Sat Vocabulary

Front 1

BULWARK(n)
(Bull Wurk)
Link: Bull Work "Bulls Work building a Bulwark

Back 1

a defensive wall;something serving as a principle
EX. Quebec City is the only city in North America with a Bulwark built entirely around it

Front 2

CHATTEL(n)
(Cattle)
Link: Cattle "Tex's Cattle were his Chattel"

Back 2

an item of personal, movable property; slave
EX. The bank held a chattel mortgage on all our office equipment, chairs, computers and even our electric clock

Front 3

GRAVITY(n)
(Grav i tee)
Link: Gravity "Sir Isacc Newton about to realize the gravity of gravity"

Back 3

seriousness or importance
EX. Young children don't understand the gravity of matches.

Front 4

Bequest(n)

Back 4

giving the last will or someting

Front 5

LAMENT(n)
Link:

Back 5

to express sorrow or regret
EX.The song "cowboys

Front 6

Arduous(adj)

Back 6

Difficult

Front 7

DEFT(adj)
(deft)
Link:Deaf "The deaf are deft at reading lips."

Back 7

dexterous,skillful
Ex. The quarterback deftly avoided the linebacker's rush while calmly throwing a touthdown pass

Front 8

GUISE(n)
(gyze)
Link:Disguise"a master of disguise,Sherlock Holmes concealed his real Guise.

Back 8

appearance,semblance
Ex. Every night the undercover detective would enter the part of the town in the guise of a junkie.

Front 9

DOLDRUMS(n)
(dohl drums)
Link:Doll drums "All covered with dust, the doll drums were in the doldrums."

Back 9

a period or condition of depression or inactivity
Ex. ever since jackie's dog died, the little fellow has not touched his toys, moping around day after day in the doldrums

Front 10

DISPARAGE( )
(dis pear ij)
Link:Carriage" The mean step mother disparaged cinderella's carriage."

Back 10

to belittle, say uncomplimentary things;to put down
Ex.Pete was told his behavior would dispaarage the whole team's efforts.

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Fathom( )
(fa thum)
Link:Fat thumb "doctors could never fathom the reason for larry's fat thumb

Back 11

to understand fully;to penetrate the meaning of
Ex.The jury found it hard to fathom how the defendant could commit such a terrible crime.

Front 12

Elucidate(v)
(i loo si day)
Link:Lucy date"Lucy, Gary's blind date elucidated her intentions

Back 12

to make clear and explain fully
Ex.Doctors should always elucidate the medical jargon they use ti their patient

Front 13

ABHOR(v)
(ab hor)
Link: chore"The Booker boys abhorred doing his chores."

Back 13

to hate very much; to detest uterly
Ex. To abhor insects is to find them abhorrent.