Benevolent – SAT Vocab

Benevolent (adj)- friendly and helpful. The benevolent boss gave each of his employees a large holiday bonus.

Parched SAT Vocab

Parched (adj): dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. Finally, she thought, her throat parched with hunger, they must sell me some orange juice.

Viscosity – SAT Vocab

Viscosity (n): the property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow. The stuffing had a good viscosity for using a fork to eat.

Hackneyed – SAT Vocab

Hackneyed (adj): repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. The hackneyed saying, “roses are red, violets are blue…” came to mind.

surreptitious – SAT vocab

Surreptitious (adj): marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. She was very surreptitious in her planning of his surprise party.

demagogue – SAT vocabulary

demagogue (noun): a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices. Two of the most famous demagogues are thought to be Hitler and Stalin.

Word of the Day

Word of the day: vindicate (verb)- justify, prove, or reinforce an idea – or to absolve from guilt. When a lawyer clears their clients name he vindicates him.

Word of the Day

Word of the day: wary (adj)- careful, cautious. Be wary of emails that promise you a new computer for your credit card information.