water line; also to destroy or wreck *Due to the child's punishment, he grew angry and scuttled his Lego creation to pieces!
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thearchy
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(N) a government ruled by the leaders of a religion or by the power of a god or gods
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underworld
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(N) a world beneath or below the normal world, especially a criminal world such as mafia society or a world of the dead such as Hades
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writhe
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(V) to move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain *When the woman in the movie theater overcame a feeling of chagrin, she writhed in her seat; everyone in the theater participated in a brouhaha because of all the noise.
