SAT Vocab

Question 1

Sublime

Answer 1

Adj., Inspiring, uplifting OR

Noun; the greatest degree

Question 2

Viable

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Adj., Having the ability to live, thrive

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Felicity

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Noun, Intense happiness

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Anachronism

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Noun, something that belongs to a different time period

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Listless

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Adj., lethargic, lacking energy, often accompanied by feelings of boredom or disinterest

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Nondescript

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Adj. Plain, without any unique or defining characteristics, and therefore usually unmemorable or not meaningful

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Odious

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Adj., Having a bad smell, leaving a bad impression

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Galvanized

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Verb, Spur to action

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Ettiquette

Answer 9

Noun, Customary mode of polite behavior

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Deface

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Verb, Ruin someone or something’s appearance

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Haggard

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Adj., Looking beaten down, gnarly, ratty, gaunt

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Arrogant

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Adj., Stuck-up, self-satisfied

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Morbid

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Adj., Interested in death and disease, gruesome

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Insuperable

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Adj., Incapable of being surmounted

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Cursory

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Adj., Shallow, light, quick, brief, short

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Conscience

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Noun, The part of all of us that tells us the difference between right and wrong

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Omniscient

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Adj., All-knowing

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Pension

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Noun, A regular sum of money that is paid after someone has retired from work

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Witticism

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Noun, An expression of wit or intelligent jest

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Nuance

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Noun, A small, subtle detail

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Qualm

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Noun, An ill feeling or a negative fear about a impending event

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Consumptive

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Noun, Tending to consume

Related to a disease called consumption that wears away at your body

Question 23

Abstemious

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Noun, Not letting oneself indulge in eating or drinking

Question 24

Imbue

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Verb, Inspire, inhabit in spirit, color someone’s brain

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Aberration

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Noun, Something that is far away from what is typical or normal

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Rescind

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Verb, Take back or invalidate

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Scanty

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Adj., Bareful adequate, meager

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Munificence

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Noun, Generosity, kindness

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Arable

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Adj., Suitable for farming

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Demulcent

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Noun, Soothing substance, relieves pain

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Impious

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Adj., sacrilegious, non-religious or reverent

Question 32

Egotist

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Noun, someone who thinks he’s all that