3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (2)

n. extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends

v. obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats

n. surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another

n. front of building; superficial or false appearance

v. help bring about; make less difficult

n. a party of persons having a common end in view

n. inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers

n. capricious notion; something many people believe that is false

n. broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show

v. measure the depth; come to understand

a. capable of being accomplished or brought about

n. great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style

a. capable of destroying; lethal

n. person convicted of crime; evil person

v. drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching

n. the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion

v. undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;

a. offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory

n. complete failure; sudden and violent collapse

a. not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind