SAT Vocab List 12 Flashcards
Unusual, strange and often amusing. SYN. Fanciful, unusual
whimsical, adj.
Happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized. ANT Systematic, organized
haphazard, adj.
So good or definite that criticism or doubt is impossible.
unimpeachable, adj.
Seeming to be wrong, inappropriate, strange or unexpected in a particular situation. SYN. Out of pace, absurd.
incongruous, adj.
Not hurt by a bad or dangerous situation, SYN. Unharmed, safe
unscathed, adj.
Consisting of people or things
that are all of the same kind. SYN. Identical, uniform, ANT heterogeneous
homogenous, adj.
- to make something start burning
2. to make someone interested, excited, etc. SYN. encourage, stimulate
kindle, v.
- involved in or connected with an activity or situation, but not as one of the main features or people.
- What you can see to the side of you when you look straight ahead.
- In the outer area of something, or relating to this area.
- peripheral equipment can be connected to a computer and used with it ANT. Central.
peripheral, adj.
- to stop something happening, or to stop someone from doing something, by making it seem difficult or threatening people with punishment. SYN. Discourage, prevent.
deter. v.
Seeming to be everywhere SYN. omnipresent
ubiquitous, adj.
- having a lot of small details or parts that are connected to each other in a complicated way.
- carefully planned and produced with many details.
- to give more details or new information about something. SYN. complicated, detailed
elaborate, adj. & v.
Someone who attacks established ideas and customs.
iconoclast, n.
- formal to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected.
- Technical to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way.
- formal to make someone fall down or forward with great force. SYN impulsive, hasty
precipitate, v.
not obeying rules of moral behavior, especially those concerning a profession. SYN. corrupt, dishonorable.
unethical, adj.
Deliberately cruel and unfair to someone you believed has harmed you in a way that seems unreasonable to others, SYN. Malicious or mean
vindictive, adj.
- documents or books that are very long and contain a lot of detail.
- a piece of clothing is very large and loose.
- a container is very large and can hold a lot of things.
voluminous, adj.
- eating or desiring large quantities of food.
2. extremely eager to read books, gain knowledge, SYN. Insatiable, ravenous, gluttonous
voracious, adj.
A _____ child behaves like an adult in some ways, for example by asking difficult and intelligent questions. ANT. Slow minded
precocious, adj.
a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or cause something. SYN. inclination, predisposition
propensity
- a poison or disease that is very dangerous and affects people very quickly.
- Full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way.
virulent, adj.
- a situation or period of time is one in which there are a lot of sudden changes and often wars or violence
- air or water that moves around a lot because of the wind.
- crowds or people are noisy and violent.
turbulent, adj.
A ____ agreement, approval, support etc. is given without actually being spoken or officially agreed to. SYN. Unspoken, implied/inferred
tacit, adj.
- formal disagreement between people 2. an annoying sound produced by a group of musical notes that do not go together well. ANT. Accord
discord, n.
A particular way of doing something or thinking about something
Formal a very ear or typical example of something
Technical an example or pattern of a word showing all its forms in grammar
Paradigm
