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SAT Vocab #4
Put Your Affairs in Order thru Isn't That Special?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Catalog (v.) | To make an itemized list of |
| Equanimity | The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure |
| Feasible | Capable of being accomplished; possible |
| Apt | Suitable; appropriate |
| Solvent (adj.) | Able to pay one's debts |
| Facile | Done or achieved with little effort; easy |
| Liquid | Flowing readily |
| Plausible | Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
| Biased | Prejudiced |
| Incontrovertible | Indisputable; not open to question |
| Jurisprudence | The philosophy or science of law |
| Vindicated | Freed from blame |
| Penitent | Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
| Incumbent (adj.) | Imposed as a duty; obligatory |
| Indigenous | Originating and living in a particular area |
| Innate | Possessed at birth; inborn |
| Inveterate | Long established; deep-rooted; habitual |
| Parochial | Narrow in scope |
| Pervasive | Having the quality or tendency to be everywhere at the same time |
| Impinge | To encroach in a way that violates the rights of another |
| Laconic | Using few words |
| Lament | To express grief for; mourn |
| Obsolete | No longer in use; old-fashioned |
| Reticent | Reluctant to speak |
| Sanction (n.) | An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country |
| Suppressed | Subdued; kept from being circulated |
| Surreptitious | Done by secretive means |
| Truncated | Shortened; cut off |
| Wane | To decrease gradually in intensity; decline |
| Ephemeral | Lasting for a markedly brief time |
| Obscure (n. or v.) | Relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct |
| Tacit | Implied but not actually expressed |
| Tenuous | Having little substance or strength; shaky; flimsy |
| Timorous | Shy; timid |
| Trepidation | Uncertainty; apprehension |
| Immutable | Unchangeable |
| Mundane | Commonplace; ordinary |
| Prosaic | Unimaginative; dull |
| Prudent | Exercising good judgment or common sense |
| Tenet | A principle held as being true by a person or an organization |
| Stoic | Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive; lacking passion |
| Austere | Somber, stern |
| Genre | Describing a category of artistic endeavor |
| Staid | Characterized by a straitlaced sense of propriety; serious |
| Archaic | Characteristic of an earlier, more primitive period; old-fashioned |
| Emulate | To try to equal or excel, especially through imitation |
| Naïve | Lacking sophistication |
| Nascent | coming into existence; emerging |
| Novice | A beginner |
| Toxic | Poisonous |
| Brittle | Easily broken when subjected to pressure |
| Malice | Extreme ill will or spite |
| Malfeasance | Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official |
| Dilettante | A dabbler in or one who superficially understands an art or a field of knowledge |
| Eclectic | Made up of a variety of sources or styles |
| Intuitive | Knowing or perceiving quickly and readily |
| Laudatory | Expressing great praise |
| Novel | Strikingly new, unusual, or different |
| Paramount | Of chief concern or importance |
| Urbane | Notably polite and elegant in manner; suave |
| Epiphany | A sudden burst of understanding or discovery |
| Trenchant | Keen; incisive |
| Whimsical | Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable |
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