SAT VocabularyUnit 5

SAT VocabularyUnit 5

Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop, published by Sadilier-Oxford, NY. 2005.

Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop, published by Sadilier-Oxford, NY. 2005.

amnestyamnesty

http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/clipart/blacknwhite/GIFS/DOVE15.GIF

amnestyamnesty

Noun: general pardon for an offense against a government

In general, any act of forgiveness

Absolution

Noun: general pardon for an offense against a government

In general, any act of forgiveness

Absolution

autonomyautonomy

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures

autonomyautonomy

Noun: self-governmentPolitical controlHome rule

Noun: self-governmentPolitical controlHome rule

axiomaticaxiomatic

http://school.discovery.com/clipart/clip/stopsign4c.html

axiomaticaxiomatic

Self-evidentExpressing a universally accepted principle of rule

Taken for granted

Self-evidentExpressing a universally accepted principle of rule

Taken for granted

blazonblazon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7741630/

blazonblazon

Verb: to adorn or embellish

To display conspicuously

To publish or proclaim widely

Broadcast, trumpet

Verb: to adorn or embellish

To display conspicuously

To publish or proclaim widely

Broadcast, trumpet

caveatcaveat

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnwall/147301792/

caveatcaveat

Noun: a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

AdmonitionWord to the wise

Noun: a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

AdmonitionWord to the wise

equitableequitable

http://www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus3/halfway/middle.html

equitableequitable

Adjective: fair, just Embodying principles of justice

EvenhandedRight, reasonable

Adjective: fair, just Embodying principles of justice

EvenhandedRight, reasonable

extricateextricate

http://www.coachweber.com/2003_alferd_packer_trail_results.htm

extricateextricate

Verb: to free from entanglements or difficulties

To remove with effort DisentangleExtractDisengage

Verb: to free from entanglements or difficulties

To remove with effort DisentangleExtractDisengage

filchfilch

http://jeremylatham.com/blog/2006/04/

filchfilch

Verb: to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

PilferPurloinSwipe

Verb: to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

PilferPurloinSwipe

floutflout

http://www.search.com/reference/Doonesbury

floutflout

Verb: to mockTreat with contempt Scoff atSneer at Snicker atScorn

Verb: to mockTreat with contempt Scoff atSneer at Snicker atScorn

fractiousfractious

http://www.fotosearch.com/ART269/com042/

fractiousfractious

Adjective: tending to be troublesome

UnrulyQuarrelsomeContraryUnpredictablePeevishRecalcitrant

Adjective: tending to be troublesome

UnrulyQuarrelsomeContraryUnpredictablePeevishRecalcitrant

preceptprecept

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/-Posters_i139477_.htm

preceptprecept

Noun: a rule of conduct or action

PrincipleMaxim

Noun: a rule of conduct or action

PrincipleMaxim

salutarysalutary

http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0041-0503-1713-2111.html

salutarysalutary

Adjective: beneficialHelpfulHealthfulWholesomeSalubriousCurative

Adjective: beneficialHelpfulHealthfulWholesomeSalubriousCurative

scathingscathing

http://www.judithbarathart.com/sendcard/sendcard.php

scathingscathing

Adjective: bitterly severeWithering Causing great harmSearingHarshFerociousSavage

Adjective: bitterly severeWithering Causing great harmSearingHarshFerociousSavage

http://www.fotosearch.com/art-parts/eat-at-joes/ARP106/

scourgescourge

http://www.bible-history.com/past/flagrum.html

scourgescourge

Verb: to whip, punish severely

Flog, beat

Noun: a cause of affliction or suffering

Bane, pestilence, plague

Verb: to whip, punish severely

Flog, beat

Noun: a cause of affliction or suffering

Bane, pestilence, plague

sepulchralsepulchral

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tombofun.htm

sepulchralsepulchral

Adjective: funerealTypical of the tombExtremely gloomy or dismal

DolefulLugubriousMortuary

Adjective: funerealTypical of the tombExtremely gloomy or dismal

DolefulLugubriousMortuary

soporificsoporific

http://sleepdisorders.about.com/od/sleepdeprivation/a/teachsleep.htm

soporificsoporific

Adjective: tending to cause sleep

Relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Noun: narcoticAnestheticSomething that induces sleep

Adjective: tending to cause sleep

Relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Noun: narcoticAnestheticSomething that induces sleep

straitlacedstraitlaced

http://press.princeton.edu/images/k7738.gif

straitlacedstraitlaced

Adjective: extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct

PrudishPuritanicalHighly conventional

Adjective: extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct

PrudishPuritanicalHighly conventional

transienttransient

http://www.curiocityonline.com/index.php?action=category&id=15

transienttransient

Adjective: lasting only a short time

FleetingEphemeral !!!EvanescentNoun: one who stays only a short time

Adjective: lasting only a short time

FleetingEphemeral !!!EvanescentNoun: one who stays only a short time

unwieldyunwieldy

http://elphaba.inknoise.com/yarr/0014

unwieldyunwieldy

Adjective: not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

CumbersomeBulky Clumsy, impractical

Adjective: not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

CumbersomeBulky Clumsy, impractical

vapidvapid

http://www.veronica-cartwright.com/newpage1.htm

vapidvapid

Adjective: dull, uninteresting, tiresome

Lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force

InsipidLifelessColorless

Adjective: dull, uninteresting, tiresome

Lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force

InsipidLifelessColorless

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