3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (8)

n. a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object

n. rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction

a. producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile

n. introduction, usually to a poem or play

a. having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

v. cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number

n. natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection

n. fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness

a. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual

n. a person guided and protected by a more prominent person

a. temporary; provided for present need only

n. pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role

n. extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods

v. beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

a. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic

a. decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed

n. person with insane desire to set things on fire

n. soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself

n. a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness

v. extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet