Ingerson SAT pt 14

Question 1

rejuvenated

Answer 1

to make new or young again; to bring new energy to

Question 2

retrograde

Answer 2

moving toward the past

Question 3

rigidity

Answer 3

lacking flexibility; fixed in opinion

Question 4

solicitous

Answer 4

(adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

Question 5

spate

Answer 5

large quantity of

Question 6

suffrage

Answer 6

the right to vote

Question 7

taciturn

Answer 7

silent; not talkative

Question 8

unflappable

Answer 8

always knows what to do in any situation; cannot be made nervous or anxious

Question 9

validated

Answer 9

proved right

Question 10

vigilant

Answer 10

alert and watchful; on guard

Question 11

wary

Answer 11

Cautious and careful

Question 12

castigated

Answer 12

to criticize or reprimand severely

Question 13

excavate

Answer 13

Literally, to dig out material from the ground; figuratively, laboring to uncover

Question 14

facile

Answer 14

Easy in a superficial way – done too easily and quickly

Question 15

fragmented

Answer 15

broken into pieces

Question 16

fulsome

Answer 16

Excess to the point of disgust, extreme lavishness

Question 17

inconsequential

Answer 17

unimportant

Question 18

indiscretion

Answer 18

action lacking in judgment, breaking the rules as a result of lack of judgment

Question 19

inhospitable

Answer 19

not welcoming; hostile

Question 20

labrynthine

Answer 20

Complicated, mazelike

Question 21

lofty

Answer 21

High moral or intellectual value

Question 22

meager

Answer 22

Inadequate

Question 23

placate

Answer 23

To appease, soothe, pacify

Question 24

probability

Answer 24

The likelihood that a particular event will occur

Question 25

quotidian

Answer 25

Daily; everyday, ordinary

Question 26

temperate

Answer 26

moderate or restrained, not extreme or excessive

Question 27

unwitting

Answer 27

unknowing, not done on purpose; unintended.

Question 28

bold

Answer 28

courageous; thick and heavy typeface; strong taste or color

Question 29

counterproductive

Answer 29

tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

Question 30

curtail

Answer 30

To cut short or stop

Question 31

efficacious

Answer 31

Effective, producing results

Question 32

immersion

Answer 32

state of being deeply engrossed or absorbed; covered with water

Question 33

immutable

Answer 33

immovable

Question 34

impair

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to make imperfect, damage, harm, reduce the effectiveness of

Question 35

impromptu

Answer 35

without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done

Question 36

inchoate

Answer 36

not fully formed; disorganized

Question 37

inevitable

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Unavoidable

Question 38

infallible

Answer 38

incapable of being wrong

Question 39

ingratiating

Answer 39

Charming; agreeable; pleasing

Question 40

jargon

Answer 40

specialized technical terminology ,

Question 41

perpetual

Answer 41

Continuing forever; everlasting

Question 42

spurned

Answer 42

shunned; rejected

Question 43

sullen

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Gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

Question 44

unremitting

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not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless

Question 45

ward off

Answer 45

avert, turn away, or repel