Sat Week 2 Vocab

Front 1

Abstain

Back 1

to refrain from something by one's own choice

Front 2

Admonish

Back 2

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

Front 3

Asinine

Back 3

foolish, unintelligent or silly

Front 4

Chaotic

Back 4

completely confused or disordered

Front 5

Chide

Back 5

to express disapproval of

Front 6

Desist

Back 6

to cease, as from some action or proceeding

Front 7

Ephemeral

Back 7

lasting a very short time

Front 8

Eschew

Back 8

to abstain or keep away from

Front 9

Ferocious

Back 9

fierce, savage and cruel

Front 10

Fleeting

Back 10

passing swiftly

Front 11

Flippant

Back 11

lacking respect and seriousness, humorous in a disrespectful way

Front 12

Fraternal

Back 12

1. brotherly
2. having to do with a men's organization, such as a college fraternity

Front 13

Frivolous

Back 13

characterized by lack of seriousness

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Incite

Back 14

to stimulate to action, urge on, stir up

Front 15

Inclination

Back 15

a liking or preference

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Impostor

Back 16

a fake, someone who pretends to be a person he is not, a counterfeit

Front 17

Insular

Back 17

1. isolated, as if living on an island
2. narrow-minded, provincial

Front 18

Insurgent

Back 18

revolutionary, armed fighter against a government

Front 19

Laconic

Back 19

using few words; terse, concise

Front 20

Magnanimous

Back 20

generous, forgiving, and big-hearted; high-minded, noble

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Malevolent

Back 21

wishing evil upon or doing harm to others

Front 22

Masquerade

Back 22

1. a party or dance at which everyone wears a mask
2. a false outward show, pretending to be someone you aren't

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Misanthrope

Back 23

someone who hates mankind

Front 24

Misnomer

Back 24

the wrong name for osmething

Front 25

Mutiny

Back 25

rebellion against the captain on a ship

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Nomad

Back 26

a homeless wanderer, especially a member of a people who have no fixed abode and move their tents and livestock across the land in search of pasture and food

Front 27

Nullify

Back 27

to render or declare legally void or inoperative

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Orient

Back 28

to determine your position, and to become familar with new surroundings

Front 29

Parched

Back 29

to dry out, especially to be thirsty

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Paucity

Back 30

scarcity, smallness of number or quantity; lack

Front 31

Penchant

Back 31

a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something

Front 32

Predilection

Back 32

a strong liking for something, a tendency to behave a certain way

Front 33

Preeminent

Back 33

outstanding, superior

Front 34

Preface

Back 34

an introduction section

Front 35

Pertinent

Back 35

relevant, relating directly to the matter at hand

Front 36

Prologue

Back 36

a short introduction, usually to a book

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Propensity

Back 37

a natural inclination or tendency

Front 38

Prosaic

Back 38

commonplace, dull, unimaginative

Front 39

Proverb

Back 39

a short popular saying that expresses a commonplace truth or thought

Front 40

Quandary

Back 40

a dilemma; a state or situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do

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Rebuke

Back 41

to express sharp, stern disapproval of

Front 42

Refrain

Back 42

To keep yourself from saying or doing something

Front 43

Repeal

Back 43

to revoke or cancel a law

Front 44

Reprimand

Back 44

to scold someone strongly, even officially

Front 45

Revoke

Back 45

to take back or withdraw

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Sect

Back 46

a group of people who share a religious faith; a group who breaks away from a larger religious group

Front 47

Transient

Back 47

not lasting, enduring, or permanent

Front 48

Vacuous

Back 48

without contents

Front 49

Vapid

Back 49

without liveliness or spirit