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SAT Vocab List 2 LGR
Question | Answer |
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voluble | vol-yoo-bul talkative |
vindicate | vin-di-kait to clear from blame or suspicion |
copious | koh-pee-uss abundant, plentiful |
undermine | un-der-mine to weaken |
abstract | ab-strakt theoretical; difficult to understand |
conventional | kun-ven-shun-ul traditional, ordinary |
cursory | kurss-uh-ree hasty, disregarding details |
discord | diss-kord lack of agreement or harmony |
vulnerable | vul-nur-uh-bul easy to injure or harm |
reticent | ret-uh-sunt quiet, untalkative |
intractable | in-trakt-uh-bull stubborn, difficult to manage |
impartial | im-par-shul fair, not favoring either side |
refute | ri-fyoot to disprove, offer arguments against |
ponderous | pon-duh-russ very dull, boring |
deplore | di-ploar to strongly disapprove of |
frugal | fruu-gul not spending freely |
spontaneous | spon-tay-nee-uss impulsive, not planned |
innate | in-ait inborn, present at birth |
inevitable | in-ev-it-uh-bul unavoidable, certain to happen |
inept | in-ept lacking skill, clumsy |
contrite | kun-trite regretful, feeling guilt |
contemporary | kun-tem-puh-rer-ee modern |
enigmatic | en-ig-mat-ic mysterious, puzzling |
distend | diss-tend to expand, extend |
contentious | kun-ten-shuss quarrelsome, fond of arguing |
verbose | vur-boass wordy |
predilection | pred-i-lek-shun preference, liking |
hypocrite | hip-uh-krit a person who claims to be what he is not |
brusque | bruhsk rudely brief |
willful | will-ful stubborn |
deplete | di-pleet to use up |
plagiarism | play-juh-riz-um the theft of someone else's ideas |
confound | kon-found to confuse |
discursive | diss-kur-siv rambling, unfocused |
preclude | pri-klood to make impossible, prevent |
torpor | tor-pur inactivity |
tyranny | tir-uh-nee absolute power that is often cruel |
bungler | bung-glur a clumsy person |
hackneyed | hack-need overused, stale |
accolade | ak-uh-lade praise; a statement of approval |
dissonance | diss-uh-nenss disagreement; lack of harmony |
invective | in-vek-tiv an insulting or abusive expression |
uniform | yoo-ni-form identical, similar |
placate | play-kait to calm the anger of |
irascible | ir-ass-uh-bul short tempered, irritable |
banal | bay-null unoriginal, stale |
bolster | bol-stur to support, prop up |
circumspection | sur-kum-spek-shun caution |
consequence | kon-si-kwenss result, outcome |
instigate | in-sti-gait to provoke to action |
civil | si-vul polite, courteous |
tangible | tan-juh-bul real, capable of being touched |
kindle | kin-dul to excite, stir up |
loathe | loath to hate, scorn |
penchant | pen-chent liking |
emaciated | i-may-shee-ay-tid starved, extremely thin |
score | skor the written form of a piece of music |
stagnate | stag-nait to lie motionless |
opaque | oh-paik impenetrable by light |
morose | muh-roass sad, sorrowful |
exasperate | ig-zas-pa-rait to anger or irritate |
fitful | fit-ful irregular, inconsistent |
unprecedented | un-press-uh-den-tid never before known or experienced |
mundane | muhn-dain ordinary, commonplace |
refined | ri-find polite, well-bred |
assiduous | uh-sij-oo-ess working devotedly and carefully |
amass | uh-mass to pile up, collect |