Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

English > Sat List 7and 8 > Flashcards

Sat List 7and 8 Flashcards

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

Electic

A

Selecting or choosing from various sources; a person who derives ideas, style or taste from abroad and diverse range of sources

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

Ec-, ex- ecto-

A

Out, outside of, from

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

Expedient

A

An action that is convenient and practical but possibly improper or immoral; am action that is suitable or appropriate ; ex. Cheating

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

Garble

A

To reproduce a message sound or very unclear and confusing

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

Inevitable

A

Going to happen no matter what

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

Jargon

A

Special words or expressions that are peculiar trade or group

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

Quixotic

A

Impulsive and often rashly unpredictable; not practical ex. using all your money in 2012 end of the world

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

Apocryphal

A

Doubtful authenticity , although widely circulated as being true

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

Arduously

A

Involving or recruiting strenuous effort; hard to endure

ex. books

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

Dia-

A

Passing though

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

Prodigal

A

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wasteful and extravagant: giving or yielding profusely

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

Aesthetic

A

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of it; of pleasing appearance; a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement

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

gratuitous

A

uncalled for; lacking good reason; warranted; given or done free of charge

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

heinous

A

a person, thing, or action that is utterly odious, repulsive or wicked

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

irony

A

state of affairs or an even t that seems deliberately contrary or to opposite of what one expects and is often amusing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

mundane

A

lacking interest or excitement; dull; of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual world

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

rhetoric

A

the art of effective of persuasive speaking or writing especially the use of figures of speech or other computational techniques language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience but is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content

18
Q

satire

A

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or voices, particularly in the context of politics and other topical issues

19
Q

blashemous

A

insults a persons beliefs

20
Q

virtolic

A

language or writing that is very cruel and angry and intended to hurt someone’s feelings

21
Q

diatribe

A

a very serious speech that has anger

22
Q

tirade

A

an angry speech that is long

23
Q

vilify

A

not considered a crime or not a word dealing with criminal activity; abusive language as well as slandering

24
Q

slander

A

since it is considered a crime it is used in a forum where speech is not permitted in a damaging sense

25
Q

verbose

A

suggests that a person is too descrescriptive

26
Q

garrulous

A

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

27
Q

ambiguity

A

uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language; a lack of decisiveness or commitment resulting from a failure to make a choice between alternatives; open to more than one interpretations; having double meaning
ex. a vague direction for an essay

28
Q

captulate

A

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender; the action of surrendering

29
Q

enhance

A

intensify, increase or further improve the quality value or extent of (synonyms are improve or boost)

30
Q

expedite

A

make an action or process happen sooner to be accomplished more quickly
ex. expedite shipping

31
Q

extricate

A

free someone or something from constraint or difficulty (synonym is rescue)

32
Q

innocuous

A

not harmful or offensive

33
Q

emanate

A

something abstract perceptible that issues or spreads out from a source; originate from give out or emit something (synonym is originate)

34
Q

solicit

A

to ask for something from someone

35
Q

squander

A

waste something especially time in reckless or foolish manner

36
Q

tentative

A

not certain or fixed; provisional; done with no confidence

37
Q

undermine

A

to damage or weaken someone or something (antonyms are strengthen and glorify)

38
Q

emulate

A

match or surpass a person or achievement typically by imitation

39
Q

indifference

A

lack of interest

40
Q

regelate

A

dismiss to inferior rank or position

41
Q

repudiate

A

to refuse to accept or to associate with; deny the truth or validly of

42
Q

rescind

A

revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order or agreement

English (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions