<p>@Curly: A seraglios is the harem in a Muslim palace haha.</p>
<p>Lachrymose - causing tearful mourning</p>
<p>The family quickly became lachrymose after realizing that the roadkill had not been a squirrel, but instead their own cat.</p>
<p>Quixotic</p>
<p>Quixotic- unrealistic</p>
<p>The business man was very quixotic, possessing a behavior unrealistic to others.</p>
<p>Quell</p>
<p>quell- put an end to; silence; subdue</p>
<p>In order to quell the violent fight, one teacher yanked the opposing student of the other.</p>
<p>anachronistic</p>
<p>@OmgRay, I didn’t read the Google definition close enough! Now my sentence sounds odd!</p>
<p>Anachronistic- Chronologically misplaced</p>
<p>The dress I saw at the dance seemed quite anachronistic, yet cute because of its large, fluffy size.</p>
<p>Sophistry</p>
<p>Sophistry - false argument that works. </p>
<p>His argument was a sophistry, yet mesmerizing for the audience. </p>
<p>Sanguine.</p>
<p>sanguine- optimistic or positive in a difficult situation</p>
<p>Throughout the ordeal, the sanguine girl remained calm and optimistic, and procurred several positive outcomes from the situation.</p>
<p>vignette</p>
<p>Vignette- brief account</p>
<p>The victim’s vignette reflected a harrowing tragedy.</p>
<p>Accolade</p>
<p>Accolade- praise, award</p>
<p>The soldier was given a myriad of accolades for his courage.</p>
<p>-hedonistic</p>
<p>Hedonistic - pursuing the course that brings sole pleasure (as a way of life)</p>
<p>Being the hedonist I am, I treat myself to cake every day regardless of my bank balance.</p>
<p>Mythomane</p>
<p>Mythomane- compulsive lyer</p>
<p>The prison inmate was a mythomane, lying to everybody in sight.</p>
<p>Culminated</p>
<p>Culminated - reaching the pinnacle or zenith</p>
<p>The game of poker quickly culminated in a Mexican standoff after one player accused another of cheating.</p>
<p>Beringed</p>
<p>beringed- wearing a ring
Your beringed ears make you look sexier.</p>
<p>-cacophonous</p>
<p>Cacophonous - pertaining to the presence of harsh noise</p>
<p>I couldn’t concentrate on studying SAT vocab in the presence of the baby’s cacophonous cries.</p>
<p>Dirigible</p>
<p>Dirigible - Hot air ballon.</p>
<p>Last summer I traveled from California to Nevada aboard a dirigible.</p>
<p>Insight</p>
<p>Insight -understanding of a specific cause and effect in a specific context. </p>
<p>In order to crack the SAT’s writing section, one must have a clear insight of most idioms of standard written English. </p>
<p>Salubrious</p>
<p>Salubrious- healthful
The salubrious mountain air affects my grandparents’ health positively.</p>
<p>-Pejorative</p>
<p>pejorative- derogatory, tending to make worse</p>
<p>The pejorative comment concerning my unique facial expressions was not missed, and I quickly aimed a kick at the perpetrator.</p>
<p>dogmatic (one that came up like 3 times on my last practice test!!!)</p>
<p>Dogmatic - peremptory</p>
<p>The dogmatic professor only gave A’s to students whose essays mirrored his opinions. </p>
<p>honorarium</p>
<p>honorarium- payment</p>
<p>After completing the task, the employers gave the employee the honorarium. </p>
<p>eponym</p>
<p>Eponym - Agname</p>
<p>The eponym french masterpiece Madame de Bovary, written by Flobert, narrates the cruel life of a countryside women: Emma Bovary.</p>
<p>Misanthropic</p>