SAT Vocabulary Lesson 5:

1. ALLURED(uh LURD), v.

charmed, attracted

Everything about him allured me, from

the way he smiled to the way he held my

hand.

2. BASE(BASE), adj.

mean, not honorable

The base actions of the teen led to his arrest after he was caught spray

painting profanities on high school

property.

3. BOLTED(BOHL tid), v.

ran away

The bride bolted when she got to the

altar and realized that she didn’t really

love the man that she was about to

marry.

4. CATHOLIC(CA thuh lik), adj.

1. universal, comprehensive

2. relating to the Catholic

church

The scholar’s books show his catholic interests, which include a wide range of

topics and a very broad interest in

mankind.

SAT Vocabulary Lesson 5:

5. CORTEGE(kor TEJ), n.

a funeral procession

There are many formalities and

traditions honored in the ceremonial

cortege for royalty.

6. DIADEM(DYE uh dem), n.

1. a small crown with jewels

2. something like a crown

It is not uncommon for a bride to use a diadem as a decoration in her hair

on her wedding day.

7. DOGGEDLY(DOG id lee), adv.

stubbornly determined

Thomas Edison worked doggedly to

perfect the lightbulb.

8. MASTICATES(MAS tih cayts), v.

chews or grinds

Cows masticate their food four separate

times because their stomach has four

chambers and each digests the food in a

separate way; so each time a chamber is

finished digesting, the cow regurgitates

the food and chews it up all over again

as cud.

SAT Vocabulary Lesson 5:

9. MEMORABILIA(meh mo rah BILL ee yah), n.

objects collected over a period of

time that recall particular events

Antonio Alvarez shows off his baseball

memorabilia collection, ranging from

framed photographs to autographed balls

and mitts.

10. MUNIFICENCE(myoo NIF ih suhnss), n.

generosity

Mother Theresa’s munificence never

faltered; she was always giving her time

to help those less fortunate.

11. PASTORAL(PAS tur uhl), adj.

relating to the country

The pastoral countryside was a perfect

place for us to have our rural picnic.

12. RANKLES(RANG kuhlss), v.

irritates

It really rankles my wife when I leave

the toilet seat up.

SAT Vocabulary Lesson 5:

13. RENITENT

(REH nih tuhnt) adj.

reluctant to yield or be swayed

The house was renitent during the heavy winds and rain.

14. REPINING(re PYNE ing), v.

1. discontented or in low spirits

2. yearning after something

The elderly man was always repining for

his late wife.

15. TREPIDATION(trep ih DAY shuhn), n.

dread, quivering

The little girl’s trepidation of being

underwater led her to be afraid of taking

baths as well.