QuizlyPrep Past D.SAT set 2

Aberration

A deviation from what is normal or expected.

Adjunct

Something added to another thing but not essential.

Adept

Skilled or proficient in doing something.

Allude

To refer indirectly to something.

Ameliorate

To improve or make better.

Amplify

To increase in strength or volume.

Apathy

A lack of interest or concern about something.

Appease

To calm or satisfy, often by giving in to demands.

Arcane

Known or understood by few; mysterious.

Assuage

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

Aversion

A strong dislike or opposition to something.

Banal

Boringly ordinary or predictable. cliche, hackeneyed, commonplace, mundane, prosaic, trite

Benefactor

A person who gives help, especially financial aid.

Begin

To start or commence.

Breadth

The wide range or extent of something.

Calibration

The process of adjusting or aligning with a standard.

Castigate

To criticize or reprimand severely.

Censure

To express strong disapproval or criticism.

Ceremonially

Relating to formal events or rituals.

Circumscribe

To limit or restrict something within bounds.

Circumvent

To find a way around an obstacle or rule.

Coincide

To happen at the same time as something else.

Complimented

Praised or expressed approval of someone or something.

Compound

To make something worse by adding to it; also a mixture of elements.

Contingent

Dependent on something else to happen.

Contract

To reduce in size

enter into a formal agreement.

catch an illness

Contrivance

A device or plan created to serve a purpose.

Counterproductive

Having the opposite effect of what is intended.

Cynical

Distrustful of others' motives; believing people act only out of selfishness.

Defunct

No longer existing or functioning.

Deliberation

Careful consideration or discussion before making a decision.

Denigrate

To criticize unfairly or belittle.

Denounce

To publicly condemn or criticize.

Detractors

People who criticize or speak against someone or something.

Diffuse

Spread out or scattered within something.

Dispassionate

Impartial, not influenced by strong emotion.

Disingenuous

Not sincere or honest.

Docket

A list or schedule of cases or events to be dealt with.

Dogmatic

Stubbornly sticking to beliefs without considering others' opinions.

Elide

To omit or leave out, especially in speech or writing.

Emulate

To imitate or strive to equal someone or something.

Enigmatic

Mysterious or difficult to understand.

Ensconce

To settle securely or comfortably.

Entail

To involve or require as a necessary part.

Enthralling

Capturing and holding one's attention completely.

Entrust

To give responsibility or care to someone.

Equivalence

Equality in value, amount, or meaning.

Evasion

The act of avoiding something, especially by trickery. (think of evade)

Exhaustive

Thorough and complete., comprehensive

Expound

To explain or present in detail.

Extort

To obtain something by force or threats.

Extraneous

Unrelated or irrelevant to a subject.

Idiosyncratic

Peculiar to an individual; distinctive.

Imprecise

Not exact or accurate.

Implausible

Not believable or likely.

Implicit

Implied though not directly expressed.

Impugn

To challenge or attack as false or questionable.

Inarticulate

Unable to express ideas clearly.

Incentive

A reason or motivation to do something.

Incongruous

Not in harmony or fitting with.

Indistinct

Not clear or sharply defined.

Indoctrinate

To teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

Inestimable

Too great to be measured or calculated.

Inextricable

Impossible to separate or escape from.

Ineffectual

Not producing the desired effect.

Insular

Isolated or narrow in outlook or experience.

Inversion

The reversal of the normal order of things.

Imitator

A person who copies others.

Lighthearted

Cheerful and carefree regarding something.

Menacing

Threatening or suggesting danger.

Misconstrue

To interpret wrongly.

Multifarious

Having many different parts or forms.

Overhear

To accidentally hear something not intended for you.

Overshadow

To appear more important or noticeable than something else.

Outstrip

To surpass or exceed.

Pernicious

Causing harm or damage, often in a subtle or gradual way.

Presaged

Indicated or warned of beforehand.

Precursor

Something that comes before and signals the approach of another.

Protract

To prolong or extend in time.

Prudence

Careful good judgment that avoids risks.

Proxies

Substitutes or stand-ins representing something else.

Quintessential

Representing the most perfect or typical example of something.

Reckless

Acting without care for consequences.

Recur

To happen again or repeatedly.

Resolute

Determined and unwavering.

Retroactively

Applying to a period in the past.

Subdue

To bring under control, often by force.

Superfluous

Unnecessary or excessive.

Supersede

To replace something older or less effective.

Stymie

To hinder or obstruct progress.

Terminate

To bring to an end.

Transpose

To change the position of two things.

Uncanny

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

Unflattering

Making someone or something look bad.

Unnerving

Causing anxiety or discomfort.

Unprepossessing

Not attractive or appealing at first sight.

Unveiled

Revealed or disclosed for the first time.

Vacillating

Wavering between different opinions or actions.

Vigilance

Careful watchfulness for danger or problems.

Weary

Tired or worn out.