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SAT Words 67
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| uncanny | (adj.) of supernatural character or origin (Luka had an _____ ability to know exactly what other people were thinking. She also had an uncanny ability to shoot fireballs from her hands.) |
| unctuous | (adj.) smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner (The _____ receptionist seemed untrustworthy, as if she was only being helpful because she thought we might give her a big tip.) |
| undulate | (v.) to move in waves (As the storm began to brew, the placid ocean began to _____ to an increasing degree.) |
| upbraid | (v.) to criticize or scold severely (The last thing Lindsay wanted was for Lisa to _____ her again about missing the rent payment.) |
| usurp | (v.) to seize by force, take possession of without right (The rogue army general tried to _____ control of the government, but he failed because most of the army backed the legally elected president.) |
| utilitarian | (adj.) relating to or aiming at usefulness (The beautiful, fragile vase couldn’t hold flowers or serve any other _____ purpose.) |
| utopia | (n.) an imaginary and remote place of perfection (Everyone in the world wants to live in a _____, but no one can agree how to go about building one.) |
| vacillate | (v.) to fluctuate, hesitate (I prefer a definite answer, but my boss kept _____ing between the distinct options available to us.) |
| vacuous | (adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid (Beyonce realized that the lyrics she had just penned were completely _____ and tried to add more substance.) |
| validate | (v.) to confirm, support, corroborate (Yoko’s chemistry lab partner was asleep during the experiment and could not _____ the accuracy of her methods.) |
| vapid | (adj.) lacking liveliness, dull (The professor’s comments about the poem were surprisingly _____ and dull.) |
| variegated | (adj.) diversified, distinctly marked (Each wire in the engineering exam was _____ by color so that the students could figure out which one was which.) |
| vehemently | (adv.) marked by intense force or emotion (The candidate _____ opposed cutting back on Social Security funding.) |
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