3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (2)

a. of an entire group or class; general

n. coming into being of something; origin

n. type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work

a. horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad

n. unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling

a. lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted

n. a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea

a. shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness

n. thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes

a. performed with a natural or offhand ease

n. dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer

v. feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction

v. provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases

n. person who eats too much food and drink

n. dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground

v. urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to

v. stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself

a. bloody; full by bloodshed and violence

v. force with the thumb; make a groove in

n. a person with discriminating taste in food and wine