3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (4)

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture

shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song

narrate or tell; count over again

void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract

the stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others

oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power

tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others

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

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

extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness

small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air

advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off

pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless

the stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others

shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture

one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia

void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract

ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others

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

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

tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area

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

shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

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

produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic

feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel

reddish color; healthy-looking

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

feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel

settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down

brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents

minor dispute; brief quarrel

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly

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

one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia