Hot words for the SAT Flashcards
Hot words for the SAT Final Exam 2 English Honors 9 DHS
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| 180477535 | allay | to lesen fear; to calm; to relieve pain | |
| 180477536 | alleviate | to lessen pain or tension | |
| 180477537 | ameliroate | to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty,or tension | |
| 180477538 | appease | to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into demands; to pacify | |
| 180477539 | assuage | toalleviate;to lessen pain or conflict; pacify | |
| 180477540 | conciliate | to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods | |
| 180477541 | mediate | to act as a go- between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides | |
| 180477542 | mitigate | to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage | |
| 180477543 | mollify | to pacify, soothe , or appease; to make less severe or violent | |
| 180477544 | pacify | to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state | |
| 180477545 | placate | to make calm; to soothe | |
| 180477546 | quell | to paciffy; to subdue; to quiet | |
| 180477547 | adversity | great tourble or difficulty | |
| 180477548 | conflagration | a huge fire , an inferno | |
| 180477549 | confounding | puzzling;baffling | |
| 180477550 | cryptic | hidden; hard to understad; mysterious; obscure | |
| 180477551 | debacle | a failure or breakdown; a collaspe that is often nonsensical | |
| 180477552 | enigma | a riddle or mystery; a puzzling or baffling matter or person | |
| 180477553 | labyrinth | a maze from which it is very hard to extricate onself | |
| 180477554 | precarious | dangerous or risky; uncertain | |
| 180477555 | quandary | a dilemma; a confusing or puzzling situation | |
| 180477556 | turbulence | great unrest; turmoil or disorder | |
| 180477557 | turmoil | a very puzzling scenario or situation; tumult | |
| 180477558 | ardent | full of passion and emotion | |
| 180477559 | avid | showing enthusiasm; ardent | |
| 180477560 | ebullient | filled with a bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement | |
| 180477561 | effervescent | lively; full of uplifted spirit; vivacious | |
| 180477562 | exuberant | overflowing with vitality and good spirits | |
| 180477563 | fanatical | full of great enthusiasm or devotion | |
| 180477564 | fervent | filled with passion or intesity | |
| 180477565 | impassioned | filled with passionate emotion | |
| 180477566 | vibrant | lively; full of vitality | |
| 180477567 | zealous | filled with enthusiasm; fervent | |
| 180477568 | adamant | unwilling to bend; unyieldin | |
| 180477569 | dogged | stiubborn;determined | |
| 180477570 | hidebound | strongly-opinionated; narrow-midedlystubborn | |
| 180477571 | intractable | stubborn; hard to manage | |
| 180477572 | obdurate | resistant to persuasion or softening; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | |
| 180477573 | obstinate | stubborn; inflexible | |
| 180477574 | recalcitrant | stubborn; disobedient; defiant | |
| 180477575 | resolve | firmness; determination | |
| 180477576 | unwavering | firm and determined | |
| 180477577 | unyielding | stubborn; inflexible | |
| 180477578 | willful | stubborn | |
| 180477579 | clandestine | hidden, secret, concealed | |
| 180477580 | covert | secret, hidden | |
| 180477581 | furtive | sneaky | |
| 180477582 | inconspicuous | hardly noticeable | |
| 180477583 | sly | underhanded, furtive | |
| 180477584 | stealthy | secretive, sly | |
| 180477585 | surreptitious | done or made in a secret, stealthy way | |
| 180477586 | unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not easily noticed | |
| 180477587 | inception | the beginning; the earliest stage | |
| 180477588 | insuperable | unable to be overcome | |
| 180477589 | lithe | nimble and flexible | |
| 180477590 | misanthrope | someone who dislikes all people | |
| 180477591 | pitfall | an unseen danger, risk, or drawback | |
| 180477592 | raze | to tear down; to destroy | |
| 180477593 | replete | filled-up; overflowing | |
| 180477594 | respite | period of inactivity; a lull | |
| 180477595 | spurious | false; counterfeit; lacking logic | |
| 180477596 | vaporize | to turn to vapor, foam, or mist |