SAT new word 3

Question 1

Tentative

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not definite or certain, because you may want to change things

Question 2

Sanction

Answer 2

official permission, approval, or acceptance,

a form of punishment that can be used if someone disobeys a rule or law

Question 3

Ameliorate

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to make a bad situation better or less harmful

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Postulate

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to suggest that something might have happened or be true

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Antagonistic

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unfriendly; wanting to argue or disagree

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Evince

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to show a feeling or have a quality in a way that people can easily notice

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Integrity

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the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right

Question 8

Pertain

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to relate directly to something

Question 9

subvert

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to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system

Question 10

endemic

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always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people

Question 11

pomp

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all the impressive clothes, decorations, music etc that are traditional for an important official or public ceremony

Question 12

daunting

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frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident

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banal

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ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas

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turmoil

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a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety

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teem with

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to be very full of people or animals, all moving about

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cadent

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being in the process of falling
- having rhythmic

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specious

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seeming to be true or correct, but actually false

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convoluted

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complicated and difficult to understand

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adulation

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praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve

Question 20

turpitude

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very immoral behaviour

Question 21

perspicuous

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plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation

Question 22

plain

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very clear, and easy to understand or recognize

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verisimilitude

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the quality of being true or real

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apathetic

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not interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things

Question 25

debacle

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an event or situation that is a complete failure

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gall

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anger and hate that will not go away

Question 27

extol

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to praise something very much

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relish

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to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen

Question 29

forgo

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to not do or have something pleasant or enjoyable

Question 30

perplex

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if something perplexes you, it makes you feel confused and worried because it is difficult to understand

Question 31

stolid

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does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react

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capricious

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likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way

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tawdry

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cheaply and badly made

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precocious

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intelligence or skill at a very young age, or behaves in an adult way

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insipid

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not interesting, exciting, or attractive

Question 36

resplendent

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very beautiful, bright, and impressive in appearance

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incandescent

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very angry, very bright

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spate

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a large number of similar things that happen in a short period of time, especially bad things

Question 39

aggravate

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to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse

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grapple

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to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly

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haphazard

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happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized

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premeditated

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planned in advance and done deliberately

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fruitless

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failing to achieve what was wanted, especially after a lot of effort

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ricochet

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it changes direction

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rudiments

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the most basic parts of a subject, which you learn first

Question 46

contrive

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to arrange an event or situation in a clever way, especially secretly or by deceiving people; to succeed in doing something in spite of difficulties

Question 47

sift

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to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not

Question 48

quarrel

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an angry argument or disagreement

Question 49

corollary

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something that is the direct result of something else

Question 50

ponder

Answer 50

o spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened