TCP SAT Practive Vocabulary
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- immutable
- unchangeable
- garrulous
- talkative
- obscure
- mysterious
- temerity
- boldness
- nonchalant
- casual
- chicanery
- trickery
- trepidation
- fear
- mundane
- ordinary
- virulent
- infectious
- harangue
- long, lecturing speech
- scrutinize
- study
- eclectic
- chosen from many sources
- efface
- erase or wear away
- anachronism
- something out of time
- negligence
- carelessness
- esteem
- high regard
- malign
- to say bad things about
- infamy
- evil reputaion
- explicit
- stated directly
- Abhor
- hate or despise
- proponent
- advocate
- jargon
- specialized language
- zealous
- fanatical
- insidious
- sneaky
- demagogue
- irrisponsible leader
- supercilious
- superior, disdainful
- circumscribe
- restrict
- vicarious
- felt through another
- rhetoric
- insincere speech
- hyperbole
- exaggeration
- sanction
- authorize
- hiatus
- break, gap
- obiquitous
- found everywhere
- benevolent
- kindhearted, showing goodwill
- vacillate
- waver between two choices or positions
- scrupulous
- ethical, careful
- facilitate
- to make easier
- ameliorate
- to make better
- plethora
- surplus
- hierarchy
- ranking
- querulous
- complaining
- quandry
- puzzling situation
- ephemeral
- fleeting, lasting only a short time
- pandemic
- affecting most people
- exacerbate
- to make worse
- impetuous
- impulsive
- paradigm
- new model
- impudent
- rude
- misanthrope
- someone who hates people
- inane
- silly
- serene
- clam, peaceful
- acuiesce
- to agree reluctantly
- frugal
- thrifty
- partial
- biased
- loquacious
- talkative
- quixotic
- idealistic
- enigma
- mystery
- laconic
- using few words
- superfluous
- unnecessary, extra
- erratic
- unpredictable
- extricate
- get out of something
- pessimistic
- feeling negative
- expedient
- practical
- criteria
- standards
- novel
- new
- recalcitrant
- hard to control
- inexorate
- unavoidable
- capricious
- unpredictable, unsteady
- amorphous
- shapeless
- anomaly
- something that doesn't fit
- euphemism
- polite word or phrase
- magnanimous
- generous
- cacophony
- harsh noise
- arbitrary
- without a logical reason
- evade
- avoid
- brevity
- briefness
- banal
- boring, ordinary
- coherent
- clear, logical
- decadence
- moral decay
- repudiate
- reject, disown, or disclaim
- egregious
- outstandingly bad
- wanton
- unrestrained, reckless
- censure
- criticize from an official position
- intrepid
- brave
- dubious
- doubtful
- patronize
- talk down to or condescend
- ambiguous
- with more than one possible interpretation
- eminent
- prominent, distinguished
- chronic
- lasting over time
- juxtapose
- to place two things side by side
- circumspect
- cautious
- prolific
- fruitful, productive
- imminent
- coming soon
- impunity
- freedom from punishment
- coerce
- force
- austere
- sever, spare
- chastise
- scold
- propensity
- tendency
- reticent
- reluctant to speak
- miniscule
- tiny