3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (8)
3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 2 - 4: Group 8
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3000 SAT Vocabulary Level 2 - 4
pummel 
1
 | beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly |
| reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| indefensible; not able to be maintained |
pyromania
2
| awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture |
| person with insane desire to set things on fire |
| countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser |
| be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed |
reactionary
3
| influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative |
| opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative |
| person with insane desire to set things on fire |
| put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
rebuke
4
| approve formally; confirm; verify |
| guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
| sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior |
renege
5
| disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking |
| deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation |
| partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
retrograde
6
| go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate |
| occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
| act of supposing; something supposed; assumption |
| determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
rile
7
| determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
| act of supposing; something supposed; assumption |
| length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction |
| irritate; stir to anger; stir up liquid; muddy |
rout
8
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly |
| concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
sear
9
| fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby |
| one that is dishonest or troublemaker, especially an impish youngster |
| make very hot and dry; become superficially burned |
| deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation |
seep
10
| playful; relating to or interested in sports |
| pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings |
| extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter |
| disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking |