to evaluate the ability or quality of something, to estimate the value or character of

not seeming reasonable or probable

skilled in dealing with people or sensitive matters

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SAT Vocab: N00B Quiz #2

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That's not exactly what I meant. Please allow me to ________ my statement.
qualify
speculate
attest
reconcile
2
Undermine
to weaken the foundation of
to bolster; to support
to provide specific evidence for
to question or doubt
3
Controversial
exotic; foreign
debatable; contentious
amorous; aesthetic pleasing
unlawful; corrupt
4
Assess
having more than you need
to evaluate the ability or quality of something
to estimate the value or character of
going beyond what is usual
5
Intricate
complex; hard to understand
open-ended; unclear
sudden; unexpected
deceptive; untrustworthy
6
Implausible
possible; practical
not seeming reasonable or probable
inevitable
impossible
7
Ingenious
intelligent
creative; original
resilient; persistent
clever
8
Vivid
enthusiastic
lifelike, detailed
antiquated
abstract, vague
9
Relentless
surrendering; cowardly
tired; exhausted
giving up; conceding
determined; persevering
10
Corroborate
to speculate
to neglect
to disprove; to debunk
to validate; to confirm
11
The ________ argument is the standard one that is most commonly accepted.
proceeding
omitted
prevailing
weary
12
Conventional
petty; trivial
graceful; vivacious
famous; respected
traditional; established
13
Voluble
loud; boisterous
easily irritated, annoyed
concise; short
talkative; wordy
14
________ experiences can ________ bad memories =(
Illicit / elicit
Allusive / illicit
Elicit / illicit
Elusive / elicit
15
Diplomatic
skilled in dealing with people or sensitive matters
sympathetic towards others' suffering
formally trained for government bureaucracy
skilled in handling administrative affairs
16
The ________ theme underlying our 3 ________ is EFFORT.
principle / principals
principals / principles
principle / principal
principal / principles
17
Insulate
to heat
to isolate
to temper
to block or cover
18
Reconcile
to bring into agreement
to avoid; to elude
to guess; to hypothesize
to compromise
19
Furnish
to begin; to initiate
to describe; to delineate
to teach; to instruct
to provide; to supply
20
Attest
to prosecute in a court of law
to mislead or deceive
to provide evidence for
to stand up for oneself

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