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SAT Words 44
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| latent | (adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed (Sigmund’s dream represented his _____ paranoid obsession with other people’s shoes.) |
| laudatory | (adj.) expressing admiration or praise (Such _____ comments are unusual from someone who is usually so reserved in his opinions.) |
| lavish | 1. (adj.) given without limits (Because they had worked very hard, the performers appreciated the critic’s _____ praise.) 2. (v.) to give without limits (Because the performers had worked hard, they deserved the praise that the critic _____d on them.) |
| legerdemain | (n.) deception, slight-of-hand (Smuggling the French plants through customs by claiming that they were fake was a remarkable bit of _____.) |
| lenient | (adj.) demonstrating tolerance or gentleness (Because Professor Oglethorpe allowed his students to choose their final grades, the other teachers believed that he was excessively _____.) |
| lethargic | (adj.) in a state of sluggishness or apathy (When Jean Claude explained to his boss that he was _____ and didn’t feel like working that day, the boss fired him.) |
| liability | 1. (n.) something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a disadvantage or risk (Bungee-jumping was a great _____ for the owners.) 2. (n.) a handicap, burden (Because she often lost her concentration, Marcy was a _____ to the team.) |
| libertarian | (adj.) advocating principles of liberty and free will (The dissatisfied subjects overthrew the monarch and replaced him with a _____ ruler who respected their democratic principles.) |
| licentious | (adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints (Marilee has always been fascinated by the _____ private lives of politicians.) |
| limpid | (adj.) clear, transparent (Mr. Johnson’s _____ writing style greatly pleased readers who disliked complicated novels.) |
| linchpin | (n.) something that holds separate parts together (The _____ in the prosecution’s case was the hair from the defendant’s head, which was found at the scene of the crime.) |
| lithe | (adj.) graceful, flexible, supple (Although the dancers were all outstanding, Jae Sun’s control of her _____ body was particularly impressive.) |
| litigant | (n.) someone engaged in a lawsuit (When the _____ began screaming at each other, Judge Koch ordered them to be silent.) |
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