SAT Vocab 6 Flashcards
Fraternal
Of or like a brother or brothers.
My fraternal brother has blonde hair while have I brown.
Congenial
Incompatible
Fraternize
associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to.
She ignored Elisabeth’s warning glare against fraternizing with the enemy
Associate
Avoid
Futile
Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
She stopped as she realized how futile conversations with Andrew were.
Pointless
Useful
Genteel
Polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.
The genteel man held the door for the ladies.
Respectable
Informal
Gerontology
The scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.
His main study at the university was gerontology.
Elderly
Young
Gluttony
Habitual greed or excess in eating.
She has committed many sins which include gluttony and lust.
Overconsumption
Abstain
Graphology
The analysis of the physical characteristics and patterns of handwriting claiming to be able to identify the writer, indicating the psychological state at the time of writing, or evaluating personality characteristics.
Graphology is a study that takes time to master
Study
Unsusceptible
Gravity
A tone of solemnity
The bored and tired man spoke with a gravitational tone in his voice.
Synonym: solemnity
Antonym: happy
Guise
an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.
He presented himself in a way that guisely covered his true personality.
Synonym: hiding
Hapless
Unfortunate
I had a hapless night at the casino
Unlucky
Lucky
Heyday
the period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, or vigor.
The heyday of Red Bull’s F1 racing team was in 2012
Prime
Hiatus
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Hindrance
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Ideology
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Idiosyncrasy
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