3,500 Words For SAT
3,500 Words For SAT
3,500 Words For SAT
c h e r u b i c n o r . a n g e l i c ;i n n o c e n t - l o o k i n gW. i t h h e r c h e e r f u l c i r c u m v e n t v . o u t w i t , b a f f l e . I n o r d e r t o c r r c u m v e n tI h e
s m i l e a n d r o s y c h e e k s , s h e w a s a p a r t i c u l a r l yc h e r u b i c enemy, we will make two preliminaryattacks in other sec-
child tions before startingour major campaign.
c h i c a n e r y N . t r i c k e r y ;d e c e p t i o n .T h o s e s n e a k y l a w y e r s cistern N. reservoiror water tank. The farmerswere able to
m i s r e p r e s e n t ew d h a t o c c u r r e d ,m a d e u p a l l s o r t so f i m p l a u - w i t h s t a n d t h e d r y s e a s o n b y u s i n g r a i n w a t e rt h e y h a d
s c e n a r i o st o c o n f u s et h e j u r o r s ,a n d i n g e n -
s i b l ea l t e r n a t i v e stored in an undergroundcistern.
eral depended on chicaneryto win the case. citadel N. fortress. The citadel overlooked the citv like a
chide v. scold. Grandma beqan Io chide Stevenfor his p r o t e c t i n ga n g e l .
lying cite v. quote; command. She could cife passages in the
c h i m e r i c a l n o r . f a n t a s t i c a l l iym p r o b a b l e ;h i g h l y u n r e a l i s t i c ; B i b l ef r o m m e m o r y .c i t a t i o n N
, .
i m a g i n a t i v eA . s e v e r y o n ee x p e c t e d , T e d ' s c h i m e r i c a l civil nor. havrngto do with citizensor the state; courteous
s c h e m e t o m a k e a f o r t u n eb y r a i s i n ge r m i n e s i n h i s b a c k a n d p o l i t e .A l t h o u g h I n t e r n a lR e v e n u eS e r v i c e a g e n t s a r e
y a r d p r o v e da d i s m a lf a i l u r e . civil servants, they are not always civil Io suspected tax
c h i s e l N . w e d g e l i k et o o l f o r c u t t i n g .W i t h h i s h a m m e r a n d cheats.
c h i s e lt,h e s c u l p t o rc h i p p e d a w a y a t t h e b l o c k o f m a r b l e . clairvoyant ADJ.,N. having foresight;fortuneteller.Cassan-
c h i s e l v . s w i n d l eo r c h e a t ; c u t w i t h a c h i s e l . T h a t c r o o k dra's clarrvoyantwarning was not heeded by the Trojans.
chiseledme out of a hundred dollars when he sold me that c l a r r v o y a n c eN, .
'marble"
s t a t u e h e ' d c h i s e l e do u t o f s o m e c h e a p h u n k o f clamber v. climb by crawling. She c/ambered over Ihe wall.
rock.
clamor N. noise.The clamor of Ihe children at play outside
c h i v a l r o u s n o r . c o u r t e o u s ;f a i t h f u l ;b r a v e . C h i v a l r o u s m a d e i t i m p o s s i b l ef o r h e r t o t a k e a n a p . a l s o v .
b e h a v i o ri n v o l v e sn o b l ew o r d s a n d g o o d d e e d s .
clandestine ADJ.secret. After avoiding their chaperon, the
. i s f l u s h e d ,a n g r y f a c e i n d i -
c h o l e r i c r r c r .h o t - t e m p e r e d H lovers had a clandestine meeting.
cated a cholenc nature.
c l a n g o r u . l o u d , r e s o u n d i n gn o i s e . T h e b l a c k s m i t hw a s
c h o r e o g r a p h y N . a r t o f r e p r e s e n t i n gd a n c e s i n w r i t t e n accustomed to the clangorof hammerson steel.
t f d a n c e s . M e r c e C u n n i n g h a mh a s
s y m b o l s ;a r r a n g e m e n o
c l a p p e r N . s t r i k e r( t o n g u e )o f a b e l l . W i s h i n gt o b e u n d i s -
b e g u n t o u s e a c o m p u t e r i n d e s i g n i n g c h o r e o g r a p h y 'a .
turbed by the bell, Dale wound his scarf around Ihe clapper
softwareprogram allows him to compose arrangementsof
to mufflethe noise of its striking.
p o s s i b l em o v e sa n d i m m e d i a t e l yv i e w t h e m o n s c r e e n .
c l a s p N . f a s t e n i n gd e v i c e ; f i r m g r i p . W h e n t h e c / a s p o n
c h o r t l e v . c h u c k l e w i t h d e l i g h t .W h e n s h e h e a r d t h a t h e r
J u d y ' s b r a c e l e tb r o k e , F r e d r e p a i r e d i t , b e n d i n g t h e h o o k
rival had just been jailed for embezzlement, she chortled
back into shape. He then helped her slip on the bracelet,
w i t hj o y . S h e w a s n o t a n i c e l a d y .
holding it firm in the sure c/asp of his hand.
