3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (12)

authority on a subject; learned person; expert

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

witty sentence, phrase, or remark; wisecrack

cowardly; lacking strength and firmness of mind

draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress

comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control

create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts

treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of

separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of

of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class

impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control

spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter

soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste

give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper

powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible

change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation

filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied

change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform

impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control

concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible

undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth

treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of

lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy

soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

debase; degrade; spread negative information about

barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write

of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class

change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform

assumed to be such; supposed; rumored

enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide

of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class

undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth

avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation