Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Vocab
SAT
20
English
11th Grade
12/31/2006

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
capricious
Definition
acting without thought,sudden and unpredictable changes
Term
catharsis
Definition
emotional and spiritual purification(纯净的,净化的)
Term
crux
Definition
essential issue;baffling or puzzling point that is difficult to explain
Term
facile
Definition
achieved without efforts, easy, superficial
Term
fatalism
Definition
people who believe that all events are determined by fate, and cannot change them by human means
Term
feign
Definition
pretend, give a false impression
Term
introspective
Definition
looking within(自省的)
Term
metamorphosis
Definition
transformation(变换的)
Term
volatile
Definition
evaporating easily, changing quickly
Term
zenith
Definition
highest point(ex.peak)
Term
consolation
Definition
providing comfort for a loss
Term
contingency
Definition
possible occurrence
Term
convex
Definition
corved outward
Term
contortion
Definition
twisting of of shape
Term
constrained
Definition
compelled,restrained(push to do/pulled back)
Term
construe
Definition
to explain,interpret
Term
convene
Definition
come together
Term
corsair
Definition
pirate,ship
Term
cosmography
Definition
science of the universe
Term
coup d'etat
Definition
sudden overthrow of a government
Supporting users have an ad free experience!