3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (4)

a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony

having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using

one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive

relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs

the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret

something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps

unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin

prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control

place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque

having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent

relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient

force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against

going from one state of action to another

container for feeding farm animals; the lowest point of a wave or business cycle

excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious

a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony

relating to man and the planet earth, physical as opposed to spiritual; experienced in human affairs

climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers

one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops

comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous

a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs

rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions

mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily

suggesting or threatening evil

relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient

in time past; long ago; in old time

set right; correct by calculation or adjustment

made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft

one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops

keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember

glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface

one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive

force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against

of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic

one that takes position of another; substitute

something originally of little value becomes very valuable; unexpected hit; one that sleeps

rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions

having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary

container for feeding farm animals; the lowest point of a wave or business cycle