SAT Word List # SAT/M63

Explanation of deplete (verb)
forms: depleted; depleted; depleting
to reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion or waste

Explanation of bestride (verb)
forms: bestrode, bestrid; bestrid, bestridden; bestriding
to get or sit upon astride, as a horse

Explanation of prickle (verb)
forms: prickled; prickled; prickling
to puncture slightly with fine, sharp points

Explanation of emaciate (verb)
forms: emaciated; emaciated; emaciating
to waste away in flesh

Explanation of vociferate (verb)
forms: vociferated; vociferated; vociferating
to utter with a loud and vehement voice

Explanation of idolize (verb)
forms: idolized; idolized; idolizing
to regard with inordinate love or admiration

Explanation of taxation (noun)
a levy, by government, of a fixed contribution

Explanation of allay (verb)
forms: allayed; allayed; allaying
to calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; to mitigate

Explanation of deify (verb)
forms: deified; deified; deifying
to regard or worship as a god

Explanation of exacerbate (verb)
forms: exacerbated; exacerbated; exacerbating
to make more sharp, severe or virulent