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SAT review Pg 1
Review of SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| engima - Giving birth to an egg is an enigma is the mother is not a bird! | mystery; puzzle |
| incorrigible - Father said his son was incorrigible because he was always in trouble. | impossible to control; discipline |
| onerous - Owner Russ yelled at the tennt o hurry up and finish cleaning his car. | oppressive, bossy, burdensome |
| auspicious - Wearing special space boots, the two astronauts easily walked on the moon. | likely to succeed; promising |
| augment - Using fertilizer is likely to augment the crops one grows in their garden. | make larger; increase |
| opportunist - The tunist saw an opportunity to take over the lead role when the actor fainted. | someone who takes advantage of the situation. |
| ominous - The dark sky and strong winds were an ominous sign of bad weather. | sign of something bad about to happen |
| averse - The male student was averse to listening to poetry. | feel repelled; wanting to avoid |
| ambivalence - Val changed her mind many times about what to wear to the dance. | indecision; feeling pulled in two directions |
| perfunctory - The inspectors at the perfume factory completed a perfunctory inspection. | without enthusiasm or thoroughness |
| erratic - Putting ears on a house is erratic behavior. | unpredictable; differ from the norm. |
| loquacious - Two loquacious women spent hours talking about a pair of shoes. | talkative |
| loathe - Ms. Mason truly does loathe lime beans, even if some call them butter beans. | to hate; despise |
| peruse - Our teacher spent all class period perusing a map of Peru. | read carefully; study in detail |
| austere - Old Blue, our steer, lives in an austere barn eating regular grass. | without luxuries; ordinary |
| obstinate - Hobbs was obstinate and did not believe the score was 10 to 8. | stubborn, refusing to be persuaded |
| eclectic - The lady has eclectice taste in electric companies; she use six companies. | choosing from many sources |
| platitude - The dentist tried to be funny with stupid platitudes while plating my tooth. | boring, dull remarks; trite statements |
| arbitrary - Looking into a jar of hundreds of bees, I arbitrarily selected one. | random; without reason |
| evasive - Eva is evasive because she will not give out the number to her hive. | avoid giving direct answers. |
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