Sat Vocab Unit 2

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Spurious

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Fake; Counterfeit

(the spurious tip)

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Guile

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Trickery; Deceit

(Deceived someone with guile)

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Beguile

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To deceive with charm

(The con artist beguiled me)

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Strategem

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A deceitful scheme

(She devised a stratagem to escape)

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Surreptitious

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Deceptive; Sneaky

(The surreptitious movements of the lion)

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Clandestine

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Secret; Hidden

(The clandestine military facility was unknown to the president)

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Stealth

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Sneakiness; Ability to avoid detection

(He moved around in stealth)

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Duplicity

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Deceit; Hypocritical deception

(My relationship is riddled with duplicity)

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Specious

Back 9

False, but plausible

(A specious argument)

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Furtive

Back 10

Secretive; Sneaky

(A furtive plan to steal the diamond)

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Pseudonym

Back 11

Pen name

(He writes books under a pseudonym)

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Fallacious

Back 12

Deceptive; False

(Obtaining money in fallacious ways)

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Rapacious

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Greedy; Ravenous

(A rapacious sinner)

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Transient

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Fleeting; Short-lived

(The transient nature of childhood)

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived

(Their success was an ephemeral phenomenon)

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Sporadic

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Irregular and unpredictable;Infrequent

(Experienced sporadic success)

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Capricious

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Whimsical; Impulsive

(She runs her class capriciously)

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Evanescent

Back 18

Likely to vanish

(An evanescent aurora)

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Extemporaneous

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Done with little or no practice

(An extemporaneous speech)

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Anachronism

Back 20

Something out of place in time

(She is an anachronism among her friends)

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Transitory

Back 21

Lasting for a short time

(A transitory flight)

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Expedite

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To speed up

(Expedite projects)

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Influx

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Flowing in

(The country has seen an influx of refugees)

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Superfluous

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Beyond what is necessary or sufficient

(Removing superfluous sentences from an essay)

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Contemporaneous

Back 25

Existing or occurring at about the same time

(Contemporaneous statements)

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Interminable

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Never ending

(An interminable battle)

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Protracted

Back 27

Prolonged; Extended in time
(Protracted conflicts)

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Censure

Back 28

Official condemnation; Harsh criticism

(Declare censure on the representative)

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Calumny

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Slander; False accusation

(Calumny about celebrities)

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Diatribe

Back 30

Malicious criticism or abuse

(A debate must avoid personal diatribe)

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Caustic

Back 31

Corrosive; Sarcastic

(Caustic remarks)

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Repudiate

Back 32

To cast off publicly

(The consumers repudiated the company)

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Derogatory

Back 33

Disparaging; Belittling

(Derogatory remarks)

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Admonish

Back 34

To reprimand mildly

(The boy was admonished by his parents)

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Disparage

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To belittle; To demean

(Do not disparage good manners)

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Impugn

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To attack as untrue; To refute by argument

(Impugn her credibility)

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Malediction

Back 37

A curse

(A malediction of the priests)

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Denigrate

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To attack the character of; To disparage

(Denigrate someone's character)

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Harangue

Back 39

A long, critical, and pompous speech

(He harangued the unfortunate guest)

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Pejorative

Back 40

Tending to make worse

(Pejorative comments)

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Sanctimonious

Back 41

Falsely pious or self-righteous

(Sanctimonious, know-it-all preachers)

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Sacrosanct

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Profoundly sacred

(In Hinduism, the cow is a sacrosanct creature)

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Sanctuary

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A place of refuge; A sacred place

(The cathedral is a sanctuary to all)

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Sacrilegious

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Grossly irreverent; Disrespectful of something sacred

(Mass slaughter of cattle in Hinduism is sacrilegious)

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Revere

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To regard with honor and devotion

(Fans revere music stars like gods)

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Pious

Back 46

Showing religious reverence

(He considered it his pious duty)

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Deference

Back 47

Respect for the wishes of others

(Showing deference to elders)

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Sacrament

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A formal religious act or oath

(Administer sacraments)

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Venerable

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Worthy of respect

(A venerable person)

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Venerate

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To regard with reverence or respect

(To venerate money over life)

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Consecrate

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To declare to be holy

(The marriage was consecrated by a priest)

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Talisman

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An object with magical powers

(A cursed talisman)

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Lionize

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To treat as a celebrity

(Lionize somebody)

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Formidable

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Awesome; Hard to overcome; Dreadful

(They are a formidable team)

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Potent

Back 55

Strong and effective

(The drug is the most potent treatment)

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Bulwark

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A strong defense

(A dam is a bulwark against flooding)

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Indomitable

Back 57

Unable to be conquered

(The indomitable castle)

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Redoubtable

Back 58

Arousing fear; Formidable

(The boss is a redoubtable figure)

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Robust

Back 59

Full of vigor

(Robust young men)

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Impervious

Back 60

Incapable of being penetrated or affected
(Bulletproof vests are impervious to bullets)

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Efficacious

Back 61

Capable of producing a desired effect

(Efficacious medicine)

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Stalwart

Back 62

Physically or morally strong person; Strong supporter

(A stalwart knight)

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Impotent

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Lacking strength or power

(Impotent person)

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Predominant

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Most important

(Predominant trait)

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Impregnable

Back 65

Unable to be entered by force

(The impregnable defenses)

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Brawn

Back 66

Muscular strength

(The wrestler is all brawn and no brains)

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Bastion

Back 67

Stronghold; Fortress

(The college is a bastion of liberalism)

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Coalesce

Back 68

To blend or fuse together

(Water vapor coalesces on microscopic particles)

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Anthology

Back 69

A collection of works

(The Beatles' Anthology)

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Convoke

Back 70

To call together

(To convoke citizens)

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Synchronize

Back 71

To arrange events to occur simultaneously

(Synchronizing ballerinas)

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Synthesis

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A fusion; A bringing together

(The synthesis of DNA)

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Eclectic

Back 73

Made up of parts from many different sources

(Eclectic music)

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Yoke

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To join different things

(Politicians yoke unpopular bills with popular bills)

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Amalgam

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A combination of different substances into one mass

(An amalgam of contradictory traits)

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Amass

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To gather; To pile up

(We amassed a collection of CD's)

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Invoke

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To call on for help or inspiration

(He invoked a statute)

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Compatible

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Capable of living together harmoniously

(Compatible roommates)

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Contemporary

Back 79

Living or occurring during the same time period

(Contemporary novels)

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Predilection

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Disposition in favor of something

(A strong predilection for chocolate)

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Ruthless

Back 81

Cruel; Merciless

(Ruthless interrogator)

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Contempt

Back 82

Scorn; Disrespect

(Showing contempt for novels)

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Callous

Back 83

Hardened; Insensitive

(Emergency room doctors become callous to accidents)

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Sadistic

Back 84

Taking pleasure in the pain of others

(Sadistic youngster)

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Supercilious

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Full of haughty arrogance

(A supercilious person)

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Idiosyncrasy

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A peculiar trait or habit

(She has an idiosyncrasy of tapping her fingers)

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Anomaly

Back 87

Unusual event

(The ninety degree day was an anomaly)

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Incongruous

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Inappropriate; Not in keeping with a pattern

(Incongruous behavior)

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Fetter

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To tie up; To chain

(Boredom puts fetters on imagination)

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Notorious

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Famous for bad things

(A notorious gambler)

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Decry

Back 91

To speak out against

(Decrying the lack of support)

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Vilify

Back 92

To slander; To defame

(Vilify a person)

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heinous

Back 93

Cruel and unusual

(A heinous offense)

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Revile

Back 94

To denounce abusively

(He has been reviled a traitor)