SAT 11

• haynecked

  (adj.) unoriginal, trite (A girl can only hear “I love you” so many times before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.)
• hallowed


  (adj.) revered, consecrated(religiously sacred) (In the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the disturbed professor felt himself to be at peace.)
• hapless


  (adj.) unlucky (My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go on vacation.)
• Ostentatious


  (adj.) excessively, pretenious, showy, glitzy (On the palace tour, the guide focused on the ostentatious decorations and spoke little of the royal family’s history.)
• harangue


  1. (n.) a ranting speech (Everyone had heard the teacher’s harangue about gum chewing in class before.) 2. (v.) to give such a speech (But this time the teacher harangued the class about the importance of brushing your teeth after chewing gum.)
• harrowing


  (adj.) greatly distressing, vexing (The car crash was a harrowing experience, but I have a feeling that the increase in my insurance premiums will be even more upsetting.)
• hedonist


  (n.) one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans (Because he’s such a hedonist, I knew Murray would appreciate the 11 cases of wine I bought him for his birthday.)
• tenuous


  1.very weak or slight.

  "the tenuous link between interest rates and investment" "tenuous claim that lacks valid evidence"

  2.very slender or fine; insubstantial.

  "a tenuous cloud"
• nuanced


  subtle shades or fine details that maeks somethign complex and interesting. ""Lowe's work has gradually grown more nuanced"
• satire


  1.something meant to make fun of and show the weaknesses of human nature or a particular person. "the crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"

  2. a play, novel or film that uses satire. "a stinging satire on American politics"
• prevail


  1.prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.

  "it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion"

  2.be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current.

  "an atmosphere of crisis prevails"

  3.persuade (someone) to do something.

  "she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work"
• iconclast


  (n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions (Jane goes to one protest after another, but she seems to be an iconoclast rather than an activist with a progressive agenda.)
• idiosyncratic


  (adj.) peculiar to one person; highly individualized (I know you had trouble with the last test, but because your mistakes were highly idiosyncratic, I’m going to deny your request that the class be given a new test.)
• idolatrous


  (adj.) excessively worshipping one object or person (Xena’s idolatrous fawning over the band—following them on tour, starting their fan club, filming their documentary—is really beginning to get on my nerves.)
• ignominious


  (adj.) humiliating, disgracing (It was really ignominious to be kicked out of the dorm for having an illegal gas stove in my room.)
• illicit


  (adj.) forbidden, not permitted (The fourth-grader learned many illicit words from a pamphlet that was being passed around school.)
• immutable


  (adj.) not changeable (The laws of physics are immutable and constant.)
• impassive


  (adj.) stoic(a person who shows hardship without showing feeling or complaining), not susceptible to suffering (Stop being so impassive; it’s healthy to cry every now and then.)
• palpable


  1.capable of being touched or felt : tangible

  palpable lymph nodes

  2. easily perceptible : noticeable

  a palpable difference

  The attraction between them was palpable.
• corroborate


  (v.) to support with evidence (Luke’s seemingly outrageous claim was corroborated by witnesses.)
• contrive


  1. devise, plan

  contrive ways of handling the situation

  The prisoners contrived a way to escape.

  2.to form or create in an artistic or ingenious(clever) manner

  contrived household utensils from stone

  Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone.
• disparate


  (adj.) sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements (Having widely varying interests, the students had disparate responses toward the novel.)
• paucity


  (adj.) small in quantity, lack of (Gilbert lamented the paucity of twentieth century literature courses available at the college.)
• verisimilitude


  1.the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real; probable:

  She has included photographs in the book to lend verisimilitude to the story.

  2.depicting realism (as in art or literature)
• inadvertently


  1.without intention; accidentally.

  "his name had been inadvertently omitted from the list"
• renunciation


  (n.) to reject (Fiona’s renunciation of red meat resulted in weight loss, but confused those people who thought she’d been a vegetarian for years.)
• interpolate


  1.insert (something of a different nature) into something else.

  "illustrations were interpolated in the text"
• transcend


  1.be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).

  "this was an issue transcending the tech space and reaching other corners of society"

  "He transcended conventional boundaries by being the first African American doctor"
• judicious


  (adj.) having or exercising sound judgment (When the judicious king decided to compromise rather than send his army to its certain death, he was applauded.)
• knell


  (n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (Echoing throughout our village, the funeral knell made the stormy day even more grim.)