Sat Vocabularies Vi

Front 1

contrive

Back 1

v.
1) plan (sth) very cleverly or deceitfully; invent
2) make sth up

Front 2

contrived

Back 2

adj.
unnatural and forced

Front 3

feckless

Back 3

adj.
worthless or without purpose or plans for the future

Front 4

panorama

Back 4

n.
1)unbroken view of entire surrounding area
2) a comprehensive presentation; a survey

Front 5

refer

Back 5

v.
to direct to a source

Front 6

infer

Back 6

v.
to conclude

Front 7

dilatory

Back 7

adj.
procrastinating, intended to delay

Front 8

expound

Back 8

v.
to make understandable, to make detailed statement

Front 9

covetous

Back 9

adj.
very greedy, extreme desire

Front 10

havoc

Back 10

n. and v.
widespread damage

Front 11

preempt

Back 11

take the place of sth; take precedence over

Front 12

laden

Back 12

adj.
carrying sth heavy; loaded

Front 13

forsake

Back 13

v.
1) to give up; renounce
2) to leave altogether; abandon

Front 14

retort

Back 14

v.
1) to speak or act in response
2) to return like for like, esp. i nhostile or unfriendly action with familiar tone

Front 15

fractious

Back 15

adj.
1) easily upset
2) unwilling to obey rules

Front 16

harlot

Back 16

n.
a woman who trades sex with money

Front 17

impalpable

Back 17

adj.
1) not perceptible to the touch; intangible
2) difficult to perceive or grasp by the mind

Front 18

elegiac

Back 18

adj.
of or relating to elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past

Front 19

rhapsody

Back 19

n.
1) exalted or excessivly enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing
2) a state of elated bliss; ecstasy
3) an ancient Greek epic poem or a portion of one suitable for uninterrupted recitation

Front 20

stunted

Back 20

adj.
kept from growing