c h r o n i c n o r . l o n g e s t a b l i s h e da s a d i s e a s e .T h e d o c t o r s
claustrophobia ru.fear of being locked in. His fellow class-
w e r e f i n a l l y a b l e t o a t t r i b u t eh i s c h r o n i c h e a d a c h e s a n d
mates laughed at his claustrophobia and often threatened
nauseato traces of formaldehydegas in his apartment.
to lockhim in his room.
c h r o n i c l e v . r e p o r t ; r e c o r d ( i n c h r o n o l o g i c a lo r d e r ) . T h e
"'^^ ^^:'r + ^ cleave v. split or sever; cling to; remainfaithfulto. With her
n n s s i n vr v: rnu rl rrr rr rm
VvoJrp l Sn
L r ^ Vr V c I J p c l l L l t\J chronicle the latest
heavy cleaver,Julia Child can cleave a whole roast duck in
e s c a p a d e so f t h e s o c i a l l yp r o m i n e n tc e l e b r i t i e sa. l s o N .
two. Soaked through, the soldier tugged at the uniform that
churlish nol. boorish;rude. Dismayed by his chuiltshman- c l e a v e d a n n o y i n g l yt o h i s b o d y . H e w o u l d c l e a v e t o h i s
n e r sa t t h e p a r t y ,t h e g i r l sv o w e d n e v e rt o i n v i t eh i m a g a i n . p o s t ,c o m e r a i no r s h i n e .
c i p h e r u . s e c r e tc o d e . L a c k i n g h i s c o d e b o o k , t h e s p y c l e f t N . s p l i t . T r y i n g f o r a f r e s h h a n d h o l d ,t h e m o u n t a i n -
was unable to decode the message sent to him in crpher. climber grasped the edge of a cleft in the sheer rockface.
cipher N. nonentityw ; o r t h l e s sp e r s o n o r t h i n g . S h e also aor.
claimed her ex-husband was a total cipher and wondered c l e m e n c y N . d i s p o s i t i o nt o b e l e n i e n t ;m i l d n e s s ,a s o f t h e
w h y s h e h a d e v e r m a r r i e dh i m . weather. The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent
circuitous noL.roundabout.To avoid the traffic congestion t o J u d g e S m i t h ' sc h a m b e r s b e c a u s e S m i t h w a s n o t e d f o r
on the main highways,she took a circuitousroute.circuit,N. her clemency toward first offenders.
l c i r c u m l o c u t i o n N . i n d i r e c t o r r o u n d a b o u te x p r e s s i o n .H e O c l i c h 6 r . r .p h r a s e d u l l e d i n m e a n i n g b y r e p e t i t i o n .H i g h
was afraid to call a spade a spade and resorted to circum- school compositions are often marred by such c/ichds as
"strong
locutionsto avoid direct referenceto his subject. as an ox."
circumscribe v. limit;confine.Although I do not wish to cir- clientele N. body of customers.The rock club attracted a
c u m s c r i b ey o u r a c t i v i t i e s ,I m u s t i n s i s t t h a t y o u c o m p l e t e young, stylishclientele
this assignmentbefore you start anythingelse. c l i m a c t i c n o r . r e l a t i n gt o t h e h i g h e s t p o i n t . W h e n h e
c i r c u m s p e c t n o r . p r u d e n t ; c a u t i o u s .I n v e s t i g a t i n gb e f o r e reached lhe climacfic portions of the book, he could not
acting,she tried alwaysIo be ctrcumspect. s t o p r e a d i n g .c l i m a x ,N .
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O coalesce v. combine; fuse. The brooks coalesce into one cohesion N. tendency to keep together.A firm believer in
large river.When minor politicalparties coalesce,their coa- t h e m a x i m " D i v i d e a n d c o n q u e r , "t h e e v i l e m p e r o r , b y
lescencemay create a major coalition. means of lies and trickery,sought to disrupt the cohesionol
the federationof free nations.
c o a l i t i o n N . p a r t n e r s h i p ;l e a g u e ; u n i o n . T h e R a i n b o w
Coalitionunited people of all races in a common cause. c o i f f u r e N . h a i r s t y l e .Y o u c a n m a k e a s t a t e m e n t w i t h
y o u r c h o i c e o f c o i f fu r e : i n t h e s i x t i e s m a n y A f r i c a n -
coddle v. to treat gently. Don't coddle the children so
Americans affirmedtheir racial heritageby wearing their
m u c h ; t h e y n e e d a t a s t eo f d i s c i p l i n e .
hairin Afros.
codicil rrr.supplementto the body of a will. Miss Havisham
coin v. make coins; invent or fabricate. Mints coin good
kept her lawyers busy drawing up codrcils to add to her
m o n e y ; c o u n t e r f e i t e r sc o i n f a k e s . S l a n d e r e r s c o i n n a s t y
a l r e a d yc o m p l i c a t e dw i l l .
r u m o r s ; w r i t e r s c o i n w o r d s . A n e o l o g i s mi s a n e x p r e s s i o n
codify v. arrange(laws,rules)as a code; classify.We need that's been newly-coined.
t o t a k e t h e v a r y i n g r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n so f t h e d i f f e r e n t
coincidence ru.two or more things occurring at the same
healthagencies and codify them rntoa natronalhealthcode.
time by chance. Was it just a coincidence that John and
I coercion N. use of force to get someone to obey. The she had chanced to meet at the market for three days run-
inquisitorsused both physical and psychological coercion n i n g , o r w a s h e d e l i b e r a t e l yt r y i n g t o s e e k h e r o u t ? c o i n c i -
to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by d e n t a l ,n o ; .
