Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Book 4, Lesson 4

efficacious

adj. effective; producing the desired outcome. syn: productive; useful ant: ineffective

sybaritic

adj. marked by luxury or pleasure. syn: luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose ant: modest; simple; plain

internecine

adj. mutually destructive. ant: constructive; beneficial

intrinsic

adj. of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent. syn: basic; elemental; inborn ant: extrinsic

apocryphal

adj. of questionable authenticity, but widely believed. syn: dubious; equivocal; spurious ant: genuine; authentic

crepuscular

adj. pertaining to twilight

risible

adj. relating to laughter; laughable. syn: comical; jocular; jocund ant: grave; solemn

putrid

adj. rotten and foul smelling. syn: fetid; rancid; malodorous ant: aromatic; fragrant

servile

adj. submissive; slavish. syn: subservient; ignoble ant: haughty; domineering

catharsis

n. a release of emotional tension. syn: purgation

kudos

n. acclaim or praise. syn: honor; distinction ant: disapproval; rejection

maxim

n. an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct. syn: axiom; apothegm; proverb

estrange

v. to alienate. syn: disaffect; antagonize ant: unite; endear

inundate

v. to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity. syn: flood; overwhelm

revere

v. to regard with respect, awe, or adoration. syn: venerate; respect; honor ant: revile