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Sabyne's Stack 1
SAT Words 1-50
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dubious | Uncertain,skeptical,doubtful,questionable |
| Singular | Unique,special,remarkable,exceptional |
| Sanctimonious | Phony holy,exaggerated religious feeling,hypocritical devotion or piousness,often "holier than thou" |
| Preempt | To supersede,to replace by prior arrangement |
| Frenetic | Frantic or frenzied,it describes how one acts when both desperately rushed and disorganized |
| Immutable | Unchangeable,permanent,steadfast |
| Affinity | Natural attraction or proclivity,a sense of kinship with something or someone,a strong sense of liking |
| Transient | On the move,just passing through,not staying long |
| Vindictive | To be spiteful,vengeful,malicious,wanting to take revenge |
| Exigent | Urgent,pressing,requiring immediate action |
| Facile | Easily done,glib,lacking death |
| Precedent | Is a something that comes before something else and serves as an example of or justification for it |
| Concord | Harmony,agreement,a peaceful similarity of attitudes |
| Willful | Headstrong,stubborn,determined to have one's own way |
| Precipitate | To bring about,to set off,to cause to happen |
| Fauna | Refers to animals |
| Rigorous | Exciting,strict,harsh,demanding of precision |
| Illicit | Forbidden,illegal,improper,taboo |
| Reprove | To criticize or correct |
| Capitulate | To surrender,cave in pressure,to collapse |
| Robust | Strong,hardy,vigorous |
| Coalesce | To merge,to fuse,to blend together,to combine |
| Superficial | To be shallow,concerned with only the obvious,not to deep or probing |
| Scrutinized | To examine carefully,to study in detail |
| Aptitude | A natural ability,a talent,an inclination towards something that has not yet been mastered |
| Obfuscate | To make unclear,to darken or confuse,to muddle |
| Mundane | Ordinary,routine,commonplace,not special,out of this world,not of heaven;earthly |
| Harbinger | A forerunner,something that precedes something else and let's us know it is coming |
| Circumspect | Cautious,guarded,vigilant |
| Approbation | Praise,approval,admiration |
| Static | Not moving,stationary,lacking movement or growth |
| Anarchy | Lawlessness, the absence of government or authority; a state of chaos |
| Colloquial | Informal,conversational,common |
| Hermetic | Airtight or tightly sealed, unaffected by anything outside itself |
| Expedite | To facilitate,to help along,to speed the progress of,to make easier |
| Impervious | Unable to be penetrated,and thus protected from being influenced or touched by an outside force |
| Apartheid | A rigid policy of racial segregation |
| Edify | TO uplift,to benefit or instruct,especially morally |
| Fetter | Literally means to restrain,to shackle |
| Connoisseur | Is someone who has refined taste in a given area,someone whose experienced with something has made him/her an expert |
| Compelling | Forceful,having a powerful pull |
| Paradox | A self-contradiction |
| Despot | A tyrant,a king or dictator with absolute power who use it oppressively |
| Erudite | Scholarly,extremely learned,intellectual |
| Deprecate | To deplore, to express strong disapproval of |
| Vocation | A calling, a profession or business that one has a strong inclination toward |
| Auspicious | Promising,boding well,heartening,encouraging. |
| Languish | To experience prolong inactivity in a way that weakens or depresses |
| Credulous | Gullible,eager to believe |
| Decorous | Proper,dignified,in good taste,well-behaved,not offensive |
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