Word Games
May Word Search: SAT Vocab Words, According to SparkNotes
Word Games
May Word Search: SAT Vocab Words, According to SparkNotes
By Abby Wang
Abby is a senior and first-year writer at the Natick Nest.
abnegation (n.) denial of comfort to oneself
beseech (v.) to beg, plead, implore
complacency (n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger
dilatory (adj.) tending to delay, causing delay
effulgent (adj.) radiant, splendorous
florid (adj.) flowery, ornate
inane (adj.) silly and meaningless
juxtaposition (n.) the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
knell (n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
limpid (adj.) clear, transparent
mollify (v.) to soften in temper
nadir (n.) the lowest point of something
odious (adj.) instilling hatred or intense displeasure
pacific (adj.) soothing
querulous (adj.) whiny, complaining
ribald (adj.) coarsely, crudely humorous
solipsistic (adj.) believing that oneself is all that exists
toady (n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
usurp (v.) to seize by force, take possession of without right
vapid (adj.) lacking liveliness, dull
whimsical (adj.) fanciful, full of whims
yoke (v.) to join, link
zenith (n.) the highest point, culminating point