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VocabWords551-600
SAT vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 551. subliminal | adj. existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; I was talking to my friend and I think he was trying to convey a subliminal message. |
| 552. husbandry | n. the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; careful, self-consciousnesses, farm-style life My friend wants to learn more about husbandry. |
| 553. suffuse | v. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc. When I was painting, I accidently suffused paint over the picture. |
| 554. imposter | n. a tax, tribute, duty; one who pretends to be one that its not At the crime scene, we found out the man was an imposter. |
| 555. sibling | n. a brother or sister I have two siblings at home. |
| 556. mandate | n. a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative We received a mandate on how to perform the task. |
| 557. nondescript | adj. of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind |
| 558. impair | v. to make or cause to become worth |
| 559. impartial | adj. not partial or biased, fair, just |
| 560. consensus | n. majority of opinion We has to take a consensus about everyone's thoughts on the subject. |
| 561. genteel | adj. polite, refined, or respectable |
| 562. marsupial | n. a mammal whose young is born incompletely and is carried Kangaroos are classified as marsupials. |
| 563. exegesis | n. critical explanation, or interpretation of the text, especially something biblical We were out of class Friday and we missed the exegesis of the chapter.v |
| 564. fatous | adj. silly and pointless, weak, impetent We thought the way he was acting was fatous. |
| 565. caption | n. a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration or poster. I looked for the caption in the book for a better explanation. |
| 566. peruse | v. read thoroughly or carefully, to study I was perusing the text book for the answer to the question. |
| 567. implicit | adj. implied though not plainly expressed: "implicit criticism" indicated by inference rather than being specifically stated or proven My friend was not picking up on the implicit message that I was giving him. |
| 568. dour | adj. relentlessly severe, stern gloomy in manner or appearance, stern, severe, sour in manner of speech. During the storm, the weather had a dour appearance. |
| 569. impotent | adj. unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless, without power or strength After seeing the size of the problem, we felt impotent about doing work. |
| 570. osmosis | n. process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc; the tendency of liquids to pass through porous material When working in a group, osmosis starts to occur after some discussion. |
| 571. sidereal | related to the observed positions of the stars. |
| 572. founder | to become stalled; to stumble or go lame; one who founds or establishes |
| 573. drastic | violent; forceful; severe |
| 574. meander | to proceed indirectly; to wander aimlessly |
| 575. simian | related to monkeys or apes |
| 576. languid | not having energy or vitality; weak |
| 577. hapless | unfortunate, unlucky |
| 578. implicate | to involve or show involvement, especially in wrong doing. |
| 579. noncompliance | act or state of not following orders, directions, rules |
| 580. hoyden | a girl behaves in a loud, boisterous manner |
| 581. delineate | to carefully depict or describe by drawing or with words. |
| 582. parsimonious | adj. very frugal, stingy |
| 583. impugn | v. ton insinuate against, to cast doubt upon |
| 584. lachrymose | adj. sad, despondent, tearful |
| 585. blazonry | adj. the describing of coat of arms |
| 586. cadence | n. regular moderation in flow, beat, movement - as in singing or marching |
| 587. lackey | n. a low ranking male servant, one who follows in a lowly manner |
| 588. laity | n. collectively, the people outside a given profession, especially those who are not priests, clergymen. |
| 589. evince | v. to show clearly, to clarify |
| 590. detriment | n. that which is harmful, damaging |
| 591. ocular | adj. related to the eye |
| 592. churlish | adj. surly, boorish, acting in an ill-bred manner |
| 593. genre | n. a type of class; a realistic painting of everyday life |
| 594. somber | adj. solemn, glum, dark, dismal |
| 595. fiat | n. a decree, a decisive command, an authorization |
| 596. olympian | adj. lofty, especially in thought, ideals, temperament |
| 597. palpable | adj. really evident, obvious |
| 598. droll | comical; oddly amusing, laughable |
| 599. otiose | purposeful, futile, idle |
| 600. precipitous | hasty, headlong, impetuous, rash, quite steep |
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