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| 303144332 | Fallacious (adj) | Tending to mislead; false; deceptive; SPURIOUS ex. Many people cling to the " " belief that Elvis Presley is still alive. | |
| 303144333 | Superfluous (adj) | beyond what is required or sufficient; excessive GRATUITOUS ex. The test scholars vocabulary box contains no "" words; all of them have an equal chance of appearing on your SAT's | |
| 303144334 | Innocuous (adj) | unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; not injurious to physical or mental health Ex. Most types of snakes are completely " " ; few are poisonous and most don't even bite. | |
| 303144335 | Surreptitious (adj) | obtained, done or made by secreitive means; CLANDESTINE; sneaky ex. The girl did not want her mother to know that she had broken her favorite vase, so she " " hid it in the closet. | |
| 303144336 | Sanguine (adj) | The color of blood; ruddy; cheerfully confident; optimistic ex. The teacher is quite " " about the academic success of her student. | |
| 303144337 | erudite (adj) | highly educated; scholarly Ex. The audience was impressed by the " " display of knowledge by the Jeopardy grand champion. | |
| 303144338 | didactic (adj) | intended to instruct; inform; teach a life lesson; moral instruction; instructive ex. The parables of the New testament don't just tell the stories from the life of Jesus they are " " tales intended to give instruction on hot to live morally and responsibly | |
| 303144339 | Dilatory (adj) | tending to delay of procrastination; habitually late; slow tardy ex.My " " students have not turned in their assignments. to discourage " " students , some teachers give detention for too many tardies | |
| 303144340 | Capricious (adj) | Charetarized by or subject to unpredictability; erractic; ARBITRARY; MERCURIAL ex. The weather in New England is known to be " " ex. The " " nature of fate. | |
| 303144341 | inundate (v) | to flood or swamp; to cover; to overwhelm ex. when it flooded in 1994, the Mississippi river " " millions of acres of mid west farmland. | |
| 303144342 | Mundane (adj) | of or relating to the typical of the world; the earthly; ordinary; routine; commonplace ex. After an exciting summer vacation we started another " " school year. | |
| 303144343 | mitigate (v) | to moderate a quality or condition in force or intensity; to ease or lessen; to ASSUAGE ex. Careful water conservation helped to " " the severity of California's recent drought. | |
| 303144344 | Nebulous (adj) | lacking definite form or limits; vauge; OBSCURE; AMBIGUOUS; indefinite ex. The concept of "fair" is both an abstract and a " " concept. | |
| 303144345 | Prodigious (adj) | impressively great in size force or extent; amazingly large; plentiful ex. Jerry Rice is known for the " " number of touchdowns he has scored ex. Tornadoes; hurrricanes; earthquakes ex. grand canyon | |
| 303242929 | eclectic (adj) | employing individual elements from variety of sources: based on a wide variety of influences; diverse; inclusive; assorted ex. American cooking tends to be an " " mixture of many ethnic cuisines reflecting the cultural diversity of our country. | |
| 303242930 | edify (v) | to instruct especially to encourage intellect; moral, and spiritual improvement; to enlighten; to teach; to educate ex. Schools purpose really should be to " " young people, but it often serves instead as a place for socialization and recreation. | |
| 303242931 | Prodigal (adj) | extravagant or wasteful with money; to excess; also large in amount of profuse Ex. Americans " " spending habits are good for businesses but have created a very low national savings rate. | |
| 303242932 | Pragmatic ( adj) | concerned with the practical consequences of actions or beliefs; realistically; sensible; functional; practical ex. My idealistic side would like to solve all the worlds problems, but my " " side understands that I cannot. | |
| 303242933 | Pious (adj) | reverently dedicated to ones religion, philosophy, or system of belief; devout; righteous; something to the point of being zealous ex. In order to be considered for statehood one must have been very " ". ex. The puritans were a very " " people | |
| 303242934 | adulterate (v) | to make impure by adding improper or inferior ingredients; to contaminate. | |
| 303242935 | presumptuous ( adj) | overly familiar and therefore rude; rash; insolent; arrogant ex. Queen Elizabeth considered it " " when a reporter remarked "Thanks Liz" after she granted him an interview | |
