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SAT List # 6

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
assuage TO SOOTHE People often try to assuage the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right.
capricious FICKLE, UNPREDICTABLE, WHIMSICAL We always wondered what his capricious nature would cause him to do next.
condone TO OVERLOOK, FORGIVE, OR DISREGARD (AN OFFENSE) WITHOUT PROTEST OR CENSURE I wouldn't recommend or condone using illegal software because I follow the rules.
contentious QUARRELSOME Building windmills is a highly contentious subject between people who want efficient energy and people who want unspoiled landscapes.
corroborate TO CONFIRM OR SUBSTANTIATE The victim's testimony may need to have physical evidence to corroborate it.
daunt TO DISCOURAGE OR INTIMIDATE She thought the 500 vocabulary words were hard work and yes quite daunting.
demeanor BEHAVIOR, OUTWARD MANNER I was extremely nervous for my first lesson but Anne's calm demeanor immediately put me at ease.
edifice A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE BUILDING The church is a long edifice standing on a slight elevation on the left of the road.
enigma A PUZZLE OR MYSTERY A cure for cancer remains an engima that hopefully will be solved soon so that people will stop dying from it.
fracas AN UPROAR OR BRAWL After the batter was hit by a wild pitch, the resulting fracas between both teams resulted in several injured players.
innovative CREATIVELY NEW AND DIFFERENT Software designers must take an innovative approach to their work to stay ahead of the competition, who are also coming up with new ideas.
levity HUMOR To try to make him less sad, we decided to bring some levity into his hospital room by hiring a clown.
pessimism GLOOMINESS, BELIEF THAT BAD WILL SURPASS GOOD The recent large earthquakes in Haiti and Chile generates pessimism about the future of those countries.
pious DEEPLY RELIGOUS He was promoted from Priest to Bishop because of his pious devotion to God.
pragmatic PRACTICAL John came up with a pragmatic solution to the problem that was both inexpensive and easy to do.
precarious DANGEROUS, UNSTABLE, UNCERTAIN They helped get me down from my precarious perch just as I was about to fall.
provincial NARROW MINDED, UNSOPHISTICATED, RUSTIC His provincial attitude made his educated, open-minded wife very angry.
saccharine OVERLY SWEET Her saccharine voice made me wonder if she had too much syrup on her pancakes that morning.
scaffold A RAISED PLATFORM ON WHICH CRIMINALS ARE EXECUTED The convicted murderer shook as he stood on the scaffold awaiting the hangman's noose.
servile OVERLY SUBMISSIVE, WITHOUT STRONG WILL, LIKE A SERVANT After years of abuse, she always approached him with a servile attitude to avoid making him angry.
Created by: cbrown2013
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