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SAT Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Earth, Wind, and Fire: Verdant (VUR dent) | green with vegetation: "The garden was verdant after the rain." |
| Earth, Wind, and Fire: Variegated (Var ee ih gay tid) | having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored: "The wood's marking were so variegated that Mr. Vargas assumed they had been painted on." |
| Earth, Wind, and Fire: Stratify (STRAT i fy) | to layer or seperate into layers: "Jonas studied the stratified bedrock and was able to see which periods went with which layers." |
| Earth, Wind, and Fire: Invocation (noun, in vo KAY shun) | a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: "The group invoked the god of war as their protector on the field of battle." |
| Earth, Wind, and Fire: Arboreal (ar BOR ee ul) | relating to or resembling a tree or trees: "The Rocky Mountain National Forest will celebrate its arboreal splendor with an Arbor Day concert." |
| Nasty Boys: Supercilious (SUPE er sil lee us) | disdainful; haughty; arrogant: "The nobleman travled through the town with a supercilious expression, sneering at the peasants as he was carried past them." |
| Nasty Boys: Repugnant (ree PUG nent) | arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive: "The pug's behavior at the dog park was repugnant, causing other dogs to avoid him altogether." |
| Nasty Boys: Supercilious (SUPE er sil lee us) | disdainful; haughty; arrogant: "The nobleman travled through the town with a supercilious expression, sneering at the peasants as he was carried past them." |
| Nasty Boys: Repugnant (ree PUG nent) | arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive: "The pug's behavior at the dog park was repugnant, causing other dogs to avoid him altogether." |
| Nasty Boys: Rancorous (RANK er us) | marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will: "They had such a rancorous relationship that no one could believe that they had ever gotten along." |
| Nasty Boys: Pernicious (per NISH us) | extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly: "The fertilizer's pernicious effects were not immediately obvious, but researchers became suspicious when all their petunias died." |
| Nasty Boys: Nefarious (nuh FAYR ee us) | flagrantly wicked; vicious: "Dorothy’s kindness and bravery triumphed over the nefarious antics of the Wicked Witch of the West." |
| Nasty Boys: Insolent (IN suh lint) | insulting in manner or speech: "The insolent prime minister stuck her tongue out at the queen." |
| Nasty Boys: Flippant (FLIP ent) | disrespectfully humorous or casual: "Flap’s flippant remarks to the teacher got him sent to the principles office." |
| Nasty Boys: Exacerbate (eg ZA ser bayt) | to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of, aggravate: "Alan’s procrastination problems were exacerbated by the monkeys who kept throwing bananas at him whole he tried to concentrate." |
| Nasty Boys: Deleterious (del uh TER ee us) | having a harmful effect: "It was only once he started his test that Murray realized the deleterious effects of one too many Red Bulls; he couldn’t concentrate, and his hands were shaking so much he could barely write." |
| Nasty Boys: Contentious (kuh TEN shus) | quarrelsome: "The contentious debate over science class content is increasingly making the news." |
| Nasty Boys: Cantankerous (kan TANK er us) | ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: "The dog had under the tank as a result of the cats cantankerous disposition." |
| Nasty Boys: Belligerent (guh LIH jer int) | eager to fight; hostile or aggressive: "The prosecutor was reprimanded for his belligerent cross-examination of the witness, who had dissolved into tears." |
| Officer Friendly: Sanguine (SAN gwin) | cheerfully confident; optimistic: "Harold's sanguine temperament kept him cheerfil, even through somber times." |
| Officer Friendly: Benign (be NINE) | kind and gentle: "Uncle Ben is a benign and friendly man who is always willing to help." |
| Officer Friendly: Amiable (AY mee un bul) | friendly; agreeable; good-natured: "Mr. Amis was so amiable that he let us call him 'Big A'." |
| Officer Friendly: Alacrity (uh LAK ruh tee) | promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness: "I was so happy when I got the acceptance letter from the University of Alaska that I sprinted home with great alacrity to share the good news." |
| Officer Friendly: Affable (AF uh bul) | easy-going; friendly: "My mom always said that the key to being affable is the ability to make others laugh." |
| Do You Agree?: Meticulous (muh TIK yoo lus) | extremely careful and prescise: "Since Kelly was so meticulous, we asked her to proofread our group's report." |
| Do You Agree?: Jocular (JOK yoo ler) | characterized by or given to joking: "Yung-Ji's jocular disposition helped him gain popularity." |
| Do You Agree?: Intransigence (in TRAN zi jents) | refusal to moderate a position or to compromise: "Jeff was so intransigent in his views that it was impossible to have a rational debate with him." |
| Do You Agree?: Fastidious (fas TID ee us) | carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please: "Kelley, always so fastidious, dramatically edited our group's report." |
| Do You Agree?: Dogmatic (dog MAT ik) | stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs: "Avik was dogmatic in his belief that the power lines were giving his dog headaches." |
| Do You Agree?: Concur (kun KUR) | to agree: "The board concurred that the con artist who had stolen their money had to be convicted." |
| Do You Agree?: Concord (KON kord) | agreement: "The class was in concord about the necessity to preform Hamlet, rather than King Lear, in the spring show." |
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