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101 SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to get free from an entanglement or a difficult situation | extricate |
| tough to control; defiant of authority | recalcitrant |
| extra, unnecessary | superfluous |
| unpredictable; differing from what is expected | erratic |
| biased; favoring one side over another | partial |
| relentless; inflexible; showing no mercy | inexorable |
| fleeting, here one moment and gone the next | ephemeral |
| being carefully chosen from many different sources | eclectic |
| mystery, a riddle whose answer is hard to figure out or might not exist | enigma |
| impulsive, acting without thinking | impetuous |
| rude in a bold, daring way; often to one's superiors or elders | impudent |
| careful with resources; unwilling or unable to spend money | frugal |
| someone who hates or distrusts everybody | misanthrope |
| complaining, whining | querulous |
| dangerous, slow, and subtle in its effect | insidious |
| talkative, friendly | loquacious |
| specialized language | jargon |
| expressing as much as possible in as few words as possible | laconic |
| talkative, runs on at the mouth | garrulous |
| silly, senseless | inane |
| hgih opinion held in someone | esteem |
| to make a (problem or condition) worse | exacerbate |
| long, lecturing speech | harangue |
| about to take place, happening soon | imminent |
| a loug, harsh noise made up of sounds that don't blend well | cacophony |
| to give in or agree | acquiesce |
| said clearly and fully, iwthout question | explicit |
| generous, big-hearted and noble | magnanimous |
| catious | circumspect |
| wild exaggeration | hyperbole |
| arranged logically, fitting together well, clear | coherent |
| trickery, deceit | chicanery |
| a pleasent or neutral word or expression used instead of an offensive one | euphemism |
| to force someone against their will physically or through threat | coerce |
| thorough or ethical | scrupulous |
| casual, unconcerned | nonchalant |
| fear, anxiety | trepidation |
| feeling gloomy or negative | pessimistic |
| overly idealistic, romantic and impractical | quixotic |
| to escape or avoid | evade |
| producing a great deal | prolific |
| recklesness, foolish boldness | temerity |
| doubtful, questionable | dubious |
| unclear; vague, different interpretations | ambiguous |
| something that is our of place in time | anachronism |
| distinguished; highly respected and well- known | eminent |
| boring, ordinary, dull | banal |
| tiny, very small | miniscule |
| authorize, endorse, approve, allow | sanction |
| to erase or wear away | efface |
| unchangeable, used to describe something that can't be changed | immutable |
| infectious, dangerous | virulent |
| calm, peaceful | seren |
| reckelss, unrestrained | wanton |
| unpredictable, unsteady | capricious |
| standards used to make ajudgement | criteria |
| to say evil, harmful things about someone | malign |
| neglect, carelessness | negligence |
| to hate, loathe, or detest | abhor |
| advocate, argue in favor of somthing | proponent |
| to look at very closely, to study carefully | scrutinize |
| without a rational reason | arbritrary |
| new, original | novel |
| without shape, form, or definition | amorphous |
| restrict | circumscribe |
| noticeably bad aor foolish | egrigous |
| to move back and forth between two decisions | vacillate |
| strong natural tendency, prefernece | propensity |
| brave, daring | intrepid |
| breifness | brevity |
| pracitcal, done to gain advantage | expedient |
| showing good will, being kind- hearted | benevolent |
| enthusiastic and dedicated, sometimes overly so | zealous |
| stern, plain, without luxuries | austere |
| frequent, constantly recurring | chronic |
| quiet, restrained | reticent |
| to talk down or treat in a condescending way | patronize |
| moral decay or decline | decadence |
| to place two things side by side to compare them | juxtapose |
| a leader who tells people what they want ot hear and plays on people's prejudices | demagouge |
| something that doesn't fit in the group | anomaly |
| to flood or overwhelm | innundate |
| to condemn in a stern fahsion | censure |
| to scold or criticize severely | chastise |
| evil reputation | infamy |
| above it all, having a sense of superiority | supercilious |
| reject, disown, or disclaim | repudiate |
| speech that is persuassive but often insincere or meaningless in content | rhetoric |
| make something better, to improve a bad situation | ameliorate |
| to make easier, smooth the way | facilitate |
| exemption, the ability to do something without punishment | impunity |
| felt or experienced secondhand | vicarious |
| vague, mysterious, not prominent or well- known | obscure |
| model | paradigm |
| spread throughout a population | pandemic |
| found everywhere | ubiquitous |
| break, interruption | hiatus |
| a series arranged by rank | hierarchy |
| surplus, overabundance | plethora |
| state of uncertainty, puzzling situation | quandary |
| ordinary, everyday | mundane |
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