Vocabulary For Sat I

Front 1

Expunge

Back 1

(verb) to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate

Front 2

Indelible

Back 2

(Adj.) Not able to be erased, removed (literal), forgotten (figurative)
The page was marked with indelible ink.

Front 3

Untenable

Back 3

(Adj.) 1) Indefensible as an argument, thesis
2) unfit to be occupied (as in a house, apartment)

Front 4

Rapprochement

Back 4

(noun) an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations (especially between previously feuding national groups)

Front 5

Punitive

Back 5

(adj.) serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment

Front 6

Dilatory

Back 6

(adj.) 1) tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
2) intended to cause delay or stall

Front 7

Expeditious

Back 7

(adj.) characterized by efficient quickness

Front 8

Delineate

Back 8

(verb) 1) to literally draw an outline of something, trace/sketch in outline
2) to describe, "outline," with precision

Front 9

a) Onus
as opposed to
b) Opus

Back 9

a) (noun) 1) a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
2) blame or responsibility
b) a composition, especially musical (magnum opus: greatest of career)

Front 10

Voluble

Back 10

Adjective: characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative

Front 11

Exigency

Back 11

–noun, plural -cies.
1. exigent state or character; urgency.
2. Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
3. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.