SAT 7

• Vexation


  1)the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

  "Jenna bit her lip in vexation". "the vexations of life under canvas"
• underscore


  to draw special attention to a fact, idea, or situation; emphasize
• vehement


  (Pronounced: via-mint)showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

  "her voice was low but vehement"
• liquidate


  1)This involves selling off a company's assets, such as inventory, equipment, or property, to raise cash, usually to pay off debts. "if the company was liquidated, there would be enough funds released to honor the debts". 2)eliminate, typically by violent means; kill.

  "rivals and critics were liquidated in bloody purges"
• reprehensible


  deserving censure or condemnation;disgraceful. "what led them to commit such reprehensible acts?"
• comprehensible


  able to be understood; intelligible.

  "clear and comprehensible English"
• precarious


  exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver. 
• epitomize


  1)be a perfect example of.

  "their careers epitomized the problems faced by their generation". 2)give a summary of (a written work).

  "for the benefit of our readers, we will epitomize the pamphlet"
• conjecture


  an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; a guess

  "conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied".
• conspire


  to plot together in secret and in an evil way
• insensible


  1)incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, usually as a result of violence or intoxication. "they knocked each other insensible with their fists". 2)unaware of or indifferent to.

  "they slept on, insensible to the headlight beams"

  
  

  Think: SENSE

  
  

  He struggled to keep a good SENSE of his surroundings, making him INSENSIBLE
• exuberant


  1)filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.

  "giddily exuberant crowds". 2)growing in a lush manner or profusely. "exuberant foliage"
• coherent


  1)logical, clear, and consistent: "coherent arguement". "coherent plan of action"
• confluence


  1)the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.

  "here at the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers". 2)to meet or join together: "a major confluence of the world's financial markets". "The confluece of cultures in the USA"
• masquerade


  1)a false show, disguise, or pretense.

  "his masquerade ended when he was arrested". 2)pretend to be someone one is not.

  "a journalist masquerading as a man in distress"
• revelation

  1)a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.

  "revelations about his personal life". 2)in chirsitianity, the way in which god reveals himself. "Only the selected holy ones can view the revelation"
• Effervescent 


  1)(of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.

  "an effervescent mixture of cheap wine, fruit flavors, sugar, and carbon dioxide". 2)vivacious and enthusiastic.

  "effervescent young people"
• Profuse


  1)prolific; abundant; a lot of something or even way too much — a profuse rainfall is a serious amount of rain. 2)of a person) lavish; extravagant.

  "they are profuse in hospitality"
• Perp/perpetrator 


  a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoralact."the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice"
• Excoriate


  1)censure or criticize severely.

  "the papers that had been excoriating him were now lauding him". 2)damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin).
• euphemism 


  1)a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

  "“downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts"
• fester


  1)secrete pus

  2)become rotten and offensive to the senses

  3)become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference. "anger which festers and grows in his heart"
• expound


  1)present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically(methodically) and in detail; sest forth. "he was expounding a powerful argument".

  2)explain/interpret the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work).

  "the abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns"
• discern


  1)to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate

  "discern right from wrong"
• discernment(adj. discerning)

  1)the ability to judge well.

  "an astonishing lack of discernment"

  2)showing keen ability to distinguish subtle elements: "Elena has a a very discrning palate for olives and can even tell where it is from"
• writhe


  1)make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body; squirm

  "he writhed in agony on the ground"

  2)respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to (a violent or unpleasant feeling or thought).

  "she bit her lip, writhing in suppressed fury"
• extort


  1)obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.

  "he was convicted of trying to extort $1 million from a developer"
• Pretentious


  1)attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

  "a pretentious literary device"
• haughty


  1.)arrogantly superior and disdainful(scornful/mocking); disdainfully proud

  "a look of haughty disdain"
• astute


  1)having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; sharp

  "an astute businessman