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SAT Vocabulary
SAT Vocabulary pt 06
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to meet or discharge financial obligations |
| intangible | incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch |
| lavish | very generous |
| litigious | (adj) willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit |
| meticulous | marked by precise accordance with details |
| milieu | the environmental condition |
| mutability | the quality of being capable of mutation |
| naivete | lack of sophistication or worldliness |
| obscure | not clearly understood or expressed |
| opaque | not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion |
| pacifist | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes |
| patriarchy | a form of social organization in which men hold power |
| pedantic | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning |
| plagiarize | take without referencing from someone's writing or speech |
| potentate | a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| pragmatic | concerned with practical matters |
| privy | informed about something secret or not generally known |
| profound | situated at or extending to great depth |
| relinquish | turn away from; give up |
| renown | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
| salient | (adj) noticeable or important; standing out |
| sanctimonious | excessively or hypocritically pious |
| tedious | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
| temper | a characteristic state of feeling |