SAT Flashcards
(114 cards)
0
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Conjecture
A
Inference; guesswork
1
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Candid
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Honest
2
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Didactic
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Instructive
3
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Euphemism
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A mild term for something offensive
4
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Extrapolate
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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
5
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Incoherent
A
Unclear; unintelligible
6
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Insinuate
A
To suggest
7
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Lucid
A
Easily understood; clear
8
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Rhetoric
A
Art of using language effectively and persuasively
9
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Acumen
A
Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
10
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Adroit
A
Dexterous; deft
11
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Ascertain
A
To find out, as through investigation or experimentation
12
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Astute
A
Shrewd; clever
13
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Circumspect
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Careful; prudent; discreet
14
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Disseminate
A
To scatter widely, as in sowing seed
15
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Erudition
A
Deep, extensive learning
16
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Husbandry
A
The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding
17
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Pedantic
A
Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
18
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Perspicacious
A
Shrewd; clear-sighted
19
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Pragmatic
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Practical
20
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Precocious
A
Mature
21
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Prospectus
A
Formal proposal
22
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Rudimentary
A
Basic
23
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Which word you learned means “honest”?
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Candid
24
Which word you learned means "inference" or "guesswork"?
Conjecture
25
Which word you learned means "instructive"?
Didactic
27
Which word you learned means "a mild term for something offensive"?
Euphemism
28
Which word you learned means "to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information"?
Extrapolate
29
Which word you learned means "unclear" or "unintelligible"?
Incoherrent
30
Which word you learned means "to suggest"?
Insinuate
31
Which word you learned means "easily understood" or "clear"?
Lucid
32
Which word you learned means "quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight"?
Acumen
33
Which word you learned means "dexterous; deft"?
Adroit
34
Which word you learned means "to find out"?
Ascertain
35
Which word you learned means "shrewd" or "clever"?
Astute
36
Which word you learned means "careful" or "discreet"?
Circumspect
37
Which word you learned means "to scatter"?
Disseminate
38
Which word you learned means "deep, extensive learning"?
Erudition
39
Which word you learned means "the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding"?
Husbandry
40
Which word you learned means "excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules"?
Pedantic
41
Which word you learned means "shrewd" or "clear-sighted"?
Perspicacious
42
Which word you learned means "practical"?
Pragmatic
43
Which word you learned means "mature"?
Precocious
44
Which word you learned means "formal proposal"?
Prospectus
45
Which word you learned means "basic"?
Rudimentary
46
Which word you learned means "the art of using language effectively and persuasively"?
Rhetoric
47
Quandary
Dilemma
48
Ameliorate
Improve
49
Philanthropic
Generous
50
Nefarious
Evil
51
Deprecate
Belittle
52
Ardent
Passionate
53
Extol
Acclaim
54
Plethora
Great quantity of
55
Palatable
Tolerable
56
Volatile
Unstable
57
What word means "dilemma"?
Quandary
58
What word means "improve"?
Ameliorate
59
What word means "generous"?
Philanthropic
60
What word means "evil"?
Nefarious
61
What word means "belittle"?
Deprecate
62
What word means "passionate"?
Ardent
63
What word means "acclaim"?
Extol
64
What word means "great quantity of"?
Plethora
65
What word means "delicious"?
Palatable
66
What word means "unstable"?
Volatile
67
Myriad
Plethora
68
Placate
To appease or pacify
69
Torpid
Lethargic
70
Gregarious
Social
71
Quell
To annihilate or alleviate
72
Cavalier
Casual, dismissive
73
Digress
Ramble
74
Adversary
Enemy
75
Fervent
Ardent
76
Trite
Commonplace
77
Clamor
Ruckus
78
Tentative
Cautious
79
Cantankerous
Grouchy
80
Din
Clamor
81
Arid
Dry
82
Obstinate
Stubborn
83
Melancholy
Sad
84
Revere
Worship
85
Allay
Alleviate
86
Raze
Destroy
87
What word you learned means "an infinite amount of"?
Myriad
88
What word you learned means "to appease or pacify"?
Placate
89
What word you learned means "lethargic"?
Torpid
90
What word you learned means "social"?
Gregarious
91
What word you learned means "to annihilate or alleviate"?
Quell
92
What word you learned means "casual, dismissive"?
Cavalier
93
What word you learned means "ramble"?
Digress
94
What word you learned means "enemy"?
Adversary
95
What word you learned means "ardent"?
Fervent
96
What word you learned means "commonplace"?
Trite
97
What word you learned means "ruckus"?
Clamor
98
What word you learned means "grouchy"?
Cantankerous
99
What word you learned means "cautious"?
Tentative
100
What word you learned means "clamor"?
Din
101
What word you learned means "dry"?
Arid
102
What word you learned means "stubborn"?
Obstinate
103
What word you learned means "sad"?
Melancholy
104
What word you learned means "worship"?
Revere
105
What word you learned means "alleviate"?
Allay
106
What word you learned means "destroy"?
Raze
107
Frugal
Parsimonious
108
Diverse
Eclectic
109
Friendly
Congenial
110
Fake
Spurious
111
Relieve
Assuage (a-SUEYJ)
112
Honor (v.)
Panegyrize
113
Harmful
Deleterious
114
Boisterous
Vociferous