G o d . c o e r c e ,v . colander N. utensilwith perforatedbottom used for strain-
cogent Rol. convincing.lt was inevitablethat David chose ing. Before serving the spaghetti, place it in a colander Io
to go to Harvard: he had several cogent reasons for doing d r a i ni t .
conventional nol. ordinary; typical. His conventronal cornucopia N. horn overflowingwith fruit and grain, symbol
upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccen- o f a b u n d a n c e . T h e e n c y c l o p e d i as a l e s m a nc l a i m e d t h e
t r i cf a m i l y . new edition was a veritable cornucopia of information,an
o converge v. approach; tend to meet; come together. inexhaustiblesource of knowledgefor the entirefamily.
African-Americanmen from all over the United states con- corollary N. Consequence;accompaniment.Brotherlylove
verged on washington to take part in the historicMillion is a complex emotion, with sibling rivalry its natural corollary.
Men march.
corporeal not. bodily; material.The doctor had no
c o n v e r s a n t n o r . f a m i l i a rw i t h . T h e l a w y e r i s c o n v e r s a n t patience with spiritualmatters: his job was to attend
w i t ha l l t h e e v i d e n c e . to his
patients' corporealproblems,not to ministerto their sours.
converse N. opposite. The inevilable converse of peace is c o r p u l e n t A D J .v e r y f a t . T h e c o r p u l e n t m a n r e s o l v e d t o
notwar but annihilation. r e d u c e .c o r p u l e n c e r, u .
c o n v e r t N . o n e w h o h a s a d o p t e d a d i f f e r e n tr e l i g i o n o r correlation N. mutual relationship He sought to determine
opinion.on his trip to Japan, though the presidentspoKe at rhe correlatron IhaI existed between ability in algebra and
length about the virtuesof American automobiles,he made abilityto interpretreading exercises.correlate,v., rrt.
tew converts to his beliefs. also v.
I corroborate v. confirm; support. Though Huck was qutte
convex Ro.r.curving outward. He polished lhe conve.xlens willing Io corroborale Tom's story, Aunt pollV knew better
of his telescope than to believeeitherof them.
conveyance ru.vehicle; transfer. During the transit strike, o corrode v. destroy by chemical action. The girders supporr-
commutersused variouskinds of conveyances. ing the bridge corroded so graduaily that no one suspected
r conviction N. judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; any danger untilthe bridge suddenlycoilapsed.corrosion,N.
strongly held belief. Even her conviction for murder did not corrosive nor. eating away by chemicalsor disease.stain-
shake Peter's conviction that Harriet was innocent of the less steel is able to withstand the effecls ol corrosiye chem-
cnme. i c a l s .c o r r o d e ,v .
convivial nol. festive; gay; characterizedby joviality.The j c o r r u g a t e d n o r . w r i n k l e d ;r i d g e d . s h e w i s h e d s h e
convivialcelebratorsof the victorysang their college songs. courd
smooth away the wrinkles from his corrugatedbrow.
convoke v. call together. congress was convoked at the cosmic nol. pertaining to the universe; vast. cosmic rays
outbreakof the emergency.convocation,N. derive their name from the fact that they bombard the
c o n v o l u t e d n o ; . c o i l e d a r o u n d ; i n v o l v e d ;i n t r i c a t e .H i s earth'satmospherefrom outer space. cosmos, N.
argument was so convoluted that few of us could follow it cosmopolitan nol. sophisticated.Her years in the capitol
intelligently. h a d t r a n s f o r m e d h e r i n t o a c o s m o p o r i t a ny o u n g w o m a n
copious nor. plentiful.she had copious reasonsfor reiect- highly aware of internationalaffairs.
ing the proposal.
coterie N. group that meets socially;select circle. After his
coquette n. flirt. Because she refused to give hrm an book had been published,he was invited to join the literarv
answer to his proposal of marriage,he called ner a coteriethat lunched daily at the hoter.
coquette. also v. countenance v. approve; tolerate. He refused lo counte_
r cordial nor. gracious; heartfelt.our hosts greeted us at nance such rude behavioron their parr.
the airportwith a cordialwelcomeand a hearty hug. countenance ru.face. when Jose saw his newborn dauqh-
cordon ru.extended line of men or fortificationsto prevent ter, a proud smile spread across his countenance.
access or egress. The police cordon was so tight that the countermand v. cancel; revoke. The general counter-
criminalscould not leave the area. also v. manded lhe orders issued in his absence.