3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (2)

n. a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion

v. rear; promote the growth of; help develop

n. a person who establishes an organization, business

a. physically weak; easily broken

n. a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area

a. highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity

v. cause to be uneasy; wear away

n. clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict

a. intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner

a. lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant

a. lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive

a. relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential

n. union; an act of melting together by heat

a. useless; having no useful result; vain

n. large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

n. powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears

n. bitterness of feeling; vexation

v. gather; store up; amass; acquire

n. hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

v. bring into being; give rise to; produce