SAT II 2
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- INDIFFERENT
- NOT CARING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
- APATHY
- LACK OF INTEREST OR CONCERN
- OBSCURE
- HAZY, UNFAMILIAR; DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND; RELATIVELY UNKNOWN
- AMBIGUOUS
- UNCLEAR; VAGUE; HAVING SEVERAL POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS
- IMPARTIAL
- NOT IN FAVOR OF ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, UNBIASED
- OBJECTIVE
- PERTAINING TO SOMETHING REAL AND OBSERVABLE; UNINFLUENCED BY EMOTION OR BIAS; GOAL
- REVERE
- TO RESPECT DEEPLY
- DISCRIMINATE
- SELECT CCAREFULLY; JUDICIOUS
- DENOUNCE
- CRITICIZE; CONDEMN
- INNOVATE
- TO INTRODUCE AS NEW; TO EFFECT A CHANGE
- SUBTLE
- HARD TO SEE OR UNDERSTAND; ELUSIVE
- RELEVANT
- HAVING SIGNIFICANT AND DEMONSTRABLE BEARING UPON THE MATTER AT HAND
- CANDID
- FREE FROM BIAS, PREJUDICE, OR MALICE
- DISCERN
- TO COME TO KNOW OR RECOGNIZE MENTALLY; TO SEE OR UNDERSTAND; INSIGHTFUL
- HYPOCRITICAL
- BEING A HYPOCRITE; WHEN SOMEONE PRETENDS TO BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT THEY DO NOT REALLY BELIEVE OR THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY DO OR SAY AT ANOTHER TIME
- DISDAIN
- LACK OF RESPECT ACCOMPANIED BY A FEELING OF INTENSE DISLIKE
- ABSTRACT
- THEORETICAL; NOT CONCRETE
- TEMPER
- BRING INTO BALANCE; MODERATE
- ENIGMA
- MYSTERY; PUZZLE
- INEVITABLE
- UNAVOIDABLE; SOMETHING CERTAIN
- ECCENTRIC
- DIFFERENT FROM MOST, ESPECIALLY IN PERSONALITY OR BEHAVIOR
- PROVINCIAL
- LIMITED OR RESTRICTED; PAROCHIAL
- FUTILE
- HOPELESSLY INEFFECTIVE; USELESS; IN VAIN
- DIVERSE
- DIFFERENT; VARIOUS
- REPRESS
- CURB ACTIONS THAT SHOW FEELINGS; SUPRESS SOMETHING BY FORCE; BLOCK SOMETHING FROM YOUR MIND
- ARTICULATE
- ABLE TO SPEAK CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY
- SOLICIT
- PLEAD FORSOMETHING; ASK SOMEBODY FOR SOMETHING
- REPROACH
- CRITICISE SOMEBODY; DISCREDIT
- CONDESCEND
- ACT IN A SUPERIOR WAY; MAKE CONCESSIONS FOR OTHERS
- ORTHODOX
- FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL DOCTRINE; SOMEBODY WHO HAS TRADITIONAL BELIEFS
- INDOLENCE
- LAZY
- CONGENIAL
- AGREEABLE; SIMILIAR; FRIENDLY
- PRECLUDE
- PREVENT; MAKE IMPOSSIBLE
- APPREHENSIVE
- FEARFUL; AWARE
- ELABORATE
- EXPAND AND EXPLANATION TO INCLUDE MORE DETAILS
- ARROGANT
- ACTING SUPERIOR, OBNOXIOUS, SMUG, OR RUDE
- ELUSIVE
- HARD TO CATCH OR UNDERSTAND; EVASIVE
- EFFACE
- ERASE
- TACITURN
- QUIET
- AMELIORATE
- IMPROVE
- ACQUIESCE
- RELUCTANTLY, AGREEABLE; COMPLIANT
- ATROPHY
