Backwards SAT vocab

Question 1

prevent from happening, make impossible

Answer 1

preclude

Question 2

express a negative opinion of

Answer 2

disparage

Question 3

the property of lasting for a very short time

Answer 3

ephemerality

Question 4

v. influence by slyness; v. attract, cause to be enamored; adj. attractive; adj. misleading by pleasant or alluring methods

Answer 4

beguiling

Question 5

be filled with love or admiration

Answer 5

enamored

Question 6

not permitting penetration or passage through, impossible to understand

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impenetrable

Question 7

a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest

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syndicate

Question 8

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

Answer 8

arcane

Question 9

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; in the nature of something though not readily apparent

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inherent

Question 10

a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

Answer 10

semiotics

Question 11

expressing contempt or disapproval

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pejorative

Question 12

express strong disapproval of; regret strongly

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deplore

Question 13

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; a street with only one way in or out

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impasse

Question 14

arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; performing adroitly and without effort

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facile

Question 15

hard work

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travails

Question 16

mixed feelings or emotions

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ambivalence

Question 17

fill to satisfaction

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replete

Question 18

defying expression or description

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ineffable

Question 19

incapable of being defended or justified

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untenable

Question 20

capable of relieving pain, or a medicine that does so

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anodyne

Question 21

having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

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phlegmatic

Question 22

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; [having] a blood red colour

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sanguine

Question 23

existing since birth; naturally having a specified character

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congenital

Question 24

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

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adulation

Question 25

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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obsequious

Question 26

(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous

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vociferous

Question 27

unclouded; clear

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limpid

Question 28

namely; in other words (used especially to introduce a gloss or explanation)

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viz.

Question 29

an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour

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vagary

Question 30

a person’s orders or command

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behest

Question 31

acting or done quickly and without thought or care; moving quickly/rapidly

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impetuous

Question 32

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

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antithesis

Question 33

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

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antipathy

Question 34

express strong disapproval or disagreement

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expostulate

Question 35

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

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catharsis

Question 36

disprove

Answer 36

refute

Question 37

behaviour/personality characterized by indirect resistance to the demands of others and an avoidance of direct confrontation, as in procrastinating, pouting, or misplacing important materials.

(non-verbal aggression that manifests in negative behaviour. It is where you are angry with someone but do not or cannot tell them)

Answer 37

passive-aggressive

Question 38

consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.

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serial

Question 39

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive)

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impugned