Week 4 SAT Words

Cowering (adj): shrink and tremble from fear Poor Kat ended up cowering in fear when her notoriously unstable friends threatened to attack.

Bridled (v.): to pull one’s head back in anger or pride; esp. when ones feelings have been offended “You are the devil’s little sister!” growled Zach, as he bridled from Kristin’s vicious verbal attack.

Reprehensible (adj.): deserving of criticism Jon’s entry into the art contest was pitiful. Even more reprehensible was the fact that he was obscenely proud of the crumpled paper, and began to carry it around with him wherever he went.

Euchre (n).: a card game Surprisingly, the boy’s late night poker game was replaced with euchre after being inspired by the characters in Of Mice and Men. (Mr. Savage still won. It still irritated the others.)

Mollify/mollified (v.): soothed, pacified Once again, Makayla’s friends had to mollify her when she tried to attack, kill, and eat a passing freshman.

Bemused (adj.): preoccupied; deep in thought Zach was daydreaming and bemused, and thus didn’t notice when the unscrupulous Kristin decided to “borrow” $50 from his wallet.

Receptive (adj.): able and willing to listen to and accept information, new ideas, etc. Their chataqua circles were always unique and wonderful for the way in which the students would listen to each other with a real willingness to learn and grow, demonstrating a mature receptiveness.

Aloof (adj.): distant; removed; cool These dudes were always far too cool for school, and regularly stood aloof during class activities, looking down their nose at the rest of the students.

Ominously (adv.): in a threatening way After Kyle tripped her best friend, Amanda began to stare ominously at him, foreshadowing unpleasantness to come. (She jumped him in the courtyard at lunch. It wasn’t pretty.)

Sullenly (adv.): sadly; in a depressing and gloomy way Melissa sat sullenly at her desk after she found out that her sister had tried to sell her when they were five.