Vocabulary Cartoons Sat Word Power

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Abhor

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to hate very much, to detest utterly

Hint 1

The Booker boys ABHORED doing CHORES.

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Abominate

Back 2

to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

Hint 2

I ABMINATE BOMBS.

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Abridge

Back 3

to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

Hint 3

An ABRIDGED BRIDGE

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Abstruse

Back 4

hard to understand

Hint 4

His friends consider Mike, the MOOSE, to be very ABSTRUSE.

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Abut

Back 5

to border upon; to adjoin

Hint 5

ABUTTING BUTTS

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Abyss

Back 6

bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

Hint 6

The diver MISSED the ledge and sank deep into the ABYSS

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Accolade

Back 7

an award, an honor; approval, praise

Hint 7

Jane and Jack recieved ACCOLADES for their LEMONADE.

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Adjunct

Back 8

something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant

Hint 8

The tank driver ADDED JUNK as an ADJUNCT to his tank.

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Affidavit

Back 9

a sworn written statement

Hint 9

AFTER DAVID slew Goliath, he made out an AFFIDAVIT not to further hurt any big guys.

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Affinity

Back 10

a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

Hint 10

The Chinese have an AFFINITY for shark fin soup and shark FIN TEA.

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Aftermath

Back 11

events following some occurence; a consequence of

Hint 11

AFTER doing the MATH for calculating the atomic bomb, Einstein would live to see the resulting AFTERMATH.

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Aggrandize

Back 12

to increase in size; enlarge; to cause to appear greater in power, influence

Hint 12

Ladues acquire GRAND EYES with mascara and false eyelashes to AGGRANDIZE their eyes.

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Ajar

Back 13

partially open

Hint 13

Hey. the JAR'S AJAR; we're outta here.

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Alienate

Back 14

to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged

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The chief ALIEN ATE all the ice crean and ALIENATED his crew.

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Alleviate

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to make less severe; to relieve; to lessen

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The natives believed that if they ATE the LEAVES of some trees it would ALLEVIATE many illnesses.

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Allure

Back 16

to entice with something desireable; tempt; power of attraction

Hint 16

Not all fish LUERES ALLURE all fish

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Aloof

Back 17

distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved

Hint 17

The cat is so ALOOF, when guests come she hides on the ROOF.

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Also-ran

Back 18

one who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition; loser

Hint 18

The tortoise was an ALSO-RAN until he strapped on an AWESOME FAN.

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Altercation

Back 19

a heated quarrel

Hint 19

An ALTERCATION at the wedding ALTAR.

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Alternative

Back 20

the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, a situation presenting such a choice

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It's an ALTERNATIVE life style; he TURNED NATIVE

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Ambiance

Back 21

mood, feeling; general atmosphere

Hint 21

George did not enjoy the AMBIANCE in the AMBULANCE.

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Amenable

Back 22

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

Hint 22

The matador tried to be AMENABLE to the MEAN BULL

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Amplify

Back 23

to make larger, louder, or more powerful

Hint 23

Dr. Frankie AMPLIFIED the ANTS AND FLIES to a monstrous proportion.

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Antecedent

Back 24

going before; preceding; an occurrence or even preceding another

Hint 24

The HAND that plants the SEED is the ANTECEDENT to the hand that picks the flower.

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Anterior

Back 25

situated in front

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The ANTERIOR position of a deer's ANTLERS comes in very handy

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Appalling

Back 26

filling with dismay; causing horror or consternation

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Sue had an APPALLING dream that she was FALLING.

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Aptitude

Back 27

capacity for learning; natural ability

Hint 27

Birds have an APTITUDE for ALTITUDE

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Archaic

Back 28

belonging to an earlier time, ancient; outdated

Hint 28

An ARCHAIC CAKE

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Arduous

Back 29

hard, difficult, tiresome

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The ARDUOUS snow-covered trail is HARD ON US.

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Artisan

Back 30

a worker skilled in a craft

Hint 30

Little Jimmy was a SAND CASTLE ARTISAN.

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Askew

Back 31

to one side; crooked; awry; sidelong look of contempt

Hint 31

Curly's pool CUE had become ASKEW.

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Aspire

Back 32

too seek, attain, or acheive a goal

Hint 32

Jim APIRES to RETIRE early and become a man of leisure

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Assuage

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

Hint 33

A good MASSAGE is known to ASSUAGE sore myscles and relieve uptight feelings.

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Astute

Back 34

quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen

Hint 34

Larry thought his new suit would make him appear more ASTUTE for his job interview.

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Asunder

Back 35

in seperate parts; apart from each other in position

Hint 35

The lightning and THUNDER tore the young lovers ASUNDER

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Atrophy

Back 36

to wither away

Hint 36

Once a TROPHY champion, Jim's muscles ATROPHIED due to a chronic illness.

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Atypical

Back 37

not typical, abnormal

Hint 37

Uncle Jeff's old bicycle is not TYPICAL of bikes today; it is ATYPICAL.

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Austere

Back 38

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

Hint 38

An AUSTERE STEER is no fun at a party.

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Badger

Back 39

to tease, annoy, harass persistently

Hint 39

A BADGERING BADGER

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Ballistics

Back 40

the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles

Hint 40

BALLISTIC LIPSTICK

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Balm

Back 41

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

Hint 41

There's nothing like a BALMY breeze whispering through PALM trees.

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Beget

Back 42

to give birth to; to create

Hint 42

The old lady who lived in the shoe BEGAT so many children she would FORGET who was who.

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Beleaguer

Back 43

to besiege; beset, surround, harass

Hint 43

The little leaguers BELEAGUERED the BIG LEAGUERS

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Bereave

Back 44

suffering the death of a loved one; left alone

Hint 44

He was BEREAVED when his fish had to LEAVE.

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Beset

Back 45

to harass; to surround

Hint 45

The angry BEES SAT on his face to BESET the beekeeper.

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Bizarre

Back 46

extremely unconventional or far-fetched

Hint 46

You see some BIZARRE things for sale at a BAZAAR.

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Blather

Back 47

to talk nonsensically

Hint 47

Karen and Allison BLATHERED until their mouths LATHERED

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Bleak

Back 48

depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw

Hint 48

Sometimes a simple LEAK can lead to BLEAK consequences.

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Bludgeon

Back 49

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

Hint 49

Why do you suppose they have all these BLUDGEONS in this DUNGEON?

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Bucolic

Back 50

rural or rustic in nature, country-likd

Hint 50

BULLS FROLIC wheb a farm is BUCOLIC.