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SAT Vocabulary Set 70

Vocabulary August 11th, 2008

Vocabulary

691. concur v. To agree.
692. admittance n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
693. inexplicable adj. Such as can not be made plain.
694. theology n. The branch of theological science that treats of God.
695. militate v. To have weight or influence (in determining a question).
696. usage n. Treatment.
697. nauseate v. To cause to loathe.
698. satiate v. To satisgfy fully the appetite or desire of.
699. distrust n. Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person.
700. utility n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.

Sample Sentence

691. Careful planning and good luck concurred to give them the victory.
692. Mandatory vaccinations will be administered on all unvaccinated arrivals from the above mentioned regions seeking admittance into the United Kingdom.
694. Indonesia was praised for mounting a broad anti-terrorist effort after a second round of bombings in the resort of Bali last year, and for promoting moderate religious theology to blunt radicalization.
697. I am nauseated with his affectation.
699. Their distrust of politics continues to grow stronger.
700. The utility of the rescue equipment has still to be assessed in a real emergency.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 68

Vocabulary August 9th, 2008

Vocabulary

671. lithe adj. Supple.
672. cohesion n. Consistency.
673. maudlin adj. Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
674. selective adj. Having the power of choice.
675. contradictory adj. Inconsistent with itself.
676. peddle v. To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
677. transcience n. Something that is of short duration.
678. discord n. Absence of harmoniousness.
679. limitation n. A restriction.
680. phonogram n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.

Sample Sentence

672. Wet sand has more cohesion than dry sand.
674. Businesses should be very selective about who they give credit to–and how much credit they give.
675. Contradictory remarks on the currency’s performance in recent days and weeks has only damaged the single currency.
676. Do not be overconfident when dealing with vendors who peddle their wares in the street.
678. Discord waxed at an alarming rate.
679. Limitations are a blessing if you choose to see them that way and use them as motives to do better.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 67

Vocabulary August 6th, 2008

661. fortify v. To provide with defensive works.
662. meander v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
663. butte n. A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
664. judgement n. The faculty by the excersice of which a deliberate conclusion is reached.
665. salutary adj. Beneficial.
666. abrupt adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
667. cudgel n. A short thick stick used as a club.
668. evolve v. To unfold or expand.
669. literacy n. The state r condition of knowing how to read and write.
670. knighthood n. Chivalry.

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Vocabulary Set 71

Vocabulary February 28th, 2008

701. adjudge v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
702. stallion n. An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding.
703. extort v. To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
704. sinus n. An opening or cavity.
705. invalid adj. Having no force, weight, or cogency.
706. similar adj. Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.
707. distinction n. A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
708. unaffected adj. Sincere.
709. flag-officer n. The captain of a flag-ship.
710. upcast n. A throwing upward.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 66

Vocabulary February 5th, 2008

Vocabulary

651. encore n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
652. negate v. To deny.
653. witling n. A person who has little understanding.
654. oblivion n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.
655. beset v. To attack on all sides.
656. tremor n. An involuntary trembling or shivering.
657. exigent adj. Urgent.
658. suffuse v. To cover or fill the surface of.
659. collapsible adj. That may or can collapse.
660. invert v. To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction.

Sample Sentence

651. A crowd is demanding an encore.
652. The mayor negated his previous statements.
656. We had a slight tremor last night.
658. The warmth of the fireplace suffused the room.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 64

Vocabulary January 31st, 2008

631. detest v. To dislike or hate with intensity.
632. summary n. An abstract.
633. effective adj. Fit for a destined purpose.
634. treatise n. An elaborate literary composition presenting a subject in all its parts.
635. repitition n. The act of repeating.
636. genealogy n. A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
637. remunerate v. To pay or pay for.
638. terse adj. Pithy.
639. magnetize v. To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily.
640. console v. To comfort.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 63

Vocabulary January 28th, 2008

Vocabulary

621. hirsute adj. Having a hairy covering.
622. satyr n. A very lascivious person.
623. mallet n. A wooden hammer.
624. belittle v. To disparage.
625. chasten v. To purify by affliction.
626. parlance n. Mode of speech.
627. overreach v. To stretch out too far.
628. dilate v. To enlarge in all directions.
629. remodel v. Reconstruct.
630. depth n. Deepness.

Sample Sentence

623. The doctor takes a rubber mallet and hits Morris’ hands with it as hard as he can.
624. They belittled him and they said he can’t possibly be smart enough to be president of the United States, he’s simply an actor.
627. Instead of overreaching, Fischer and other leaders would do better to focus on the immediate challenges.
629. I will undertake the task of remodeling the house.
630. Authorities warn against driving through any flooded area, particularly when the depth of the water is unknown.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 58

Vocabulary January 17th, 2008

Vocabulary

571. forfeit v. To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
572. preponderant adj. Prevalent.
573. witless adj. Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.
574. discriminate v. To draw a distinction.
575. intimidate v. To cause to become frightened.
576. juror n. One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.
577. separatist n. A seceder.
578. equalize v. To render uniform.
579. polyglot adj. Speaking several tongues.
580. quarter n. One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.

Sample Sentence

571. You want to disregard this pending request. By doing this, you will forfeit your pending certificate request.
574. That company discriminates against foreigners in its hiring.
575. I sensed that the students were skeptical because I was so young, and that they were intimidated by the computers.
576. When jurors are working on an important trial, most of them are very careful to follow the judge’s instructions exactly.
577. A separatist leader is warning that civil war could break out in the province.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 47

Vocabulary December 16th, 2007

Vocabulary

461. emeritus adj. Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
462. masonry n. The art of work of constructing, as buildings, walls etc, with regularly arranged stories.
463. provincial adj. Uncultured in thought and manner.
464. synonym n. A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
465. dendrology n. The natural history of trees.
466. extortion n. The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.
467. buoyancy n. Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
468. lunar adj. Pertaining to the moon.
469. collective adj. Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum.
470. quiescent adj. Being in a state of repose or inaction.

Sample Sentence

461. He was granted the title of emeritus professor.
463. The Guangdong provincial government also came up with some assessment.
464. His name has become a synonym for cowardice. or He became the personification of cowardice.
468. A total lunar eclipse occurs whenever the moon passes through the earths’ shadow.
469. We would like to see the process of planning and decision more collective with the other downstream country.

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SAT Vocabulary Set 42

Vocabulary December 4th, 2007

Vocabulary

411. epicure n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
412. prudence n. Caution.
413. heterogeneous adj. Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
414. acrimony n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
415. monotone n. The sameness or monotony of utterance.
416. recure v. To cure again.
417. sedition n. Conduct directed against public order and the tranqulity of the state.
418. yearling n. A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old.
419. bleak adj. Desolate
420. fallow n. Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.

Sample Sentence

412. We attribute prudence to Tom.
413. You can enable heterogeneous Subscribers after you complete this wizard.
414. On behalf of the management of Eastscape Mines, I would like to express our hope that the acrimony of the past several weeks can be put aside and that we are entering a new era of cooperation.
417. We had much difficulty in putting down the sedition.
419. The house looked out over a bleak and desolate landscape.

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