Just Vocabulary | ESL Podcast for learning SAT and GRE vocabulary

Torrid (adjective) Definition: 1. extremely hot and unpleasant; 2. steamy and passionate; 3. fast-paced, rapid Example Sentences: – She brought a beach umbrella to the picnic to escape the torrid midday sun. – I refused...

Duplicity (noun) Definition: 1. the act or state of dishonesty and deception; 2. the state of being twofold Example Sentences: – I’m sensing duplicity on this deal; Im not sure I trust them. – A...

Seethe (verb) Definition: 1. to be in an angry or otherwise agitated emotional state; 2. to boil vigorously; 3. to be noisy with activity or boiling movements Example Sentences: – The neighbors will positively seethe...

Puissant (adjective) Definition:  having great power, influence, or strength Example Sentences: – Donald Trump became the most puissant developer in New York. – The senator became more puissant when he was appointed chairman of the...

Allure (noun, verb) Definition:  (n.) 1. an attractive or tempting quality; 2. the power to entice or attract; (v.) to attract in a powerful way Example Sentences: – The allure of big-city life draws young...

Craven (adjective) Definition: contemptibly cowardly Example Sentences: – Wes believed that his craven agreement with everything his boss said would advance him professionally. – When his bravado evaporated, the mobster cravenly gave police the names...

Tarry (verb, adjective) Definition: (v.) 1. to stay someplace longer than necessary; 2. to wait or hesitate; (adj.) like tar Example Sentences: – We can’t tarry around campus all day; we need to go home...

Machiavellian (adjective) Definition: using clever trickery, immoral methods, and expediency to achieve a desired goal, especially in politics Example Sentences: – The VP of Marketing, known for his Machiavellian maneuvers, has long been plotting his...

Asylum (noun) Definition: 1. a shelter from hardship or danger; 2. a hospital for the mentally disabled Example Sentences: – Several hundred Cuban refugees managed to get onto U.S. soil and asked for political asylum....

Foremost (adjective) Definition:  1. the most important; 2. before all else Example Sentences: – First and foremost, we will try to have fun, but our secondary goal is winning. – Professor Jackson was the university’s...

Sustain (verb) Definition: 1. to maintain something or keep it in existence; 2. to experience something, especially suffering; 3. to support and encourage Example Sentences: – She works two jobs in order to sustain her...

Amalgamate (verb) Definition: to join or combine together with something else Example Sentences: – If we amalgamate our various resources, the project will be finished more quickly. – Dentists usually amalgamate mercury with silver to...

Prolong (verb) Definition:  1. to lengthen in extent or duration; 2. to cause something to last longer. Example Sentences: – Janice tried to prolong the effects of my professional teeth whitening by abstaining from coffee...

Decadence (noun) Definition:  a state of decay or a decline in morality Example Sentences: – I believe that our disintegration of moral values is not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of...

Beholden (adjective) Definition: Indebted in response to a kindness, gift, favor, or loan Example Sentences: – Mark felt beholden to his mother for all the hard work she put into raising him. – I am...