SAT vocabulary second session

Incorrigible means irredeemable

Abridge is to shorten.

A narrative is related to retelling a story as opposed to arguing a point

Mozart had an ….. gift for music.

Civil does not pertain to ordinary citizens.

Increase in volume or intensity.

An obstinate person cannot be easily moved.

Civil means to be polite and courteous.

Juxtaposed and Incongruous is a noun meaning to be placed on opposite sides.

Indifferent is an adj which means to be neither good nor bad.

Have enough money to pay for things.

Incongruous is an adjective meaning something that is not fitting.

Colloquial is similar to slang.

Substance in which an organism lives. Or. Means of doing something.

Ambivalence means both.

Mother’s often….. their offspring.

To be fearless and courageous.

To support or reinforce by encouraging and propping up.

An astute observer is shrewd and keen.

….. is briefness or conciseness.

Brevity means brave.

To summon someone to court is the same as citing him before a court of law

Anecdote is a personal incident that is always amusing

Indifferent is an adj which means to be moved by someone’s suffering.

Make less severe, alleviate or appease.

Incongruous is an adjective meaning incompatible.

When someone mollifies you they are trying to soften you.

We can’t see through opaque frosted glass.

Nurture means growing.

Obtuse children cannot take a hint when they are wrong.

Academic relates to education.

To make a confident statement or declaration. Demand respect.

A narrative can be a poem

Alleviate means to makes someone suffering less.

Instigate means to provoke

Alleviate means to see someone suffering.

Ms. SK is humorously mocking. Therefore she is …

Malign is an adjective but can also be used as a verb

Colloquial is common speech.

To announce with great approval.

Because it is so large a dictionary can be ….

Equivocal in nature.

To cancel out or deny the truth of something.

Mother’s and daughters are often opposed in nature they are … to work together.

Juxtaposition is the state of being placed side by side or close together.

Incongruous is an adjective meaning absurd.

If you are born talented we say it is an ….. trait.

To speak in favor of or support or recommend.

Cite is a noun which means to refer to or to quote.

Mollify means to soften clay.

To have commitment and moral and ethical principles.

Ambivalence cannot mean having mixed feelings or emotions.

Kindly, gracious, favorable, gentle, not malignant.

….. is the soul of wit.

An unselfish generous concern for others.

Having two or more meanings.

Size

Mollify means angry protesters.

Something aimed at which takes effort to attain

Serving to point out or reveal something.

To make an implied comparison of one thing to another.

Incompatible means opposed in nature.

When something results in an unexpected outcome.

To determine by impulse or whim. Capricious and unrestricted.

The greatest amount or number that something can hold.

Abridge is built over a tunnel.

Abstract is not concrete.

An indirect reference to an earlier piece or story. A casual mention.

Incongruous is an adjective meaning inappropriate

To make a deduction or draw a conclusion.

Misfortune, hardship, affliction or poverty.

The sheer ……. Drive of his stories have made his novels bestsellers.

Colloquial is informal speech.

Persuade, convince, bring about, stimulate.

Incongruous is an adjective meaning logically inconsistent.

Malign means….

Something taken for granted.

Not influenced by feelings or prejudices.

Being unclear

Another word for characteristic or traits