| 303242936 | acrimony ( n) | sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech or disposition; hatred bitterness ex. In northern Ireland " " between protestants and catholics has led to years of conflict and bloodshed | |
| 303242937 | Austere ( adj) | severe in manner or appearance; rigorously self disciplined and moral; forbidding; solemn; uncompromising ex. the " " life of the puritans was difficult to maintain and often created an environment of resentment and rebellion. | |
| 303242938 | Garrulous (adj) | Given to excessive and often trivial and inane talking; talkative; wordy ex. If you are a " " person, you shouldn't seek a job as a librarian. | |
| 303242939 | apocryphal (adj) | of questionable authority; of doubtful authenticity; dubious; SPURIOUS ex. The possibly " " story is that king john was discouraged in the act of cheating a poor man. | |
| 303242940 | Quandary (n) | A stubborn state of doubt; a dilemma; a conundrum ex. people frequently find themselves in a " " when voting since the choice is so often between two undesirable candidates. | |
| 303242941 | Neologism ( n) | a new word; expression or usage; a newly invented word; slang ex. A gigabyte is a " " that will become increasingly common as computer storage continue to grow. | |
| 303242942 | discursive (adj) | passing from one topic to another; rambling; excessive; erratic ex. a " " essay is one that is rambling or wordy verbose; as opposed to, one that is concise and clear ex. A " " speech | |
| 303242943 | Credible (adj) | capable of being believed; PLAUSIBLE; dependable ex. Despite that many claim to have had contact with aliens, the scientific community does not consider their status as " " | |
| 303242944 | Fortuitous (adj) | happening by accident or by chance; favorably accidental; fortunate; AUSPICIOUS; propitious ex. Finding the lottery ticket in the street would be a " " occurrence ex. it was auspicious that the sun shone on the first day of our vacation at the beach. | |
| 303242945 | Facilitate (v) | to aid to assist to expedite; to help make something easier ex. Fiber optic technology has greatly " " international telephone communications. | |
| 303242946 | Inane (adj) | lacking sense or substance; devoid of content; vapid VACUOUS ex. We are often involuntarily exposed to the " " cell phone conversations of others. | |
| 303242947 | espouse (v) | to agree with a particular viewpoint; to give ones loyalty or support to; to adopt; to support to ADVOCATE ex. the politician gained popularity when he " " the elimination of capital punishment | |
| 303242948 | arbitrary (adj) | characterized by or given to willful and often unwise or irrational choices and demands; not based ona ny particular reason; random; erratic; capricious ex. The king was known for his proud, yet " " nature ex. An " " speech | |
| 303242949 | altruism (N) | unselfish interest in the welfare of other; charity ex. It is not self interest but conscious " " that will facilitate positive change. | |
| 303242950 | desecrate (v) | to mistreat something that others view as sacred; to defile; to PROFANE ex. vandals " " the statue of Liberty with anti immigrant graffiti | |
| 303242951 | comprehensive (adj) | so large in scope or content as to include much; thorough; complete; exhaustive ex. Final exams, unlike formative tests, are meant to serve as a " " survey of a full semesters or a full years material | |
| 303242952 | conjecture (n/v) | the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof; an educated guess; a hypothesis ex: the fire chief " " that oily rags may have been the cause of the fire. | |
| 303242953 | acquiesce (v) | to give in or submit without open opposition; to surrender; to accept; to comply ex. Because I was ver polite but persistent the police office " " and agreed not to give a ticket to me | |
| 303242954 | undermine (v) | to weaken by destroying the foundation; to wear away; ruin; thwart; sabotage ex. In 1963, Nelson Mandela was convicted of trying to " " the white south african government | |
| 303242955 | Viable (adj) | able to live, germinate or develop under favorable conditions; workable capable of success ex. he is not economically " " in that he has no job or steady source of income. | |
