S.a.t. Vocabulary Set 2

Front 1

ambiance

Back 1

mood, feeling, general atmosphere

Front 2

amenable

Back 2

agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give into the wishes of another

Front 3

antecedent

Back 3

going before; preceding; an occurrence, or event preceding another

Front 4

aptitude

Back 4

capacity for learning; natural ability

Front 5

artisan

Back 5

a worker skilled in a craft

Front 6

asunder

Back 6

in separate parts; apart from each other

Front 7

austere

Back 7

stern, as in manner; without excess; unadorned, severely simple and plain

Front 8

ballistics

Back 8

the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles

Front 9

assuage

Back 9

to soothe; to make less severe, to satisfy, ease, lessen

Front 10

askew

Back 10

to one side; crooked; awry; a side long look of contempt

Front 11

balm

Back 11

something that heals or comforts, soothing, an oil or ointment

Front 12

beget

Back 12

to give birth to; to create

Front 13

beleaguer

Back 13

to besiege; beset; surround, harass

Front 14

bleak

Back 14

depressing, discouraging, harsh cold, barren, raw

Front 15

bludgeon

Back 15

to hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy this club that has one end larger than the other

Front 16

bulwark

Back 16

a defensive wall, something serving as a defense

Front 17

cache

Back 17

a hiding place or the objects hidden in a hiding place

Front 18

castigate

Back 18

to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing.

Front 19

cacophony

Back 19

harsh sounds

Front 20

cajole

Back 20

to wheedle, coax, or persuade something to do something they didn't want to