- WASTE AWAY; WITHER
- DUBIOUS
- DOUBTFUL; QUESTIONABLE
- FLAGRANT
- OPENLY AND OBVIOUSLY EVIL; GLARING; CONSPICUOUS
- CONCISE
- SHORT AND TO THE POINT
- IMMUTABLE
- UNABLE TO CHANGE
- STATIC
- UNCHANGING; MOTIONLESS
- CREDULOUS
- GULLIBLE; CAUSED BY READINESS TO BELIEVE
- BLASPHEMY
- DISRESPECT TOWARD GOD OR SOMETHING SACRED
- COALESCE
- UNITE; GROW TOGETHER
- LAX
- NOT STRICT; NOT TENSE
- CRYPTIC
- HIDDEN; SECRET; MYSTERIOUS
- LEVITY
- LIGHTNESS; PLAYFULNESS; JOCULARITY
- AMBIVALENT
- INDECISION; FEELING OF BEING PULLED IN TWO DIRECTIONS
- INNATE
- HAVING A QUALITY THAT ARISES FROM WITHIN, RATHER THAN LEARNED OR ACQUIRED FROM THE OUTSIDE
- SYCOPHANT
- SOMEONE WHO FLATTERS IN ORDER TO GAIN FAVOR; WIMPY FOLLOWER
- AMIABLE
- FRIENDLY AND PLEASANT
- ESOTERIC
- KNOWN TO, OR UNDERSTOOD BY, A LIMITED GROUP OF PEOPLE
- EXTRANEOUS
- UNNECESSARY; IRRELEVANT
- TEDIOUS
- LONG AND DRAWN-OUT; TIRESOME; BORING
- CAUSTIC
- BURNING, EITHER WITH CHEMICALS OR SARCASM
- INADVERTENT
- UNINTENTIONAL
- EXHAUSTIVE
- COMPLETE; THOROUGH
- INCONGRUOUS
- OUT OF PLACE
- BELITTLE
- TO MAKE SEEM LESS SIGNIFICANT
- UNPRECEDENTED
- THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
- DIGRESS
- TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE MAIN TOPIC WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING; TO GO OFF ON A TANGENT
- APPEASE
- CALM; PACIFY
- FRIVOLOUS
- NOT WORTH TAKING SERIOUSLY; SILLY
- BENEVOLENT
- KIND HEARTED; GOOD-NATURED; GENEROUS
- PIOUS
- EXHIBITING RELIGIOUS DEVOTION
- CONCILIATE
- BRING DISPUTING SIDES TOGETHER; GET SOMEBODY'S SUPPORT OR FRIENDSHIP BACK
- RESIGNATION
- GIVE IN; RELINQUISH
- RESOLUTION
- PROCESS OF RESOLVING; DECISION; DETERMINATION;
- SERVILE
- LIKE A SLAVE; SUBSERVIENT; SUBMISSIVE
- ACUTE
- SHARP OR SEVERE; KEENLY PERCEPTIVE; OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
- RETICENT
- QUIET; UNCOMMUICATIVE
- ANARCHY
- A LACK OF ORDER; CHAOS
- VIRULENT
- POISONOUS OR DESTRUCTIVE; FILLED WITH HATE OR ANGER; HARSH
- SCRUTINIZE
- OBSERVE SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING CLOSELY
- DISCORD
- DISAGREEMENT; DISSONANCE
- REPUDIATE
- DISOWN; REJECT
- DILIGENT
- PERSISTENT AND HARD-WORKING
- SUPERFICIAL
- NOT PROFOUND OR DEEP; SHALLOW
- CONTEMPT
- ATTITUDE OF UTTER DISGUST OR HATRED
- LUCID
- EASY TO UNDERSTAND; TRANSPARENT; CLEAR -THINKING
- AESTHETIC
- APPEALING TO ALL THE SENSES; ARTISTIC; PERTAINING TO BEAUTY
- PRODIGAL
- WASTEFUL, ESPECIALLY OF MONEY; EXTRAVAGANT
- AUGMENT
- MAKING LARGER; INCREASE
- ASSESS
- JUDGE SOMETHING; DETERMINE AMOUNT;
- complacent
- self-satisfied; unconcerned
- ELOQUENT
- SPEAKING OR SPOKEN BEAUTIFULLY AND FORCEFULLY; EXPRESSING EMOTION CLEARLY
- GUILE
- CUNNING AND DECEITFULNESS
- TRIVIAL
- HAVING LITTLE VALUE; COMMONPLACE
- SQUANDER
- USE SOMETHING WASTEFULLY; EXTRAVAGANCE; EXTRAVAGENT SPENDING
- INCESSANT
- CONTINUOUS; ENDLESS
- LAUD
- PRAISE; WORSHIP; EXTOL
- DETER
- RESTRAIN FROM TAKING ACTION
- REDUNDANT
- NEEDLESSLY REPETITIVE; EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS
- INFAMOUS
- NOTORIOUS; ABOMINABLE
- PROVOCATIVE
- TENDING TO PROVOKE, EXCITE, OR STIMULATE; EXCITING SEXUAL DESIRE
- DEPRAVITY
- CORRUPTION; MORAL CORRUPTION; PERVERSION; EVIL
- GRAVITY
- EXTREME IMPORTANCE OR SERIOUSNESS; THE FORCE THAT ATTRACTS BODY TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, OR TOWARD ANY OTHER PHYSICAL BODY HAVING MASS
- BANAL
- BORING; TRITE; INSIPID
- EXTOL
- PRAISE
- EUPHONY
- PLEASANT SOUND, ESPECIALLY IN SPEECH OR PRONUNCIATION
- DERIDE
- MAKE FUN OF; RIDICULE
- INSIPID
- DULL; FLAT; WITHOUT SPARKLE OR FLAVOR
- AUSTERE
- STERN; PLAIN; WITHOUT LUXURIES
- EXPEDITE
- SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF SOMETHING; DEAL WITH QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY
- HERESY
- AN OPINION EXPRESSED IN DEFIANCE OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED IDEAS
- NOVEL
- LONG STORY; LITERARY GENRE
- PHILANTHROPY
- CHARITABLE WORK; GENEROSITY
- TENTATIVE
- NOT FULLY DEVELOPED OR DEFINITELY PLANNED; PROVISIONAL
- DEFERENCE
- THE ACT OF YIELDING TO SOMEONE ELSE OUT OF RESPECT
- VACILLATE
- MOVE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CHOICES, UNABLE TO DECIDE
- FERVOR
- STRONG PASSION
- DISPASSIONATE
- NOT EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED; OBJECTIVE
- PRAGMATIC
- PRACTICAL
- RIGOR
- SEVERITY OR HARSHNESS; HARDSHIP
- solemn
- serious; somber; grave
- ALLEVIATE
- LESSEN SOMETHING; TO MAKE SOMETHING SUCH AS PAIN OR HARDSHIP MORE BEARABLE OR LESS SEVERE
- NEGLIGENCE
- CARELESS IN A SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN HARM; NEGLECTFUL
- CONSPICUOUS
- EASILY VISIBLE; ATTRACTING ATTENTION
- ADVOCATE
- SUPPORT; PLEAD FOR; SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
- ASCETIC
- SELF-DENIAL OF LIFE'S PLEASURES
- PROFOUND
- PENETRATING BEYOND THE SUPERFICIAL; FILLED WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT; DEEP
- IRONIC
- DELIBERATELY STATING OPPOSITE OF THE TRUTH, USUALLY WITH THE INTENTION OR RESULT OF BEING AMUSING; INVOLVING A SURPRISING OR APPARENTLY CONTRADICTORY FACT
