3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (11)

letter; written message; messenger

ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward

ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight

newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old

comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound

eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects

ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight

flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound

exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors

impossible to recover or regain; irreparable

having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet

beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living

criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

make peace with; appease and render favorable

make peace with; appease and render favorable

interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of

having many facets or aspects

put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat

branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants

flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound

be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet

letter; written message; messenger

formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment

make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

someone who releases people from captivity

criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

split into opposite extremes or camps

any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor

bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous

tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail

travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim

showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward

burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity

newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old