Vocabulary Terms for Lessons 1-6

Vocab from Lessons 1-6 of SAT Vocab Practice

What does 'prognosticate' mean?

To predict or foretell an event.

What is the meaning of 'wrenching'?

Causing great emotional pain or distress.

What does 'arable' refer to?

Land suitable for growing crops.

What is a 'peregrination'?

A journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Who is an 'interlocutor'?

A person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.

What does 'moratorium' mean?

A temporary prohibition or suspension of an activity.

What is 'eidetic' memory?

The ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with high precision.

What does 'vestige' refer to?

A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

What does 'crepuscular' mean?

Relating to twilight or the period of time just before sunset.

What is an 'anomaly'?

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

What does it mean to 'foist' something?

To impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

What is an 'axiom'?

A statement that is thought to be self-evidently true.

What does 'carte blanche' mean?

Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.

What does 'inundate' mean?

To overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with.

What does 'intrinsic' mean?

Belonging naturally; essential.

What does 'expiate' mean?

To atone for guilt or sin.

What is an 'accoutrement'?

Additional items of dress or equipment.

What does 'cosmopolitan' mean?

Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.

What does 'iniquity' refer to?

Immoral or grossly unfair behavior.

What is a 'platitude'?

A statement said too much to be interesting.

What does 'stygian' mean?

Relating to the River Styx; dark and gloomy.

What does 'expurgate' mean?

To remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable.

What is a 'compendium'?

A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject.

what does the root ‘ject’ mean?

throw

what does the root ‘cant’ mean?

sing

what does the root ‘gno’ mean?

knowledge

what does the root ‘rub’ mean?

red

what does the root ‘gen’ mean?

type