sat vocab7&8

Question 0

dia-

Answer 0

through, across

Question 1

ec-, ex-, ecto-

Answer 1

out, outside of, from

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

relating to the subject of beauty; designed in a beautiful way

Question 3

apocryphal

Answer 3

a story about a famous person who is well known but is most likely untrue

Question 4

arduous

Answer 4

involving a lot of strength and effort

Question 5

blasphemous

Answer 5

speaking irrelevantly against god or sacred things

Question 7

diatribe

Answer 7

an angry speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very seriously

Question 8

eclectic

Answer 8

including a mixture of different things

Question 9

expedient

Answer 9

quick and effective but sometimes not morally right, useful or appropriate for a particular situation

Question 10

garble

Answer 10

very unclear and confusing and often not giving correct information

Question 11

garrulous

Answer 11

always talking a lot

Question 12

gratuitous

Answer 12

said or done without a good reason, in a way that offends someone

Question 13

heinous

Answer 13

shocking and immoral

Question 14

inevitable

Answer 14

certain to happen and impossible to avoid

Question 15

irony

Answer 15

the use of words that are the opposite of what you mean to be amusing

Question 16

jargon

Answer 16

technical words and expression that are used mainly by people who belong to the same profession and that are difficult for others to understand

Question 17

mundane

Answer 17

ordinary and not interesting

Question 18

prodigal

Answer 18

tending to waste what you have

Question 19

quixotic

Answer 19

having ideas and plans that are based on hopes and that are not practical

Question 20

rhetoric

Answer 20

speech or writing that sounds impressive but is not actually sincer or very useful used to persuade

Question 21

satire

Answer 21

a way of talking or writing about something in which you deliberately make them seem funny so that prople will see their faults

Question 22

slander

Answer 22

false spoken statements about someone that are intend to damage his on her reputation

Question 23

verbose

Answer 23

using or expressed in more words than needed

Question 24

tirade

Answer 24

a long angry speech criticizing someone or something

Question 26

vilify

Answer 26

to say bad things about someone, especially things that are not true, in order to influence other people against them

Question 27

vitrolic

Answer 27

language or writing that is very cruel and angry and intended to hurt someones feelings

Question 28

ambiguity

Answer 28

uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language

Question 29

capitulate

Answer 29

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand

Question 30

enhance

Answer 30

to make something such as a taste, feeling, or ability better

Question 31

expedite

Answer 31

make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly synonymns accelerate

Question 32

extricate

Answer 32

free someone or something from constraint or difficulty

Question 33

innocuouse

Answer 33

harmless/ not offensive or dangerous

Question 34

emanate

Answer 34

something abstract but perceptible that issues or spreads out from a source

Question 35

solicit

Answer 35

to ask someone for money, help, or info

Question 36

squander

Answer 36

to spend money or use your time carelessly on things that are not useful

Question 37

tentative

Answer 37

not certain or fixed

Question 38

undermine

Answer 38

erode the base or foundation of a rock formation

Question 39

emulate

Answer 39

match or surpass a person or an achievement, typically by imitation

Question 40

indifference

Answer 40

lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

Question 41

relegate

Answer 41

dismiss to an inferior rank or position

Question 42

repudiate

Answer 42

refuse to accept or to associate with

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rescind

Answer 43

revoke, cancel, or repeal a law, order, or agreement

Question 44

hamper

Answer 44

hinder or impede the movement or progress of

Question 45

defer

Answer 45

delay or put off an action or event until a later time

Question 46

ambivalent

Answer 46

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 47

dubious

Answer 47

hesitating or doubting

Question 48

languor

Answer 48

the state or feeling often pleasant

Question 49

lethargic

Answer 49

sluggish and apathetic

Question 50

fluctuate

Answer 50

rise and fall irregularly in number and amount

Question 51

stagnant

Answer 51

a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space having no current flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consenquence