SAT Practice test 2 Vocabulary Flashcards | StudBudSAT Practice test 2 Vocabulary
Intro to words
1synapses
- the wrong answer
- a guessing game
- part of the nervous system - where messages are transmitted
- holes in the brain
2aggrandizing
- shrinking or deflating
- magnifying or inflating
- refusing to do one's duty
- creating a map of an area
3malice
- love for someone
- the loss of a pet
- extreme hatred for someone
- extreme greed
4poignant
- a portrait of someone famous
- distressing to the feelings or moving the emotions
- a moment in time
- artwork that arouses strong feelings
5malignity
- a salt solution in a chemistry experiment
- love for a person
- to speak well of someone
- intense ill-will or spite
6pittance
- a small amount (of income or allowance)
- the development of an illness
- a small home
- pity toward someone
7inductive
- a type of doll
- relationships
- leading or influencing
- serving to cause
8exalt
- to call out from a distance
- to raise in rank, honor, power
- to increase one's strength
- to speak ill of someone
9tumult
- a landslide victory in an election
- the noxious fumes created by a chemistry experiment
- the absolute monarchy
- violent, noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob
10calisthenics
- fancy headphones
- supports for a house
- types of instruction
- gymnastic exercises
11undulate
- a wavelike movement
- a deep sleep
- peaceful
- an assault on the senses
12tyrant
- a ruler who includes his or her people in decisions
- a ruler who oppresses his or her people
- a ruler who believes in democracy
- a ruler who gives up his throne
13underpins
- to weaken
- to prevent from talking
- to submerge in water
- to support or strengthen
14monotonous
- to slow down
- to speed up
- boring
- interesting
15welter
- to destroy all opponents
- to spread cheer in the world
- a confused mass
- too roll around or wallow
16trifling
- very important
- the resolution of something
- trivial; insignificant
- a type of present
17irksome
- somewhat melancholy
- a new type of pen
- annoying; irritating
- distressed
18inexorable
- not able to be replaced
- unyielding or unmoved
- reliable
- annoying or agitating
19subjugation
- destroying a nation
- coloring inside the lines
- bringing under control (by force)
- enforcing a law
20salinity
- the concentration of dissolved salts in water
- containing a nasty smell
- a petrified student
- the releasing of chemicals in the air
21antipathy
- against poverty
- a sad dolphin
- habitual dislike
- feelings of remorse
22acquisition
- feelings of grandeur
- misguided intuition
- gaining possession
- losing something
23reverberate
- to take hold of something
- to be reverent in church
- to echo throughout
- to lose and regain weight
24enfranchisement
- lack of freedom
- the inability to vote
- freedom
- the right to vote
25sublunary
- situated between the moon and earth
- mundane or worldly
- a good friendship
- a small allowance