| 303242956 | substantiate (v) | to give evidence to support a claim; to affirm; confirm; corroborate ex. since I did not have a photo to " " my claims, the judge had to side with the police officer that said I had parked illegally. | |
| 303242957 | status quo (n) | the existing condition or state of affairs; the standard commonly accepted way; convention ex. although rock stars often pose as rebels they rely heavily on the " " to ensure a steady source of publicity and income | |
| 303242958 | deleterious (adj) | injuries to the health, harmful, destructive, noxious ex. the Surgeon General has determined that cigarette smoking is " " to your health | |
| 303242959 | abstruse (adj) | extremely difficult to understand; INSCRUTABLE; profound ex. Most people never fully understand the details of Einstein's theories because they are too " " | |
| 303242960 | debunk (v) | to show the falsehood of something; disprove; expose ex. Galileo was the first prominent intellectual to " " the idea that the earth was the center of the universe. | |
| 303242961 | infinitesimal (adj) | immeasurably or incalculably minute' extremely tiny ex. an " " change of infection ex. An " " change of temperature | |
| 303242962 | recalcitrant (adj) | marked by stubborn resistnace to and defiance of authority or guidance; unruly; stubbornly disobedient; INTRACTABLE; FRACTIOUS ex. the "three strikes' law is an attempt to keep " " criminals permanently behind bars. | |
| 303242963 | rudimentary (adj) | pertaining to the rudiments or first principles; basic; fundamental; elementary ex. before starting school children should possess the " " skills of reading speaking and coloring | |
| 303242964 | Squander (v) | to waste foolishly; to misuse; to fritter away ex. after winning the lottery, Homer Simpson " " his fortune on a lifetime supply of donuts. | |
| 303242965 | tantamount (adj) | equivalent in value; meaning or significance alike; equal ex. consisten absence from school is " " to dropping out. | |
| 303242966 | exonerate (v) | to free from blame; to acquit to vindicate; to EXCULPATE ex. after the police officers who beat up Rodney King were " " there were many riots in LA | |
| 303242967 | Dearth (n) | a scarce supply; shortage; PAUCITY ex. the SAT will detect if you suffer from a " " of vocabulary knowledge | |
| 303242968 | Germane (adj) | closely or significantly related; being both pertinent and fitting; relevant; connected ex. examples from the past are not " " to the present situation ex. please bring up only those topics that are " " to this discussion. | |
| 303242969 | Hiatus (n) | a break in activity; a respite; a gap; a lapse ex. after summer " " students were anxious to get back to school and continue their studies. | |
| 303242970 | amendable (adj) | responsive to advice or suggestions; open to the ideas of others; willing; receptive ex. the kind and wise teacher successfully calms his students because he is " " to compromise | |
| 303242971 | belie (v) | to contradict; to misrepresent; to give a false impression ex. the sunny skies and gentle breeze " " the severity of the rapidly approaching hurricane | |
| 303242972 | Endemic (adj) | restricted to a particular practice place; native ex. although the Ebola virus is apparently " " to central Africa, it is feared by people everywhere. | |
| 303242973 | caustic (adj) | causing a burning or stinging sensation as from intense emotion; harsh; corrosive ex. a " " remark can hurt someones feelings just as a " " substance can damage materials. | |
| 303242974 | veracity (n) | adherence to the truth or to the facts; truthfulness; honesty ex. lie detectors are frequently used to gauge the " " of a person whose assertions are in question | |
| 303242975 | incorrigible (adj) | unable to be corrected or reformed; irredeemable; habitual; intractable ex. the "three strikes' law is designed to keep " " criminals behind bars permanently | |
| 303242976 | ameliorate (v) | to improve or to make better in quality; to strengthen; to mitigate ex. taking the puppy to obedience school would " " his bad behaviors | |
| 303242977 | provincial (adj.) | narrow minded due to experience; limited in perspective; unsophisticated ex. " " attitudes are less frequently encountered in large cities, urban areas are populated by a wide variety and diversity of people and perspectives. | |
| 303242978 | Ephemeral (adj.) | lasting for only a short time; fleeting; evanescent ex. the blooming of most desert plants is " " and usually occurs after seasonal rainfall | |
