SAT Vocab Set A Lessons 9-12

Front

To decorate or make more beautiful

Back

embellish

Front

strong; persistent; determined

Back

tenacious

Front

outdated; no longer usable

Back

obsolete

Front

emptied; drained; used up

Back

depleted

Front

long and bitter speech

Back

tirade

Front

absurd; ridiculous

Back

ludicrous

Front

grow gradually smaller

Back

wane

Front

mysterious

Back

inscrutable

Front

Criticize severely; scold

Back

upbraid

Front

to go off on a tangent

Back

digress