3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (1)

v. chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

n. change something into another form; transform

n. the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

a. gracious; showing warmth and friendliness

n. ceremony of crowning queen or king

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

a. of the universe; vast

a. sophisticated; of worldwide scope

a. secretive, not openly shown

n. one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager

a. having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

v. splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent

a. disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity

n. standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate

n. sudden downfall; complete disaster

n. remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

n. young woman making formal entrance into society

v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty

n. propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior