Ap Vocab #3 Sat Words

Vocab #3 SAT Words • chattel • noun. an item of personal, movable property; slave

• Please do not order me around Lady Boswell, I am neither your servant nor your chattel.

• austere (aw STEER) • adj. stern, as in manner; without

excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain

• Jill’s father was austere, rarely

smiled and was always stern with her about having dates with boys he didn’t know.

• lament • v. Express sorrow or regret; to mourn

• The song, “Cowboy’s Lament” is a

ballad about the lonely life of those who drive cattle for a living.

• aloof • adj. Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved

• At the wedding reception, the

bride’s relatives were very aloof, hardly speaking to the groom’s guests and family.

• cerebral (suh REE brul) • adj. of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person

• Mr. McDermott is cerebral, always keeping his students intellectually satisfied.

• incongruous (in KAHN grew us) • adj. not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in

• Ed appeared incongruous wearing his tuxedo on an old-fashioned hayride.

• bulwark (BULL wurk) • n. a defensive wall; something serving as a principle defense

• Our mother was a bullwark against

bad times; no matter how bad things became she always wore a smile and had a cheerful word.

• connoisseur (kahn uh SUR) • n. an expert, particularly in matters of art an taste

• My uncle is a connoisseur of fine wines.

• cacophony (kuh KAFH uh nee) • n. harsh sounds • Rock and roll is a cacophony--darn kids and their loud music.

• expunge • v. to remove; to delete; to erase • The judge ordered the clerk to

expunge the lawyer’s statement from the record.