SAT 5 Flashcards
What does ‘Myriad’ mean?
A countless or extremely great number of people or things.
What does ‘Discern’ refer to?
recognise or find out, distinguish
What is a ‘Register’?
An official list or record of names or items; a particular part of the range of a voice or instrument.
What does ‘Insuperable’ mean?
Impossible to overcome.
What does ‘Escalate’ mean?
Increase rapidly; make or become more intense or serious.
What does ‘Endanger’ mean?
Put (someone or something) at risk or in danger.
What does ‘Proliferate’ mean?
Increase rapidly in number.
What does ‘Sporadic’ mean?
Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
What does ‘Hew Out’ mean?
To carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe; alternate meaning is to adhere to.
What does ‘Scrutinized’ mean?
To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
What does ‘Hesitant’ mean?
Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
What does ‘Affinity’ mean?
A natural liking for and understanding of someone or something.
What does ‘Exactitude’ mean?
The quality of being very accurate and careful.
What does ‘Unyielding’ mean?
Not giving way to pre swayed Ofa person cture); unlikely to.
What does ‘Tenuous’ mean?
Very weak or slight.
abate
reduce
acuity
sharpness of thought
predilection
bias, preference to something
