SAT VOCABULARY SET #3:11-20 Flashcards
CONTRABAND [kon-truh-band]
SMUGGLED GOODS; PROHIBITED GOODS
COUNTENANCE [kouhn-tn-uh ns]
FACE; EXPRESSION; FEATURES
DELETERIOUS [del-i-teer-ee-uh s]
BAD; HARMFUL; INJURIOUS
DESPOT [des-puh t, -pot]
BULLY; DICTATOR, TYRANT
DISSIDENT [dis-i-duh nt]
DISAGREEING; DISSENTING
EFFRONTERY [ih-fruhn-tuh-ree]
NERVE; BOLDNESS; AUDACITY
ERUDITE [er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-]
WELL READ; SCHOLARLY
EXPATIATE [ik-spey-shee-eyt]
EXPAND; ENLARGE
FELICITOUS [fi-lis-i-tuh s]
FITTING; APT; APPROPRIATE
GARRULOUS [gar-uh-luh s, gar-yuh-]
TALKATIVE; CHATTERY; LOQUACIOUS
Chewing gum had now become an item considered ____________ in the classroom because too many students were sticking it under the desks.
CONTRABAND
When Jeanine received the news that her grandfather had passed away unexpectedly, her _______________ fell and she was at a loss for words.
COUNTENANCE
Crossing the railroad tracks without looking both ways is ______________ to one’s safety as it could determine whether or not that individual lives or dies.
DELETERIOUS
Many see Hitler as a cruel ___________ who would stop at nothing to maintain control and power over Germany.
DESPOT
The quarrelsome relationship between student and teacher suggests a ____________ relationship that will not improve unless both parties make a solid effort to respect one another.
DISSIDENT