3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (9)

combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury

extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon

youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

wear away by friction; scrape; erode

having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd

distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet, or sentimental

appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury

offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing

serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon

surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

the attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor

source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

established procedure for solving problem

precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of

the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited

antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot

a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution