SAT Words for the Week

8/8/2019 SAT Words for the Week

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Ancillary-

auxiliary; serving

as an aid


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Beleaguer-

besiege or

attack


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Bilious-

ill-tempered


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Callous-

unfeeling;

hardened


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Chagrin-

vexation;

disappointment


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Conjecture-

surmise; guess


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Connoisseur-

competent to

act


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as a judge of

art

Culpable-


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deserving blame

Curmudgeon-


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bad-tempered

person

Dilapidated-


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in despair, run

downRather than get discouraged, the architect saw great

potential in the dilapidated house.

Doleful-


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sad; mournful

Looking into the doleful eyes of the lonely pony, the girl

yearned to take him home.

Edify-


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instruct; correct

morally

Egregious-


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notorious;

conspicuously

bad

Evince-


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show clearly

When he tried to answer the questions, he evinced his

ignorance of the subject matter.

Execrable-


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extremely bad

The anecdote was in such execrable taste that it

revolted the audience.

Exigency-


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urgent situation

Filibuster- to


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block legislation

by making long

speeches

Felicitous-


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Well-suited;

Appropriate

Flag-


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grow feeble

Flaunt-


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display

ostentatiously

Flippant-


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lacking proper

seriousness

Galvanize-


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stimulate by

shock; stir up

Gargantuan-


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huge; enormous

Gibbering-


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nonsense;

babbling

Illicit- illegal


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Impeccable-


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flawless;

faultless


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Impediment-

hindrance;

stumbling block


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Impetuous-

violent; sudden

and impulsive


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Inchoate-

recently begun


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Innocuous-

harmless


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Insidious-

gradually causing

harm


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Irksome-

annoying


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Lachrymose-

producing tears

His voice has a lachrymose quality which is more

appropriate at a funeral than a class reunion.


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Kudos-

Honor; glory;

praiseThe singer complacently received kudos from his

entourage on his performance.


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Lethal- deadly


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Loquacious-

talkative


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Lugubrious-

mournful


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Mendacious

untruthful


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Morbid

unwholesome,

diseased,

unhealthy


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Nebulous-

not clear; vague


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Nefarious-

very wicked


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Nonplus- bring

to a halt by

confusion;

perplex


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Paucity-

smallness of

number/amountThe paucity of funds caused the main problems with the

progress of the school.


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Pejorative-

negative in

connotationInstead of criticizing Clintond s policies, the Republicans

made pejorative remarks about his character.


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Penury

severe poverty


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Perfidious

treacherous;

disloyal


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Peripatetic

traveling around

to different

places


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Pontificate

pompous;

pretentious


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Posthumous-

after death


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Prolixity-

tedious

wordiness


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Promulgate-

spread a

doctrine


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Penchantan inclination,

a definite liking


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Pecuniaryrelating to

money


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Quixotic-

idealistic

but impractical


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Rambunctious-

difficult to

control


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Recalcitrant-

stubbornly

disobedient


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Reciprocate-

to give in return


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Recluse-

loner; hermit


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Regale-

entertain


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Repudiate-

refuse to

accept

something


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Rescind-

to take back;

cancel


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Resilient- able

to feel better

quickly after


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something bad

Respite-

interval of relief;

time for rest


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Rhapsodize-

to express

great enthusiasm


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Ruffian-

hooligan; bully


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SSSaaagggaaaccciiiooouuusss-

wise; having

good judgment


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Sanguine-

cheerful and

hopeful


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Scanty-

meager;

insufficient


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Scurrilous-

obscene;

indecent


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Scuttle-

run with short,

rapid steps


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SSSeeedddaaattteee---

calm and relaxed;

quiet


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Succumb-

to accept

defeat


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Supercilious-

arrogant and


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disdainful

Unctuous-

expressing false,


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insincere praise

Tutelage-

guardianship;


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guidanceUnder the tutelageof her older sister, the young

orphan was able to persevere.

Trounce-

to beat severely,


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defeatThe inexperienced young boxer was trouncedin amatter of minutes

Usurp-

to seize


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another s

power

Viable-


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practical or

workable

Vicissitude-


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change of

fortune

Jingoistic-


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Patriotic; believe

that one s own

country is best

Jocular-


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Amusing;

intended for

joking

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