Sat Prep Ii

Front 1

antagonism

Back 1

hostility, active opposition

Front 2

antithesis

Back 2

direct opposites

Hint 2

surprisingly, donna is the antithesis of her twin, debby

Front 3

apocryphal

Back 3

of doubful authenticity; counterfeit

Hint 3

her apocryphal tears fooled no one

Front 4

articulate

Back 4

able to put one's thoughts into words easily and clearly
v. to speak distinctly

Hint 4

try to articulate clearly when you read the poem aloud

Front 5

assuage

Back 5

to calm or soothe; to satisfy

Hint 5

mother hastened to the bedroom to assuage beth's fears

Front 6

augment

Back 6

to increase or enlarge; to becom egreater in size

Hint 6

you can augment your income by working overtime

Front 7

authoritarian

Back 7

a person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom

Hint 7

the rebel colonel claimed to hv an affinity for democracy, but we knew that he was an authoritarian through and through

Front 8

autonomy

Back 8

independence, self-govt

Hint 8

in search of autonomy, the settlers refused to pay taxes to their mother country

Front 9

aversion

Back 9

strong or fixed dislike; antipahty

Hint 9

having an aversion toward cheese, i aviod eating pizza

Front 10

belittle

Back 10

to make sth seem less important

Front 11

bequeath

Back 11

to leave money or property by a will; to pass along

Hint 11

the austere, old tightwad would not bequeath even one penny to charity

Front 12

bizarre

Back 12

strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque

Front 13

blithe

Back 13

happy and cheeful; gay

Front 14

bombastic

Back 14

high sounding; marked by use of language w/ous much real meaning

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buffoon

Back 15

a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes

Front 16

cache

Back 16

hiding place; sth hidden in a hiding place

Front 17

obtuse

Back 17

intsensitive; block-headed, slow in comprehension

Hint 17

the obtuseness of some people is due to their unwillingness to accept new ideas

Front 18

scrutinize

Back 18

to look very carefully; to examine

Hint 18

screw eyes

Front 19

congenial

Back 19

pleasant to be around; social, agreeable

Hint 19

jeans; folks in jeans are very congenial

Front 20

fjord

Back 20

a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills

Hint 20

fors in a fjord

Front 21

aspire

Back 21

sth on ehopes to achieve; goal

Hint 21

retire; jim aspired to retire early and become a man of leisure

Front 22

martyr

Back 22

someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends to suffering to gain sympathy

Hint 22

harder; it's harder to be a martyr

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consensus

Back 23

general agreement

Hint 23

a consensus is more than a majority, it means most everyone agrees

Front 24

blather

Back 24

to talk nonsensically

Hint 24

karen and allison blathered until their mouths lathered

Front 25

cajole

Back 25

to persuade by pleasant words or false promises

Hint 25

first he tried to cajole the witness into testifying, then he used threats

Front 26

callous

Back 26

unfeeling; insensitive

Hint 26

it was a surprise to see the tears flowing from someone we had considered to be callous

Front 27

capitulate

Back 27

to surrender; to cease resisting

Hint 27

since the propsed terms were so ambiguous, we vowed not to capitulate until they were clarified

Front 28

capricious

Back 28

changeable; fickle

Hint 28

our weather is so capricious that it's difficult to make weekend plans

Front 29

carping

Back 29

complaining

Hint 29

his carping criticism of the book was upsetting to the author

Front 30

catalyst

Back 30

someone or sth that brings about a change

Front 31

catharsis

Back 31

an emotional purification or relief

Hint 31

we go to cathedral to get catharsis

Front 32

caustic

Back 32

sting, biting, acidic

Front 33

celestial

Back 33

hving to do with the heavens; divine

Front 34

censure

Back 34

to blame; to citicize adversely

Hint 34

the station president will probably censure the TV host for his poor taste.

Front 35

chastise

Back 35

to criticize severely

Hint 35

if you chastise Jason, he will immediately begin to weep

Front 36

chimerical

Back 36

absurd; wildy fanciful

Hint 36

uncle dave was chastised by aunt pearl for his chimerical get-rich-quick schemes

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circumspect

Back 37

careful

Front 38

clairvoyant

Back 38

hving exceptional insight

Hint 38

victor used his clairvoyant power to make a fortune on wall st

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clandestine

Back 39

secret

Front 40

clemency

Back 40

mercy; mildness

Hint 40

the prisoner's plea for clemency fell on deaf ear

Front 41

coalesce

Back 41

to grow together; to combine

Hint 41

team work

Front 42

colloguial

Back 42

informal speech/writing

Front 43

commiserate

Back 43

to sympathize with; to fell sorrow for another's suffering

Hint 43

common misery