SAT List 12 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
0
Q

Lethargy

A

Sluggish; laziness; drowsiness; indifference

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Fickle

A

Capricious; whimsical; unpredictable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Hackneyed

A

Banal; overused; cliche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Amass

A

Accumulate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Willful

A

Deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having ones way

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Bastion

A

Stronghold; fortress; fortified place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Trepidation

A

Fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Desecrate

A

To profane a holy place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Fortuitous

A

Accidental; occurring by chance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Vehement

A

Urgent, passionate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Assuage

A

To soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Prodigious

A

Extraordinary; enormous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Torpor

A

Sluggishness; inactivity; apathy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Furtive

A

Secretive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Supercilious

A

Haughty; patronizing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Prudent

A

Careful; having foresight

16
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy, overly talkative

17
Q

Pedestrian

A

Common, ordinary, banal

18
Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless, banal

19
Q

Fanatic

A

One who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea.

20
Q

Deplete

A

To use up, reduce, lessen

21
Q

Amity

A

Friendship

22
Q

Stringent

A

Strict, restrictive

23
Q

Voluminous

A

Very large; spacious

24
Q

Auspicious

A

Favorable, promising, pointing to a good result.