SAT+Vocabulary

These words or their derivatives have been identified as vocabulary that has appeared on past SAT tests, which appear in //Adventures of Huckleberry Finn//.
Lincoln abolished slavery. Synonyms >> annul, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, obliterate Antonym >> initiate Derivatives >> abolishment, abolition, abolitionary, abolitiondom, abolitionist
 * Abolish** - uh BOL ish. To do away with.

The eclipse of the sun caused him to think that something bizarre was afoot. Synonyms >> ongoing Antonym >> on hold Derivatives >>
 * Afoot** - uh FOOT. Developing or in the process of happening

I intend to air my views to the school board and to anybody who will listen. Synonyms >> express Antonym >> to conceal Derivatives >> airs, airing, aired
 * Air** – AIR. To make a public utterance

Her blithe spirit provided an air of gaiety at the meeting. Synonyms >> jocund, jolly, jovial, lighthearted, glad, cheerful, free of spirit. Antonym >> morose Derivatives >> blithely, blithesome, blithesomely, blithesomeness
 * Blithe** – BLIETH. having or showing a good mood or cheerful disposition, joyous,

Pinching that woman was a very brazen act. Synonyms >> Shameless, insolent, disrespectful Antonym >> reserved, mild Derivatives >> brazenly, brazenness, brazenfaced
 * Brazen** - BRAY zen. Displaying or marked by rude boldness

The earthquake in Mexico was a calamity. Synonyms >> cataclysm, catastrophe Antonym >> good fortune Derivatives >> calamitous, calamitously, calamitousness
 * Calamity** - kuh LAM uh tee. A serious event causing distress or misfortune

I am confounded by study guide for the SAT. Synonyms >> confused Antonym >> to distinguish between Derivatives >> confounded, confoundedly, confounding, confounds
 * Confound** - kon FOUND. To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.

Her contrite tears were not enough to convince her father not to spank her for her disobedience. Synonyms >> apologetic, penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry Antonym >> unrepentant Derivatives >> contritely, contriteness, contrition
 * Contrite** - kun TRITE. Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Even though he inherited a million dollars, I expect quick dissipation of his fortune. Synonyms >> squander Antonym >> collection Derivatives >> dissipate, dissipated, dissipatedly, dissipatedness, dissipater, dissipative
 * Dissipation** - dis uh PAY shun. An act or process in which something scatters or is scattered. Wasteful spending,

The prophet was known for his accuracy in divination. Synonyms >> Antonym >> Derivatives >> divinator, divinatory, divine, divination, divined
 * Divination** - div uh NAY shun. Foretelling the future by means of magic

A teacher should limit frivolous behavior in the classroom. Synonyms >> asinine, silly, trivial Antonym >> serious; sober Derivatives >> frivolity, frivolousness, frivolously
 * Frivolous** - FRIV uh lus. Lacking in seriousness or importance

Being quarterback of the football team does not give him the right to be haughty. Synonyms >> disdainful, high-handed, insolent, lordly, supercilious Antonym >> humble Derivatives >> haughtily, haughtiness
 * Haughty** - HAW tee. Arrogant, excessively proud and vain

Your histrionics do not sway my opinion. Synonyms >> exaggerated, melodramatic, unrestrained Antonym >> sincere Derivatives >> histrionical, histrionically
 * Histrionic** - his tree ON iks. Overly theatrical

A rainbow has many hues. Synonyms >> tone, tinge, tint, shade Antonym >> Derivatives >> hue, hueless, hued
 * Hues** – HYOOZ. Colors

It is not nice to wish that someone go to the infernal regions. Synonyms >> hellish, diabolical, fiendish Antonym >> heavenly Derivatives >> infernally, inferno
 * Infernal** - in FER nul. Relating to hell

The old man's walk was languid, each pace requiring great effort. Synonyms >> lethargic, stuporous, torpid Antonym >> animated Derivatives >> languidly, languidness, languish, languisher, languishing, languishment
 * Languid** - LANG gwid. Slow, sluggish, listless, weak

I have often mused about life on a tropical island. Synonyms >> meditate, ruminate Antonym >> Derivatives >> mused, museful, musefully, museless, musing
 * Muse** – MYOOZ. To ponder

The ponderous furniture was hard to move, and thus became a burden. Synonyms >> cumbersome, cumbrous Antonym >> lightweight Derivatives >> ponderosity, ponderously, ponderousness
 * Ponderous** - PON dur us. Very heavy, unwieldy from weight

The business was run by a resolute man who set his mind on a goal and followed through with it. Synonyms >> staunch, steadfast, determined, resolved, faithful, firm Antonym >> vacillating, indecisive, weak Derivatives >> resoluter, resolutest, resolutely, resoluteness, resolution, resolutionary, resolutioner, resolutive
 * Resolute** - REZ uh loot. Characterized by a decided purpose

Synonyms >> Antonym >> conversation; dialogue Hamlet's soliloquy in the graveyard is a popular piece to memorize. Derivatives >> soliquist, soliloquize, soliloquizer, soliloquizingly
 * Soliloquy** - suh LIL uh kwee. A speech or dramatic monologue made to oneself to reveal thoughts

The secret organization moves by stealth to gather information on its enemies. Synonyms >> clandestine, covert, furtive, surreptitious, underhanded Antonym >> open; indiscreet Derivatives >> stealthful, stealthfully, stealthily, stealthiness, stealth
 * Stealthy** - STEL thee. Acting in a secret and sneaky way--this is often a negative term

The romantic dinner, which included delicious food, soft music, and a beautiful setting, was simply sublime. Synonyms >> resplendent, superb Antonym >> ridiculous, modest Derivatives >> sublimely, sublimeness, sublimer
 * Sublime** - suh BLIME. Exalted, noble, uplifting

The woman exercised temperance in filling her plate with small portions of food. Synonyms >> restraint, control Antonym >> excess, overindulgence Derivatives >> temperate, temperately, temperateness
 * Temperance** - TEM per ense. Moderation or self-restraint in action or statement