- DOGMATIC
- STUBBORN, BIASED; OPINIONATED; RIGID; AUTHORITATIVE; STICKING TO WIDELY-ACCEPTED BELIEFS, EVEN WHEN FACED WITH CONTRARY EVIDENCE; CLOSED-MINDED
- CONDONE
- TO OVERLOOK, EXCUSE, OR PARDON
- DISSENT
- TO DISAGREE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAJORITY, OR WITH AUTHORITY
- VOLUNTARY
- OF FREE WILL; WITHOUT PAY; USING VOLUNTEERS
- DIDACTIC
- CONTAINING A POLITICAL OR MORAL MESSAGE; TENDING TO GIVE INSTRUCTION OR ADVICE, EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT WELCOME OR NEEDED
- DISPARITY
- LACK OF EQUALITY BETWEEN PEOPLE OR THINGS; DISSIMILARITY
- DISPARAGE
- SAY NEGATIVE THINGS; BELITTLE
- EPHEMERAL
- TEMPORARY; SHORT-LIVED
- COMPLY
- TO OBEY OR TO CONFORM TO SOMETHING AS A RULE, LAW, REGULATION, OR WISH
- PROSAIC
- NOT HAVING ANY FETURES THAT ARE INTERESTING OR IMAGINATIVE; CHARACTERISTIC OF, RESEMBLING, OR CONSISTING OF PROSE
- PROFUSE
- IN LARGE AMOUNTS OR QUANTITIES
- EXPEDIENT
- HELPFUL OR USEFUL IN A SITUATION, BUT SOMETIMES NOT MORALLY ACCEPTABLE; A MEANS TO AN END
- FASTIDIOUS
- DIFFICULT TO PLEASE
- BELLIGERENT
- HOSTILE OR AGGRESSIVE; TAKING PART IN WARFARE
- ASTUTE
- CLEVER AND PERCEPTIVE
- LANGUID
- WITHOUT ENERGY; SLUGGISH
- CENSURE
- TO CRITICIZE
- STAGNANT
- MOTIONLESS; UNCHANGING; DULL
- MITIGATE
- MAKE LESS SEVERE; MOLLIFY
- REPREHENSIBLE
- DESERVING OF CRITICISM; CULPABLE
- ENGENDER
- CREATE OR ARISE; HAVE OFFSPRING
- EXEMPLARY
- DESERVING IMITATION; SERVING AS AN EXAMPLE
- NEUTRAL
- TAKING NO SIDES; POSSESSING NO DISTINCTIVE QUALITY OR REVEALING NO ATTITUDE OR FEELING; WITHOUT HUE
- RELEGATE
- RFER TO AOTHER PERSON FOR DECISIONS OR JUDGMENT; ASSIGN TO A CLASS OR KIND
- ANECDOTE
- SOMEBODY'S ACCOUNT OF SOMETHING
- SCANTY
- SMALL IN QUANTITY; INSUFFICIENT
- FALLACIOUS
- FALSE; MISLEADING
- ACCLAIM
- PRAISE; APPLAUD
- UNIFORM
- SIMILAR; CONSISTENT
- INCOHERENT
- LACKING CLARITY OR ORGANIZATION; UNABLE TO EXPRESS THINGS CLEARLY
- INSTIGATE
- TO CAUSE TO ACT; URGE; INCITE
- SAGE
- WISE PERSON; WISE, SHOWING GREAT WISDOM, ESPECIALLY THAT GAINED FROM LONG EXPERIENCE OF LIFE
- PREDECESSOR
- AN EARLIER OCCUPANT OF A JOB, OFFICE, OR POSITION
- JEOPARDY
- THE THREAT OR POSSIBILITY OF DANGER
- TANGIBLE
- ABLE TO BE TOUCHED; CAPABLE OF BEING UNDERSTOOD AND EVALUATED, AND THEREFORE REGARDED AS REAL
- INDULGENT
- GIVING IN; YIELDING; LENIENT
- REMORSE
- A FEELING OF GUILT; REGRET; SELF-REPROACH
- PIVOTAL
- VITALLY IMPORTANT
- SCRUPULOUS
- VERY THOROUGH; OR, DOING WHAT IS RIGHT AND ETHICAL
- REFUTE
- PROVE WRONG BY SHOWING EVIDENCE; DENY
- RESPITE
