SAT Vocabulary 3

By Jeff Carlin and Desiree Dunn

Laud

Verb ~ To praise, to applaud

People that support the president constantly laud him when he makes speeches.

Belabor

Verb ~ To go over repeatedly, or to an absurd extent.

The teacher belabored the point of learning about grass.

Bucolic

Charmingly rural.

The town was a bucolic post card town.

Abridge

To shorten or condense

The insane looking beaver likes to abridge wood.

Induce

To cause to happen.

The zombie attacked and induced Seaun to fight back.

Anarchy

Noun/Adjective ~ Lawlessness; an absence of government or control.

The crowd was in total lawlessness; it was anarchy.

Discreet

Adjective ~ Sneaky; unnoticeable.

Sneaky Cat, is very discreet; he'll sneak up on you when you least expect it.

Reiterate

Verb ~ To say again; to repeat.

The Ms. America contestant asked for the host to reiterate his question.

Malleable

Adjective ~ Easy to shape or bend.

With enough force, the body-builder makes the metal look malleable, or easy to bend.

Ludicrous

Adjective ~ Absurd; ridiculous.

Your accusation is absurd, ludicrous even; he isn't obsessed!

Image SourcesAnarchy: http://playingspoons.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/14299491_e6875c21e6.jpg

Discreet: http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw7165PeXd1qahts4o1_500.jpg Belabor: http://t3.gstatic.com/images?  Reiterate: http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/10/8/128679769454138760.jpg

Malleable: http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/intotheoutside/files/2010/11/Barry.Sonny_3.jpg

Image Sources (cont.)Ludicrous: http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/celebrity-pictures-yngwie-malmsteen-ridiculous-obsessed.jpg

Abridge: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GLN6dF7MVVk/TS8FMyezR9I/AAAAAAAAAIY/ssRTkFY5Xdk/s1600/effi-shorten-it.jpg

Bucolic: http://wandamann.typepad.com/.a/6a00e553bc02c988330120a7acf01d970b-320wi

Induce: http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSGZZCRYW3oUW-rprhE4zxzQoirP3CnzY5lixR2IGWQHvduUJa5