Sat Random Vocab 2 Flashcards
What does ‘Inoculate’ mean?
To vaccinate against a disease.
What does ‘Insidious’ mean?
Slowly harmful or sneaky.
What does ‘Instigate’ mean?
To provoke action.
What does ‘Insurgent’ mean?
A rebel against authority.
What is an ‘Interlocutor’?
A conversation participant.
What does ‘Illusion’ refer to?
Magic tricks performed for entertainment.
Who is a ‘Litigant’?
A person involved in a lawsuit.
What does ‘Maelstrom’ mean?
A powerful storm or chaotic situation.
What does ‘Maudlin’ mean?
Overly sentimental or self-pitying.
What is a ‘Maverick’?
An independent-minded nonconformist.
What does ‘Mawkish’ mean?
Overly sentimental in a sickly way.
What is a ‘Maxim’?
A concise statement of truth or principle.
What does ‘Mendacious’ mean?
Inclined to lie.
What does ‘Meretricious’ mean?
Attractive but lacking value.
What does ‘Pandemic’ refer to?
Disease prevalent over an entire country.
What is a ‘Paradigm’?
A typical example or model.
What does ‘Pariah’ mean?
An outcast.
What does ‘Paucity’ mean?
Scarcity; a lack of.
What does ‘Pejorative’ mean?
Expressing strong disapproval.
What is a ‘Penchant’?
A strong liking or tendency.
What does ‘Penurious’ mean?
Extremely poor.
What does ‘Pert’ mean?
Attractive and confident.
What does ‘Pernicious’ mean?
Harmful or destructive.
What does ‘Precision’ refer to?
Attention to detail.
What does ‘Prestidigitation’ refer to?
Magic tricks performed for entertainment.
What does ‘Recalcitrant’ mean?
Stubbornly uncooperative.
What does ‘Relegate’ mean?
Demote to a lower position.
What does ‘Remiss’ mean?
Negligent or careless.
What is a ‘Reprieve’?
Cancellation of punishment.
What does ‘Reprobate’ mean?
Morally unprincipled person.
What does ‘Rescind’ mean?
Revoke or cancel.
What does ‘Ribald’ mean?
Improper or lewd.
What does ‘Rife’ mean?
Widespread or prevalent.
What does ‘Sedition’ refer to?
Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel.
What is a ‘Sinecure’?
Position requiring little or no work.
What does ‘Toady’ mean?
A sycophant or flatterer.
What does ‘Torpid’ mean?
Lethargic; sluggish.
What does ‘Travesty’ mean?
A mockery or parody.
What does ‘Trenchant’ mean?
Sharp and forceful in expression.
What does ‘Trounce’ mean?
Defeat decisively.
What does ‘Truculent’ mean?
Aggressively argumentative.
