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SAT Words 1-20
Question | Answer |
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To attack or assail with words to verbally challenge something as false or wrong. | Impugn |
A controversial argument often published as an essay or pamphlet attacking a specific opinion or doctrine. | Polemic |
Freedom from punishment or pain | Impunity |
Characterized by a relentless hatred that cannot be appeared merciless and unforgiving. | Implacable |
Characterized by treacherous and deceitful behavior, traitorous. | Perfidious |
Performed in a hasty and superficial manner without attention to details. | Cursory |
To energize and stir into action. | Galvanize |
To perform preparation; improvise. | Extemporize |
Reserved and not talkative, laconic. | Taciturn |
Clear and precise; exhibiting his uncertainty; categorical. | Unambiguous |
A sudden and alarming amazement that results in confusion and dismay. | Consternation |
To serve as an omen or warning; to foreshadow danger. | Portend |
Very hard to figure out; incomprehensible. | Inscrutable |
To take a definite form or shape. | Crystallize |
Childish and immature. | Puerile |
Characterized by squandering time and money. | Profligate |
A strong inner feeling or premonition of future misfortune. | Foreboding |
Easily angered; prone to outbursts of temper. | Irascible |
Characterized by excessive generosity; overly lenient and tolerant. | Indulgent |
Characterized by being showy on displaying ones knowledge; bookish. | Pedantic |