SAT Vocab (pt.1)

Question 1

What is contrary to what one expects?

Accepted Answer

Counter-intuitive

Question 2

___________ is being stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action.

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Obstinate

Question 3

Referring to just one person or thing is

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Singular

Question 4

What is a mutual, cooperative interchange of favors or privileges?

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Reciprocity

Question 5

Someone who settles an issue between parties caught in dispute is a(n)

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Arbitrator

Question 6

When something is destructive or deadly, it's

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Pernicious

Question 7

A procedure or code of behavior is a

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Protocol

Question 8

When something is secured from change or violation

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Inviolate

Question 9

When you're full of exhibiting servile compliance, you're

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Obsequious

Question 10

If a plan is lacking and fixed, it is

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Desultory

Question 11

Something that is related to knowledge or understanding is

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Cognitive

Question 12

To waver, as between conflicting opinions, or courses of action

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Oscillate

Question 13

When it's difficult to manage or govern, it is

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Intractable

Question 14

When it's unusually varied or mixed, it is

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Motley

Question 15

A break or intermission is called

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Respite

Questions 15