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10th #17a
Castle Sophomores' unit #17 SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| congenial | adj. Agreeable or pleasant in character; friendly, sociable. Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable. ---- n. congeniality or congenialness adv. congenially |
| flippant | adj. Disrespectful and not serious enough. Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert. --- n. flippancy ---- adv. flippantly |
| impasse | n. A situation with no way out; dead end. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate. |
| perception | n. Insight or understanding gained through observation; impression. The process, act, or faculty of perceiving. |
| prompt | tr.v.,·ed,·ing,-s. To urge into action. To move to act; spur; incite. To give rise to; inspire. To assist with a reminder; remind, cue. ---adj.,·er,·est. on time; punctual, without delay. --n. prompter prompt'er n. n. -itude or -ness --- adv. promptly. |
| prone | adj. Having a tendency; inclined Lying with the front or face downward. --- adv. In a prone manner adv. pronely prone'ly ---n. proneness prone'ness |
| rapport | n. Relationship, especially one that is close, trusting, or sympathetic. mutual trust or emotional affinity |
| rationale | n. Fundamental reasons; the basis. An exposition of principles or reasons. The underlying reasons for something; logical basis |
| relentless | adj. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution. Steady and persistent; unremitting: the relentless beat... Persistent; continuous. --- adv. relentlessly re·lent'less·ly --- --- n. relentlessness re·lent'less·ness |
| reprisal | n. Retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return. Forcible seizure of an enemy's goods or subjects in retaliation for injuries inflicted. Using political or military force without actually resorting to war. |