- BRIEF INTERVAL OF REST; A TEMPORARY DELAY
- STOIC
- A PERSON WHO SHOWS NO RESPONSE TO PLEASURE OR PAIN; SOMEONE WHO IS IMPASSIVE
- VOLATILE
- CAPABLE OF EVAPORATING, EXPLODING, OR CHANGING
- PERIPHERAL
- AT THE EDGE OR RELATING TO THE EDGE OF SOMETHING AS OPPOSED TO ITS CENTER; NOT SIGNIFICANT
- HEDONISTIC
- SEEKING OF PLEASURE; DEVOTION TO PLEASURE AND HAPPINESS AS A WAY OF LIFE; PHILOSOPHY OF PLEASURE
- IDIOM
- FIXED EXPRESSION WITH NONLITERAL MEANING; NATURAL WAY OF USING LANGUAGE; A GROUP OF WORDS WHOSE MEANING CONSIDERED AS A UNIT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MEANINGS OF EACH WORD CONSIDERED SEPERATELY
- BENEFACTOR
- FINANCIAL SUPPORTER; SOMEBODY WHO AIDS A CAUSE, INSTITUTION, OR PERSON
- BREVITY
- BRIEFNESS; USE OF FEW WORDS
- APOCRYPHAL
- PROBABLY NOT TRUE, BUT WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE TRUE
- VIRTUOSO
- A HIGHLY-SKILLED PERSON
- SLANDER
- NEGATIVE ORAL REMARKS ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON THAT ARE UNTRUE
- ANIMOSITY
- A FEELING OF RESENTMENT, HOSTILITY, OR ENMITY
- DEPLETE
- USE AVAILABLE SUPPLY; EMPTY SOMETHING
- AMITY
- FRIENDLINESS
- STRINGENT
- RIGOROUS OR SEVERE; STRICTLY CONTROLLED OR ENFORCED
- VOLUMINOUS
- LARGE; EXTREMELY LONG; PRODUCING A LARGE AMOUNT OF CREATIVE WORK
- AUSPICIOUS
- PROMISING WELL FOR FUTURE; MARKED BY LUCKY SIGNS OR GOOD OMENS, AND THEREFORE BY THE PROMISE OF SUCCESS OR HAPPINESS
- FICKLE
- LACKING LOYALITY; UNPREDICTABLE; CHANGING
- LETHARGIC
- TIRED; SLUGGISH; DROWSY
- HACKNEYED
- UNORIGINAL; TRITE
- AMASS
- TO BRING A LARGE QUANTITY OF THINGS TOGETHER OVER TIME
- WILLFUL
- DONE DELIVERATELY; STUBBORN
- BASTION
- STRONG SUPPORTER; FORTIFICATION
- TREPIDATION
- FEAR
- DESECRATE
- TO DAMAGE SOMETHING SACRED, OR DO SOMETHING THAT IS OFFENSIVE TO THE RELIGIOUS NATURE OF SOMETHING; DAMAGE SOMETHING REVERED
- FORTUITOUS
- ACCIDENTAL OR UNPLANNED, HAPPENING BY CHANCE, ESPECIALLY GIVING RISE TO A FORTUNATE OUTCOME
- VEHEMENT
- STRONGLY EXPRESSED; POWERFUL
- ASSUAGE
- TO SOOTHE; RELEIVE SOMETHING UNPLEASANT, TO PROVIDE ELIEF FROM SOMETHING DISTRESSING OR PAINFUL
- PRODIGIOUS
- VERY LARGE
- TORPID
- SLUGGISH; DULL; LACKING ENTHUSIASM
- FURTIVE
- SECRETIVE; SHIFTY
- SUPERCILIOUS
- FULL OF CONTEMPT AND ARROGANCE
- PRUDENT
- WISE; SHREWD; CAUTIOUS
- VERBOSE
- VERY TALKATIVE; LOQUACIOUS
- PEDESTRIAN
- SOMEBODY WHO IS TRAVELING ON FOOT; DULL
- INNOCUOUS
- HARMLESS; INOFFENSIVE
- FANATIC
- EXTREMEST; FAN OF SOMETHING
- ENHANCE
- INTENSIFY; IMPROVE
- RETRACT
- WITHDRAW; TAKE BACK A PREVIOUS STATEMENT; RECANT
