SAT words 1 - designandtech.ca

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Alphabetical list of 18 words:
abstract, aesthetic, benevolent, capricious, complacent, conciliatory, devious, diligent,
discernible, dogmatic, eccentric, fallacious, indifferent, inquisitive, meticulous, pertinent,
plausible, reticent
1. _____ indifferent
Match the 18 definitions below to the vocabulary
words on the left
2. _____ benevolent
3. _____ abstract
4. _____ fallacious
5. _____ conciliatory
6. _____ discernible
7. _____ aesthetic
8. _____ inquisitive
9. _____ reticent
10. _____ complacent
11. _____ dogmatic
12. _____ plausible
13. _____ diligent
14. _____ capricious
15. _____ pertinent
16. _____ devious
17. _____ meticulous
18. _____ eccentric
· a. -- pertaining to a sense of beauty in nature and art
· b. -- unconventional; deviating from accepted practice
· c. -- taking or showing extreme care about minute details; painstaking; thorough
· d. -- deceptive; logically unsound; misleading
· e. -- questioning; eager to learn; given to examination
· f. -- departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout
· g. -- regaining goodwill or favor; tending to placate
· h. -- thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects or
actual instances
· i. -- asserting opinions in a dictatorial manner
· j. -- constant and earnest in effort and application; persistent in
doing something
· k. -- having the appearance of truth, reliability or reason
· l. -- relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand
· m. -- subject to changing one's mind without much thought; erratic; whimsical
· n. -- self-satisfied; unconcerned; content to a fault
· o. -- ability to perceive something obscure or concealed; discriminating
· p. -- without interest or concern; not caring; neutral
· Q. -- expressing goodwill or kind feelings to others
· r. -- disposed to be quiet or not speak freely; reserved