SAT Vocab

Question 1

preclude

Answer 1

prevent from happening, make impossible

Question 2

disparage

Answer 2

express a negative opinion of

Question 3

ephemerality

Answer 3

the property of lasting for a very short time

Question 4

beguiling

Answer 4

v. influence by slyness; v. attract, cause to be enamored; adj. attractive; adj. misleading by pleasant or alluring methods

Question 5

enamored

Answer 5

be filled with love or admiration

Question 6

impenetrable

Answer 6

not permitting penetration or passage through, impossible to understand

Question 7

syndicate

Answer 7

a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest

Question 8

arcane

Answer 8

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

Question 9

inherent

Answer 9

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; in the nature of something though not readily apparent

Question 10

semiotics

Answer 10

a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

Question 11

pejorative

Answer 11

expressing contempt or disapproval

Question 12

deplore

Answer 12

express strong disapproval of; regret strongly

Question 13

impasse

Answer 13

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; a street with only one way in or out

Question 14

facile

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arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; performing adroitly and without effort

Question 15

travails

Answer 15

hard work

Question 16

ambivalence

Answer 16

mixed feelings or emotions

Question 17

replete

Answer 17

fill to satisfaction

Question 18

ineffable

Answer 18

defying expression or description

Question 19

untenable

Answer 19

incapable of being defended or justified

Question 20

anodyne

Answer 20

capable of relieving pain, or a medicine that does so

Question 21

phlegmatic

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having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

Question 22

sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; [having] a blood red colour

Question 23

congenital

Answer 23

existing since birth; naturally having a specified character

Question 24

adulation

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obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

Question 25

obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 26

vociferous

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(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous

Question 27

limpid

Answer 27

unclouded; clear

Question 28

viz.

Answer 28

namely; in other words (used especially to introduce a gloss or explanation)

Question 29

vagary

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an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour

Question 30

behest

Answer 30

a person’s orders or command

Question 31

impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care; moving quickly/rapidly

Question 32

antithesis

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

Question 33

antipathy

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a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

Question 34

expostulate

Answer 34

express strong disapproval or disagreement

Question 35

catharsis

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the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

Question 36

refute

Answer 36

disprove

Question 37

passive-aggressive

Answer 37

behaviour/personality characterized by indirect resistance to the demands of others and an avoidance of direct confrontation, as in procrastinating, pouting, or misplacing important materials.

(non-verbal aggression that manifests in negative behaviour. It is where you are angry with someone but do not or cannot tell them)

Question 38

serial

Answer 38

consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.

Question 39

impugned

Answer 39

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive)