SAT BLUE BOOK Vocab

Question 1

Folly

Answer 1

lack of good sense; foolish

Question 2

candid

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free from bias

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convoluted/ intricate

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twisted, complicated

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bombastic

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pretentious, showy

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loquacious

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talkative

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streamlined

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modern, compact

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jingoism

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policy of patriotism

Question 8

ossified

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harden like or into bone

Question 9

bureaucratization

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government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials

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venerable

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commanding respect because of age or dignity

Question 11

unsubstantiated

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unproved

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ancedote

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short account of incident or event

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unduly

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excessive, inappropiate

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dictum

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decree, order,

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concessions

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to give into a demand or arguement

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inquires

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seek or request knowledge

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous or unclear expression

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inept

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without skill for a task, foolish, clumsy

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rousing

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exciting

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supercilious

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arrogant, haughty

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indigence

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poverty, need

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aspersion

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damaging remark, censure, reproach

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perfidy

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disloyalty

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apparition

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spiritlike

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eccentric

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weird, bizzare

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supposition

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assumption

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dismay

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scare, intimidate

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ambivalence

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uncertainty

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allusion

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reference

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endeavor

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to try, attempt, effort

Question 31

elliptical

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oval-shaped

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sparse

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thinly scattered, dense, scanty

Question 33

palpable

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capable of being seen, touched or heard; obvious, plain,

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diaphanous

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transparent

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variegated

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varied in appearance or color

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anomalous

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irregular, abnormal

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dilettante

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lover of the arts or science, dabbler

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purveyor

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person who provides supplies

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dowager

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widow possessing property or title obtained from her husband

Question 40

iconoclast

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions

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apprehension

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fear, worry

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unplausible

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unlikely, unprobable

Question 43

prerequisite

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required beforehand