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The following 20 words have appeared on recent SAT exams. Go ahead and test yourself:If you get 15 or more correct, you're in great shape. If you get between 10 and 14 words correct, continue to build what we'd call a strong vocabulary. If you know fewer than 10 of these words, it's time to start to build your vocabulary on a daily basis. Please choose the answer choice that matches the meaning of the vocabulary word. Pragmatic: Careful, Dramatic, Practical, Superior, Relentless Ephemeral: Unusual, Unending, Spirited, Masterful, Brief Ineffable: Impossible to put into words, Inarticulate, Sophistry, Difficult to understand Esoteric: Arcane, Superfluous, Sundry, Jubilant, Unending Paucity: Undermine, Scarcity, Support, Vilify, Alchemy Nostalgic: Petulant, Contrive, Portent, Sentimental, Omnipotent Didactic: Ubiquitous, Fumigate, Teach, Palpable, Dilettante Sullenness: Assent, Brazen, Rhapsody, Gloomy, Dilatory Capricious: Whimsical, Commensurate, Disheartening, Ebullient, Ironic Indignant: Colloquy, Engender, Anger, Satisfaction, Penniless Panoply: Success, Engender, Prodigous, Array, Resurgence Mollified: Debunk, Appease, Melodious, Malcontent, Deride Impugned: To attack, To reverse, To slander, To Recognize, To implore Raiment: Remainder, Food, Clothing, Surface, Range Churlish: Kind, Selfish, Aloof, Rude, Warm Cantankerous: Cranky, Illustrious, Exacerbate, Record, Mantra Perfidious: Evolve, Enfold, Rescind, Celestial, Treachery Demagogue: Attain wealth by cheating, Attain power by appealing to fear, Attain happiness through prayer, Attain health through exercise, Attain destruction by explosion Implacable: Unable to keep clean, Unable to place something with precision, Unable to placate, Unable to accept compliments, Unable to be calm. Phlegmatic: Unflappable, Defraud, Lurid, Waylay, Subversive ANSWERS:Pragmatic: Practical Ephemeral: Brief Ineffable: Impossible to put into words Esoteric: Arcane Paucity: Scarcity Nostalgic: Sentimental Didactic: Teach Sullenness: Gloomy Capricious: Whimsical Indignant: Anger Panoply: Array Mollified: Appease Impugned: To attack Raiment: Clothing Churlish: Rude Cantankerous: Cranky Perfidious: Treachery Demagogue: Attain power by appealing to fear Implacable: Unable to placate Phlegmatic: Unflappable |