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SAT UNIT 6 VOCAB
SAT Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (adj.) associated, connected | affiliated |
| (v.) to find out | ascertain |
| (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving | attainment |
| (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance | bequeath |
| (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point | cogent |
| (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together | converge |
| (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide | disperse |
| (v.) to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement | esteem |
| (v.)to earse, obliterate,destroy | expunge |
| (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time | finite |
| (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack | invulnerable |
| (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will | malevolent |
| (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned | nonchalant |
| (adj.)knowing everything; having a unlimited awareness of understanding | omniscient |
| (n.) a remedyfor all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems | panacea |
| (adj.) exact, careful, attending throughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | scrupulous |
| (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding | skulk |
| (adj.) proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of feeling of superiority | supercilious |
| (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation | uncanny |
| (adj.) easily excused; pardonable | venial |
| (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others | altruistic |
| (v.) to express agreement | assent |
| (n.) one who does good to others | benefactor |
| (adj.) marked by honor, courteay, and courage; knightly | chivalrous |
| (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness | clemency |
| (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine | dearth |
| (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved | diffident |
| (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement | discrepancy |
| (v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest | embark |
| (adj.)easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerly felt | facile |
| (adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yeild | indomitable |
| (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable | infallible |
| (v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly | plod |
| (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting | pungent |
| (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless | remiss |
| (v.) to lie; place (n.) relaxation, preace of mind,calmness | repose |
| (n.) rashness, boldness | teremity |
| (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh | truculent |
| (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense | unfeigned |
| (adj.) extremely poisonious; full of malice; spiteful | virulent |
| (v.) to yeild to; to assume an office or dignity | accede |
| (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion | brandish |
| (v.) to include or contain; to be made up of | comprise |
| (adj.) skillful, nimble | deft |
| (adj.)deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in | destitute |
| (adj.) definite, clearly stated | explicit |
| (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally | extirpate |
| (adj.) coming at a bad time; not approprite | inopportune |
| (adj.) suggesting an incongruity betwenn what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic | ironic |
| (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date | musty |
| (adj.)meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority | officious |
| (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | ominous |
| (n.) a high peak or point | pinnacle |
| (adj.) considered beforehand, daliberately planned | premeditated |
| (adj.) growing without check, running wild | rampant |
| (n.) comfort, relief (v.) to comfort | solace |
| (adj.) dignified, majestic | stately |
| (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile | supple |
| (v.) to stop by force, put down | suppress |
| (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption | venal |