Shared Flashcard Set

Details

SAT words #4
SAT words
42
Other
11th Grade
03/03/2013

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Mono
Definition

Mono; one

Ex:Monarchy government by one ruler

 

Term
Multi
Definition

Multi; many 

Ex: Multifarious having many parts

Term
Neo
Definition

Neo; new

Ex: Neologism newly coined word

Term
Non
Definition

Non; not

Ex: Noncommittal undecided

Term
Ob, oc, of, op
Definition

ob, oc, of, op; agaisnt

Ex: Obloguy , Occlude, offended, opponent

Term
Olig
Definition

Olig; few

Ex: obligarchy

Term
Pan
Definition

Pan; all, every

Ex: Panacea

Term
Para
Definition

Para; beyond, related

Ex: parallel

Term
Per
Definition

Per; through, completely

Ex: Permeable

Term
Peri
Definition

Peri; around, near

Ex: Perimeter

Term
Poly
Definition

Poly; many

Ex: Polygamist

Term
Post
Definition

Post; after

Ex: Postpone

Term
Pre
Definition

Pre; before

Ex: Preamble

Term
Prim
Definition

Prim; first 

Ex: Prmiordial

Term
Pro
Definition

Pro; foward, in favor of

Ex: Propulsive

Term
Proto
Definition

Proto; first

Ex: Prototype

Term
Pseudo
Definition

Pseudo; False

Ex: Pseudonym

Term
abase
Definition

abase; v, lower humiliate.

Ex: Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abaseherself before conquering the Romans.

Term
Abash
Definition

Abash; V, embrarrass

Ex: He was not at all abashed by her open admiration

Term
abate
Definition

abate; v , subside; decreasse, lessen.

Ex: Rather than leaving immediately , they waited for the for the storm to abate .

Term
abdicate
Definition

abdicate; v renounce ; give up. 

Ex: When Edward Vill abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved. 

Term
Abduction
Definition

Abduction; N, Kiddnapping

Ex: In a movie the son of a multimillionare was abducted by kiddnappers.

Term
Aberrant
Definition

Aberrant; n, abnormal or deviant.

Ex: Given the aberrant nature of the data.

Term
Abet
Definition

Abet; v, abid , usually in doing something wrong, encourage.

Ex: She was unwilling to to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

Term
Abhor
Definition

Abhor; v. Detest; hate 

Ex: She abhorred all forms of bigotry

Term
abject
Definition

abject; adj. wretched; lacking pride.

Ex: On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject proverty.

Term
abjure
Definition

abjure; V. renounce upon oath.

Ex: He abjured his alligiance to the king.

Term
Abnegation
Definition

Abnegation; V. repuditation, self-sacrifice.

Ex: Their love was doomed for she had to marry the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.

Term
abominable
Definition

abominable; adj. detested, extremly unpleasent.

Ex: The man had gone into the woods when he came across an abominable animal.

Term
aboriginal
Definition

aboriginal; adj. N. Being the first of it's kind in a region. Primitive, native.

Ex: Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were wildely reported.

Term
abortive
Definition

abortive; adj. unsuccessful; fruitless.

Ex: Attacked by armed troops, the Chinese students had to abondon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully.

Term
Abrade
Definition

Abrade; V. wear away by friction; scrape; erode.

Ex: Because the sharp rocks had abrade the skin on her legs.

Term
Abrasive
Definition

Abrasive; adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down. 

Ex: Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.

Term
Abridge
Definition

Abridge; v. Condense or shorten.

Ex: Because the publushers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.

Term
Abscond
Definition

Abscond; v. depart secretly and hide.

Ex: The teller who asconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him.

Term
Absolve
Definition

Absolve; V. Pardon

Ex: The father confessor absolved him of his sins.

Term
abstrain
Definition

Abstrian; v. refrain ;hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice.

Ex: He decided to abstrain from drinking while he trained for the race .

Term
Abstermious
Definition

Abstermious; adj. Sparing in eating and drinking.

Ex: Concerend whether her vegetarian son's abstermious diet provided him with sufficent proteins.

Term
Abstract
Definition

Abstract; Theoretical; not concrete.

Ex: To him, hunger was an abstract concept.

Term
abstruse
Definition

Abtruse; Adj.  obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

Ex: Baffled by the abtruse philosophical  texts assigned in class.

Term
abundant
Definition

abundant; Plentifull; possessing riches or resources.

Ex: The promise of a more abundant life.

 

Term
Abusive
Definition

Abusive; adj. coarsely insulting; phisically harmful. 

Ex: An abusive parent can be cause mental and physical damage. 

Supporting users have an ad free experience!