Elite SAT Vocab 801 - 850

someone who takes part in a conversation, esp. formally

arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority

friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests; receptive or open

a noisy, confused fight

bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior

warlike

occurring in irregular outbursts; occurring in spurts

concord; a trustful relationship; harmony

a belief that rejects all moral or religious values; the belief that the destruction of political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement

downgrading, demeaning

to correct by punishment or criticism; to restrain

interfering; trying to give unwanted advice

a disastrous event, usually one that brings about great change

a command; an order

a conversation; esp. a formal one

appearing worthy of belief or trust

to object; to disagree with something

a strong belief or opinion

superior skill or ability

an expression of disapproval; a rebuke

to cut or bite the ends off; to trim

the study of the nature of God and religious truth

to admit, esp. taking personal responsibility for one's own actions or thoughts

a sudden feeling of sickness; an uneasy feeling about the moral rightness of an action

an indirect or wordy way of expressing an idea

causing tears; weeping or inclined to weep

to move suddenly or involuntarily

sullen and rude

to desire strongly

to conduct or behave oneself; to be compatible or in agreement with

to struggle with something; to grip and hold

away from the correct course; wrong; deviant

easily bent; pliable; adaptable or complaint

a song of joy, triumph, or praise

a great misery, or distress

to confine, restrain, or keep down

described in vivid and explicit detail

to force by threat or intimidation

to look at or think about carefully; to consider as a possibility

showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances

to yield or act in accordance with request, conditions, etc.

to tolerate

causing disgust or aversion; distasteful; offensive

to reduce in price or value

left alone; lonely; deserted

a heavy; big; strong, muscular; of considerable size or amount

to visit often or continually; [n] a place visited frequently

a period of decline, as in morals

personality; temperament

a final demand or statement of terms