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SAT Words 58
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reciprocate | (v.) to give in return (When Steve gave Samantha a sweater for Christmas, she _____d by giving him a kiss.) |
| reclusive | (adj.) solitary, shunning society (_____ authors such as J.D. Salinger do not relish media attention and sometimes even enjoy holing up in remote cabins in the woods.) |
| reconcile | 1. (v.) to return to harmony (The feuding neighbors finally _____d when one brought the other a casserole.) 2. (v.) to make consistent with existing ideas (Al had to _____ his skepticism about aliens as he was looking at a flying saucer.) |
| rectitude | (n.) uprightness, extreme morality (The priest’s _____ gave him the moral authority to counsel his parishioners.) |
| redoubtable | 1. (adj.) formidable (The fortress looked _____ set against a stormy sky.) 2. (adj.) commanding respect (The audience greeted the _____ speaker with a standing ovation.) |
| refract | (v.) to distort, change (The light was _____d as it passed through the prism.) |
| refurbish | (v.) to restore, clean up (The dingy old chair, after being _____d, commanded the handsome price of $200.) |
| refute | (v.) to prove wrong (Maria _____d the president’s argument as she yelled and gesticulated at the TV.) |
| regurgitate | 1. (v.) to vomit (Feeling sick, Chuck regurgitated his dinner.) 2. (v.) to throw back exactly (Margaret rushed through the test, _____ing all of the facts she’d memorized an hour earlier.) |
| relegate | 1. (v.) to assign to the proper place (At the astrology gathering, Simon was _____d to the Scorpio room.) 2. (v.) to assign to an inferior place (After spilling a drink on a customer, the waiter found himself _____d to the least lucrative shift.) |
| relish | (v.) to enjoy (Pete always _____d his bedtime snack.) |
| remedial | (adj.) intended to repair gaps in students’ basic knowledge (After his teacher discovered he couldn’t read, Alex was forced to enroll in _____ English.) |
| remiss | (adj.) negligent, failing to take care (The burglar gained entrance because the security guard, _____ in his duties, forgot to lock the door.) |
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