Hard SAT Words - Group 2

a. joking; use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule

n. goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base

a. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

a. angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile

n. mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

v. chuckle with delight; joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint

n. a Christian ceremony involving baptizing and naming an infant

v. dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine

a. difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

ad. approximately, about; commonly abbreviated ca. -- used especially before dates and numerical measures.

n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

v. climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling

n. a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor

n. loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

a. relating to the highest point; ascending or leading to climax

n. region; climate; particular region as defined by its weather or climate