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Vocabulary/Practice Test. SAT Prep 3-10-08. Vocabulary. Amiable- friendly, pleasant, likeable Syn- Lovable The amiable teacher was released because of budget cuts. Amicable- Friendly, agreeable Syn- Courteous The amicable company donated $100,000 to the school. Amity- friendship
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Vocabulary/Practice Test SAT Prep 3-10-08
Vocabulary • Amiable- friendly, pleasant, likeable • Syn- Lovable • The amiable teacher was released because of budget cuts. • Amicable- Friendly, agreeable • Syn- Courteous • The amicable company donated $100,000 to the school.
Amity- friendship • Prefix- Am- to love (i.e amateur) • The two dogs showed great amity toward each other. • Boon- blessing; something to be thankful for • Syn- Good fortune • There was a great boon in the real estate market. A lot of people made money during that time.
Botany- the study of plants • This college does not offer any courses for botany. • Brazen- bold; shameless, impudent • Syn- blatant, impertinent, insolent • The brazen young man was looked down upon by the older people.
Claustrophobia- fear of small, confined places • It's surprising that a lot of big people have claustrophobia. • Cleave- to split or separate or to stick, cling, adhere • Syn- carve, dissect, bisect • The man used the cleaver to cleave the meat.
Denunciation- public condemnation • Syn- charge, blame • The lawyer made a denunciation of all the charges that were thrown at his client. • Depict- to describe; represent • Syn- interpret, image • The lawyer wanted to depict that the defendant is a criminal.
Enormity- state of being gigantic or terrible • Syn- Hugeness, Immensity • The enormity of the situation is not understood by the child. • Enshroud- to cover, enclose with a dark cover • Syn- cloak, conceal • He wanted to enshroud the room with black cloth, so to capture the ambiance of Halloween.
Fission- the process of splitting into two parts • Syn- bisect, dissect • It was impossible to achieve fission between BK's smelly socks. • Fitful- intermittent, irregular • Syn- Sporadic, random • The dog has begun to act with much fitfulness.
Gnarl- to make knotted; deform • Syn- deface, blemish • The dog gnarled at the cat. • Gnostic- having to do with knowledge • The gnostic gospels are books found in the Middle East that are not apart of the Bible.
Hindsight- perception of events after they happen • Syn- experience, looking back • The old saying goes “Hindsight is 20/20.” • Hinterland- wilderness • Not many people have a desire to live in the hinterland.
Implacable- inflexible; incapable of being pleased • Syn- Uncompromising, unrelenting • Teacher Alex is implacable when it comes to showing love to his students. • Implausible- improbable; inconceivable • Syn- Doubtful, impossible • The Lakers made an implausible trade request, and was denied.
Implicate- to involve in a crime; incriminate • Syn- Frame, Accuse • The student was implicated for cheating on his SATs. He received 10 years in prison. • Implicit- implied; not directly expressed • The implicit message was missed by the entire crowd.
Legerdemain- trickery • The legerdemain was praised by people for its deception. • Lenient- easygoing; permissive • Alex Teacher is not lenient. • Malevolent- ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others • The malevolent cat scratched me after I tried to give it a bath.