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SAT VOCAB 1-25
vocab mr. carta 1-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdicate | to give up a high office formally or officially, especially the throne |
| Adhere | to be conscientious in supporting or following somebody or something |
| Antediluvian | extremely old-fashioned or outdated, before biblical flood |
| Bicameral | having two separate and distinct lawmaking assemblies, e.g. the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United States |
| Circumspect | taking into consideration all possible circumstances and consequences before acting |
| Colloquy | a formal conversation or discussion, written dialogue |
| Contraband | goods that are illegally imported or exported, e.g. goods that evade duty or are prohibited by law from being taken into or out of a country |
| Defer | to put something off until a later time |
| Disingenuous | withholding or not taking account of known information, withholding or not taking account of known information |
| Exorbitant | far greater or higher than is reasonable |
| Extraneous | not relevant or applicable |
| Innocuous | not intended to cause offense or provoke a strong reaction and unlikely to do so |
| Innate | coming directly from the mind rather than being acquired by experience or from external sources |
| Interdental | existing between or designed for use between the teeth |
| Intravenous | existing or occurring inside a vein, or administered into a vein |
| Obsequious | excessively eager to please or obey |
| Perambulate | to walk about a place |
| Posthumous | occurring after somebody's death, published or born after death |
| Pretext | a misleading or untrue reason given for doing something in an attempt to conceal the real reason |
| Projectile | an object that can be fired or launched, e.g. an artillery shell or a rocket |
| Reiterate | to say or do something again, once or several times, sometimes in a tiresome way |
| Retrogress | to return to an earlier and usually worse condition |
| Semiprecious | describes stones, gems, and minerals that have commercial value but are not valued as highly as those called precious |
| Subpoena | a written legal order summoning a witness or requiring evidence to be submitted to a court or similar deliberative body |
| Superfluous | in excess of what is needed, not essential |
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