Vocabulary SAT Words week 4
1.Abaseverb (used with object), a·based, a·bas·ing. 1. to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. 2. Archaic , to lower; put or bring down: He abased his head. The president of the company was abased to a menial and common position in the company.
2. Amicableam·i·ca·bleadjective characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement. An amicable compromise was reached between the two countries regarding where the border would be drawn.
3. Cacophony ca·coph·o·ny noun, plural -nies. 1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails. 2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds: The cacophony produced by city traffic at midday in downtown New York city was overwhelming. People could not hear themselves talk.
4. Dauntingverb (used with object) 1.to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries. 2. to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
5.Emaciated adjective Synonyms thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny. After going on a crash diet, the runway model looked emaciated.
6.Fallaciousadjective 1. containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments. 2. deceptive; misleading: fallacious testimony. 3. disappointing; delusive: a fallacious peace. The driver of the commercial bus became lost as he was given fallacious directions on his way from Texas to California.
7. Iconoclast –noun 1. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. 2. a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. The blogger posted iconoclast and misleading rumors about a well-known TV star causing his ratings to tumble.
8. Nefariousadjective 1. extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous:a deviation from the right. 1. a nefarious plot. The final outcome for antigone’s confrontation with Creon seems very nefarious as he was not willing to listen to her pleas.
9. Quagmirenoun1.an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog. 2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness. 3. anything soft or flabby. The hiker stumbled into a swamp and started to sink into the quagmire of mud.
10. Notoriousadjective1. widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable. 2.publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism. Synonyms: notable, renowned, celebrated, prominent, conspicuous, famous, widely known. Many characters of the Wild West back in the 1800’s seem notorious for the role in living in an unsettled land.