- PAUCITY
- TOO FEW; SCARCITY
- RESCIND
- TAKE BACK; REMOVE; VOID
- ZEAL
- ENTHUSIASM, ENERGETIC FOR A CAUSE OR IDEA
- BENIGN
- KINDLY, NOT LIFE-THREATENING; HARMLESS; FAVORABLE
- COMPLIANT
- FOLLOWING SOMEONE ELSE'S DEMANDS; CONFORMING; OBEYING
- EMULATE
- IMITATE
- INNUMERABLE
- TOO MANY TO BE COUNTED
- MEANDER
- WANDER IN A CAREFREE MANNER; FOLLOW A WINDING COURSE; RAMBLE
- AUTHORITARIAN
- HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OVER MANY PEOPLE
- BRAWN
- STRONG MUSCLES; BODILY STRENGTH
- CONTRITE
- SORRY; PENETENT
- EXEMPLIFY
- SHOW BY EXAMPLE
- FACILITATE
- MAKE EASIER
- HYPOTHETICAL
- NOT NECESSARILY REAL; BASED UPON SUPPOSITION
- RECALCITRANT
- RESISTING AUTHORITY; DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH OR OPERATE; STUBBORN OPPONENT
- AMBULATORY
- RELATING OR EQUIPPED FOR WALKING; WALKING OR MOVING; NOT CONFINED TO BED; REVOCABLE
- DIFFIDENCE
- LACKING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND RATHER SHY; RESERVED OR RESTRAINED IN BEHAVIOR
- DRONE
- MAKE LOW HUMMING SOUND; TALKING IN BORING VOICE
- GULLIBLE
- EASILY DECEIVED
- MARRED
- SPOILED; SCRATCHED; BLEMISHED
- NULLIFY
- REMOVE OR CANCEL ALL VALUE OR FORCE; NEGATE
- PARSIMONY
- STINGINESS; EXCESSIVE; FRUGALITY
- PROPRIETY
- QUALITY OF BEING SOCIALLY APPROPRIATE; SOCIALLY CORRECT OR APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
- REJUVENATE
- MAKE SOMEBODY YOUNG AGAIN; RETURN SOMETHING TO ORIGINAL CONDITION
- SKEPTICAL
- ONE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE UNLESS HE'S SHOWN ABSOLUTE PROOF; DOUBTER
- TENACIOUS
- STRONG; PERSISTENT; DETERMINED TO HOLD ON
- ANIMATED
- TO MAKE SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING LIVELY; PRESENT SOMETHING USING ANIMATION TECHNIQUES
- AUTHENTIC
- NOT FALSE OR COPIED; VALID
- BIASED
- PREFERENCE
- BLITHE
- MERRY; CAREFREE
- DEARTH
- LACK; A SCARCITY OF SOMETHING
- DIVERT
- CHANGE SOMETHING'S PATH; DRAW ATTENTION FROM SOMETHING
- ENTHRALL
- COMPLETELY FASCINATED
- HEED
- NOTICE; PAY ATTENTION TO
- HINDER
- GET IN WAY OF
- IRASCIBLE
- EASILY ANGERED
- MERGER
- COMBINING OF COMPANIES; A UNION
- NOSTALGIC
- WISHING FOR A RETURN TO THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE; LONGING FOR THE PAST; HOMESICK
- PRETENTIOUS
- SHOWY; MAKING RIDICULOUS CLAIMS; EXCESSIVELY
- SACCHARIN
- OF OR LIKE SUGAR; VERY SWEET AND INGRATIATING
- STANZA
- DIVISION OF POEM; A NUMBER OF LINES OF VERSE FORMING A SEPARATE UNIT WITHIN A POEM
- VENERATE
- RESPECT GREATLY; REVERE
- VILIFY
- DEFAME; ATTACK SOMEONE'S REPUTATION