Sat Vocab, Set 5

Front 1

impetuous

Back 1

hot-headed, rish in without thinking, headlong

Front 2

pretentious

Back 2

phony

Front 3

jettison

Back 3

throw out from, eject

Front 4

quixotic

Back 4

unrealistic, fantastical, imaginary

Front 5

erroneous

Back 5

mistaken

Front 6

dubious

Back 6

doubtful

Front 7

incomprehensible

Back 7

not understandable

Front 8

candid

Back 8

blunt, pointedly honest

Front 9

incredulous

Back 9

unbelievable

Front 10

apprehensive

Back 10

fearful, afraid

Front 11

enigmatic

Back 11

puzzling, mysterious

Front 12

ambiguous

Back 12

unclear, cannot be decided between 2 ideas

Front 13

soporific

Back 13

sedative, puts people to sleep

Front 14

noxious

Back 14

poisonous

Front 15

inimical

Back 15

hostile, harmful

Front 16

poignant

Back 16

nostalgic, heart felt

Front 17

chary

Back 17

cautious

Front 18

amiable

Back 18

friendly

Front 19

impudent

Back 19

rude, outspoken

Front 20

baleful

Back 20

deadly

Front 21

bemused

Back 21

confused, muddled

Front 22

ascetic

Back 22

leads a simple liefe

Front 23

antediluvian

Back 23

prehistory, ancient, archaic

Front 24

laxity

Back 24

gives in easily to requests

Front 25

diffidence

Back 25

shy, timid

Front 26

broach

Back 26

introduce, bring up a new subject

Front 27

bemoan

Back 27

regret, feel bad about

Front 28

emanates

Back 28

comes from,

Front 29

fluctuates

Back 29

changes, moves up and down

Front 30

surreptitiously

Back 30

works secretly to overthrow, clandestinely

Front 31

eregriously

Back 31

harmful, glaringly bad

Front 32

punctiliously

Back 32

strict, exacting, timely

Front 33

exigently

Back 33

requiring attention for existence/survival

Front 34

indecourously

Back 34

rudely, using bad mannersq

Front 35

entrench

Back 35

plant, dig in to stay

Front 36

paucity

Back 36

poverty, without money and basic needs

Front 37

surfeit

Back 37

enough, plenty, satisfied with an amount

Front 38

infiltrate

Back 38

secretly invade, permeate

Front 39

despoil

Back 39

ravage, destroy

Front 40

remuneration

Back 40

pay recieved for work done

Front 41

browbeat

Back 41

badger with words

Front 42

stultify

Back 42

make stupid, prevent develpment

Front 43

banal

Back 43

commonplace, boring, dull

Front 44

gauche

Back 44

rude, tasteless, borrish

Front 45

coddle

Back 45

indulge, give in easily

Front 46

callow

Back 46

immature youth