3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (9)

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n. upward slope, as of hill

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a. having human form or characteristics

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

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a. causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

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v. make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

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a. rising like bristles; showing irritation

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

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a. discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding

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a. intended to confuse in an argument

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a. marked by formality; strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony or ritual