3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (11)

aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause

gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration

change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue

split into opposite extremes or camps

suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome

improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance

one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning

tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious

make a sound quieter and less clear

embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care

new or newly invented word or phrase

song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph

gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue

a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark

humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue

tending to betray; disloyal; faithless

of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness

enthusiastically worded approval; a round of applause

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action

cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands

varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts

tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph

manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased

make a sound quieter and less clear

new or newly invented word or phrase

of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness

split into opposite extremes or camps

cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands

a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

become formal or affected in dress or manners; give a neat appearance to

communication using gesture and facial expression