SAT 1600 (copy)

improvident

without foresight

monotonous

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

negligence

failure to take proper care in doing something.

nomad

a person or group who has no fixed home and moves from place to place

palliative

soothing symptoms but not cure

innocuous

harmless

paramount

most important

partisan

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

partisanship

the strong support of their party and its policy stands

lackadaisical

lacking spirit or interest

litigious

unreasonably prone to go to law to settle disputes.

mystify

to confuse

inconceivable

unbelievable

misconduct

improper behavior

pedestrian

ordinary or dull

lax

careless; not strict

formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

indulge

to give in to a wish or desire

ineffectual

ineffective

discriminating

able to see differences

extol

to praise

evade

to escape; to avoid

dispel

to make something disappear

hypocrisy

when someone’s actions don't match their stated beliefs

discerning

having or showing good judgment.

forgo

decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without.

disingenuous

insincere; not genuine

facilitate

tạo điều kiện

eclectic

drawn from various sources

prophetic

accurately predicting the future

haven

a safe place

hallmark

distinctive feature

illuminate

to light up; to make clear

exhaustive

thorough; complete

abrasive

rough; rude

acclaim

to praise

denounce

to declare to be wrong or evil publicly

buoyancy

ability to float

credulity

tính cả tin

complementary

fitting together well; compliment each other

atypical

not typical

abrupt

sudden

confound

to confuse

accost

to confront

debilitate

to weaken

brevity

briefness

corrosive

damaged gradually

circumscribe

to limit

conscientious

chu đáo

adroit

skillful

cerebral

pertaining to the brain

communal

pertaining to a group or community

alleviate

to relieve

compromise

thoả hiệp

mimic

to imitate

perquisite

thù lao; đặc quyền

involuntarily

vô tình

spontaneous

unplanned

phlegmatic

điềm tĩnh

pragmatic

thực tiễn

prescribe

chỉ định

prescient

having foresight

prevail

to win

prudent

careful; cautious

recant

to make an open confession of error

refuge

a safe place

remorse

cảm giác hối lỗi

restrain

to restrict

retract

to withdraw

rival

opponent

deceptive

misleading

inane

silly

rudimentary

basic

haphazard

random

arbitrary

random

viable

feasible

inadvertent

unintentional

irate

angry

sordid

not moral or honest

predilection

preference

thwart

to prevent

stipulate

to specify a condition

generic

general

interdependent

depending on each other

eclipse

to overshadow

sinister

evil

candor

honesty

elude

to escape

adhere

to stick to

scrutinize

to examine closely

scoff

to mock

sole

only

postulate

to hypothesize

justify

to prove

substantial

important or significant

amplify

to make larger, louder, or more powerful

obliterate

to destroy

cessation

a stopping

tremulous

trembling

repudiate

to reject