Details Title: Adventures of Carlito - Flocab Description: SAT Words from the Song "Adventures of Carlito" from Flocabulary's Hip-Hop Approach to SAT Vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 50 Created: 09/25/2006 10:58:36		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Language - English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term fortify Definition (v.) - to strengthen Term dictate Definition "(v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribe" Term diminutive Definition "(adj.) - miniature, small" Term goad Definition "(v.) - to urge, to provoke into action" Term lachrymose Definition (adj.) - tearful Term obsequious Definition (adj.) - submissive Term laud Definition (v.) - to applaud or praise Term sycophant Definition (n.) - a self-serving flatterer Term officious Definition (adj.) - offering unwanted help or service Term abide Definition "(v.) - to put up with, tolerate" Term punctilious Definition (adj.) - eager to follow rules Term propriety Definition "(n.) - decency, state of being proper" Term amble Definition "(v.) - to stroll, walk" Term scurrilous Definition "(adj.) - crude, vulgar" Term inimical Definition " (adj.) - hostile, threatening" Term trek Definition "(v.) - to walk, travel by foot" Term malevolent Definition (adj.) - having intent to harm others Term malicious Definition "(adj.) - malevolent, harmful" Term truculent Definition "(adj.) - eager to fight, violent" Term pugnacious Definition (adj.) - belligerent Term belligerent Definition "(adj.) - contentious, ready to fight" Term accost Definition (v.) - to approach or confront aggressively Term invective Definition (n.) - a verbal attack Term timorous Definition "(adj.) - fearful, timid" Term circumspect Definition (adj.) - cautious Term prudent Definition "(adj.) - cautious, careful" Term nefarious Definition (adj.) - horribly villainous Term petulance Definition "(n.) - irritability, impoliteness" Term repudiate Definition "(v.) - to reject, turn down" Term accede Definition (v.) - to agree Term accommodating Definition "(adj.) - obliging, helpful" Term poised Definition "(adj.) - balanced, readied" Term masticate Definition (v.) - to chew Term spurious Definition (adj.) - false but intended to seem believable or possible Term abate Definition "(v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity" Term abase Definition "(v.) - to lower, demean, degrade" Term laceration Definition "(n.) - a cut, a rip" Term altercation Definition "(n.) - an argument, dispute" Term mediate Definition "(v.) - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out" Term arbitrator Definition (n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides Term restitution Definition "(n.) - compensation, reimbursement" Term retaliation Definition "(n.) - revenge, punishment" Term retribution Definition "(n.) - vengeance, revenge, payback" Term umbrage Definition "(n.) - anger, offense, resentment" Term upbraid Definition " (v.) - to criticize, scold, reproach" Term berate Definition (v.) - to scold severely Term atone Definition "(v.) - to apologize, make amends" Term benevolent Definition "(adj.) - kind, good, caring" Term bereft Definition "(adj.) - without, devoid of" Term concede Definition "(v.) - to give in, to accept"