Mega SAT Vocab 2/6/24

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe

Question 2

Accolade

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praise, an award

Question 3

Ascetic

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one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

Question 4

Bequeath

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to hand down, to give or to leave in a will

Question 5

Charlatan

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One who claims to know something he doesn’t,

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Conflagration

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A large fire

Question 7

Dearth

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A lack, scarcity, paucity

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Diffidence

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Shyness, reserve, unassertiveness

Question 9

Effervescent

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Showing high spirits

Question 10

Ethereal

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heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible

Question 11

Expunge

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to remove, to erase

Question 12

Guile

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deceitfulness, duplicity

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Implausible

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Not believable

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Incongruity

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nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility

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Insularity

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qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion

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Morose

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Being sullen or gloomy

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Placate

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to appease or pacify by making concessions

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Poignant

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Piercing, incisive, keen

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Provincial

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Lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

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Reiterate

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to repeat

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Spontaneous

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Having no external cause, acting on impulse

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Synthesis

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combining parts into a whole

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Toxic

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Poisonous

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Vigilant

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Very alert, watchful

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voluble

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Ability to use words easily, fluent and glib

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Acquiesce

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To give in, to comply

Question 27

Affinity

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A likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship

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Blasphemous

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Irreverent, profane

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Buttress

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A support or prop

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Circumspect

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Careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent

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Corroboration

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Confirmation

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Deplete

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To use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value

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Despotic

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ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical

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Emaciated

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Very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away

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Empirical

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Based on observation or experiment and not on theory

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Extraneous

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not essential or vital

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Fallow

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inactive, plowed but not sowed

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Homogenous

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Of the same kind

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Hyperbole

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Obvious exaggeration

Question 40

Incontrovertible

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Indisputable

Question 41

Irascible

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Irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross

Question 42

Laconic

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Using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude

Question 43

Magnanimity

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Having a lofty, generous and courageous spirit

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Obsequious

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Overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile

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Proliferation

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An increase in number, multiplication

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Scrupulous

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Very principled, very careful and conscientious

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Sublime

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exalted, noble, uplifting

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Surreptitious

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Secret, clandestine, stealthy

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Veracity

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Devotion to the truth

Question 50

Zeal

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Enthusiasm, fervor