| 303242979 | Rhetoric (n) | the art of study or using language effectively and persuasively ; what is said for effect, rather than substance; persuasion ex. debate teams and politicians rely on " " to convince others to support and agree with their arguments. | |
| 303242980 | arbitration (n) | the settlement of a dispute by an outside party; mediation; intervention ex. any disputes arising from this agreement shall be settled by " " . | |
| 303242981 | ethics (n) | the principles of paper behavior; a system of moral values; integrity; ethos; principle ex. I questioned my friends sense of " " when he agreed to help someone cheat on the SAT | |
| 303242982 | indefatigable (adj.) | incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; tireless; full of energy; energizer bunny ex. Thomas Edison was an " " worker; he rarely slept and he produced an average of one new invention every month. | |
| 303242983 | hedonism (n) | the philosophy that self pleasure is the primary good in life; the single minded pursuit of personal pleasure ex. the greed and " " of the oil companies has contributed greatly to the widening DISPARITY between the wealthy and middle class. | |
| 303242984 | disparity (n) | the condition or fact of being unequal; difference; DISCREPANCY; inequality ex. although there has been some effort made to promote equality in the U.S there is still a great " " of wealth between the rich and the poor. | |
| 303242985 | egalitarian (n/adj) | dedicated to the principles of equality; social, political and economic; classless democratic. ex. although many colleges used to be open to a privileged few, most universities now have more " " policies. | |
| 303242986 | astute (adj) | having or showing shrewdness; intelligent; perceptive ex. an astute observer or human behavior would likely do well as a psychologist. | |
| 303242987 | lament (V) | to express sorrow or regret; to mourn to grieve ex. his amenable disposition brought to him any friends who now deeply " " his death. | |
| 303242988 | entity (n) | something that exists as an independent unit; individual, organism ex. each state of the U.S is not really an independent entity since the states are united by a federal government and dependent on one another. | |
| 303242989 | flagrant (adj) | conspicuously bad; offensive; wrong; blatant ex. running a red light in front of a police station is a " " violation of the law. | |
| 303242990 | antithesis (n) | the opposition or contrast of ideas; antipole; contrare; opposite ex. the outcome of the football game was the " " of what was expected ex. love is the " " of hate | |
| 303242991 | duplicity ( n) | deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech treachery; dishonesty; deception ex. he only realized the extent of the con artists " " when his bank account was emptied. | |
| 304592430 | ubiquitous (adj) | so common as to seem to be everywhere; omnipresent; PERVASIVE | |
| 304592431 | insular (adj) | of or pertaining to an islands; standing alone; detached; narrow minded or provincial ex. a Monastery's " " environment is intense to isolate its residents from the mainstream society | |
| 304592432 | obfuscate (v) | to cloud of confuse; to make dark or OBSCURE ex. Because of the obscure legal language they employ, contracts often " " their purpose and leave untrained readers confused. | |
| 304592433 | autonomous | Government of self; not controlled by others or by outside forces; self directed independent; sovereign Ex. Although it is called an " " " region" tibet is actually inder the full control of the Chinese government | |
| 304592434 | esoteric | Understood by only a select few; ARCANE; ABSTRUSE; profound ex. Computer programming was once an " " subject, but beginner course and tutorials have made it easier to understand | |
| 304592435 | infallible (adj) | incapable of error; UNERRING; certain ex. like any other historical text, it is not " " ; however it increased our knowledge and understanding of the past events. | |
| 304592436 | judicious | using or showing judgement in action or behavior having or exhibiting sound judgement; wide prudent ex. A " " use of money when considering the icy conditions of the roads the school made the " " choice of a two hour late start. | |
| 304592437 | integrity (n) | adherence to moral and thick principles; soundness of oral charcter; honesty; virtue; RECTITUDE; ETHICS; PROBITY |
