SAT Lev 1
wretched: reeks of humiliation
Abject
eyeglasses
spectacles
blurred sound often heard from a distance.
murmured
a spear with three points, or prongs
trident
cotton material that's often used to make curtains or throw pillows.
chintz
free of roughness, stubble, or other imperfections that you can feel with your hands.
smooth
the frequency with which something bad occurs.
incidence
concluded in a finite amount of time.
temporarily
what someone thinks will happen.
prediction
money that "comes in," or is earned.
income
the ability to be active.
energy
mistake, especially an embarrassing one that's witnessed by other people
blooper
the form a caterpillar takes before it emerges from its cocoon as a fully formed moth or butterfly.
chrysalis
a u-shaped curve that has to meet certain technical mathematical requirements.
parabola
sudden and unexpected.
abruptly
pleasing or delightful
charming
efficiency
avoiding a waste of time, effort, or resources.
a round shape
globe
the number under the line in a common fraction.
denominator
the top of a high mountain or the antenna on the very top of a building, or it can be a high point that can’t be measured with a ruler, like an achievement or a goal.
pinnacle
a church leader
beadles
a blessing — either a formal one that you might hear in a church service or an informal one that you might utter when you take any leap of faith.
benediction
state of fullness
satiety
a feast
convivial
have terrible manners: you're rude.
impolite