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SAT Words Set #2
Vocab test words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trenchant | Cutting, incisive, having a sharp point, caustic, sarcastic |
| Procrastinate | To put off until a later time |
| Roster | A list of names; especially of personnel available for duty |
| Impede | To obstruct or interfere with; to delay |
| Forbear | To refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or tolerant |
| Migratory | Roving, wandering, nomadic |
| Asunder | In separate parts; apart from each other in position |
| Incite | To arouse to action |
| Evade | To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer |
| Efface | To rub away |
| Roger's ______ remarks at the budget meeting could be explained by the fact that he knew precisely where the financial problems lay. | trenchant |
| The music teacher made numerous ________ comment's about the band's performance; clearly she thought the band stunk. | trenchant |
| Julia had a _____ tongue and was always putting her friends down behind their backs. | trenchant |
| Never do today what you can _______ until tomorrow, a famous husband once said. | procrastinate |
| Tom would _______ until the last minute to do his homework. | procrastinate |
| Wilcox had a __________ personality; whatever he started, you felt he was probably not going to finish. | procrastinating |
| The football program has a _____ for both teams. | roster |
| Tom saw his name on the duty _____. | roster |
| The military is full of all types of _____; there is a duty ______, a leave _____ and even a _____ for standing ground. | rosters, roster, roster, roster |
| He was only my uncle, but he always told me no matter what, not to let anyone _____ my ambition to go to medical school. | impede |
| As a hopeful runner on the school track team, James Carver's biggest ______ to his foot speed was his short legs. | impediment |
| To _____ your opinion on any controversial matter until you have first heard all the facts is generally the wisest course of action. | forbear |
| Jonathan said his motto was to never _____ a good party for another time when you have one today. | forbear |
| Henry _____ his decision to close the store, deciding to wait until after the Christmas season. | forbore |
| Wild geese _____ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters. | migrate |
| Most American Indian tribes in the old west were _______ and followed the movements of the buffalo. | migratory |
| Fruit pickers are _______ workers who move from place to place at harvesting time. | migratory |
| The escaped prisoners _____ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns. | evaded |
| Jane always managed to _____ helping her sister wash the dishes by claiming she had homework to do. | evade |
| Their romance never really blossomed as their friends expected, because Stacy was the pursuer, but Billy was the _____. | evader |
| We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been _____ by the ravages of time, but we could make out many that were well over two hundred years old. | effaced |
| To assure that he left no clues, the thief _____ his fingerprints from the stolen car. | effaced |
| Someone vandalized the museum paintings by ______ each one with red spray paint. | effacing |
| When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ______ and not one single building was left standing. | asunder |
| Our team lost its unity and became a group of individuals who played entirely for themselves, _____ from each other. | asunder |
| The mob was _____ to riot when the police arrived and began hitting people with their nightsticks. | incited |
| When Rodney decided that his case was hopeless, nothing the doctors could say would _____ him to fight his illness. | incite |
| Waving a stick at Jerry's dog only _____ him and increases the chance he will bite you. | incites |
| The thunder tore the young lovers _____ | asunder |
| When the navy ship docked in Hong Kong Harbor, Jeremy was disappointed when he saw the duty ______ had his name on it. | roster |
| Please ______ feeding the four bears. | forbear |
| Larry hated to cut the grass and would __________________ about it for weeks | procrastinate |
| The job of highway patrolmen is to ______ speeding motorists. | impede |
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