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Sat vocabulary 19
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2. 1. adjunct Part of Speech- noun Definition- ? Synonym- associate
Antonym- ?
Sentence: An adjunct professor is one who is associated with a college faculty only in a temporary manner.

3. 2. anomalous Part of Speech- adjective
Definition- out of place, abnormal
Synonym- irregular
Antonym- ?
Sentence- ?

4. 3. Belligerent Part of Speech- ?
Definition- waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
Synonym – ?
Antonym- ?
Sentence- A belligerent nation always seems to be at war.

5. 4. Censure Part of Speech- ? Definition- to blame or condemn
Synonym- denounce
Antonym- ?
Sentence- The student was censured for cheating on the exam.

6. 5. Compliance Part of Speech- noun
Definition- a yielding; cooperation or obedience
Synonym- ?
Antonym- rebellion
Sentence- ?

7. 6. Defile Part of Speech- verb Definition- ? Synonym- befoul
Antonym- honor; purify
Sentence- ?

8. 7. diligent Part of Speech- ?
Definition- characterized by steady, attentive, and energetic effort in a pursuit or study
Synonym- industrious
Antonym- ?
Sentence- Joe was diligent in his study of the material, so he made an A on the exam.

9. 8. expedient Part of Speech- adjective Definition- ?
Synonym- effective
Antonym- ?
Sentence- Even though Arial gave an expedient response, it wasn’t classroom appropriate

10. 9. flout Part of Speech- verb Definition- to treat with contempt
Synonym- insult
Antonym- ?
Sentence- After losing to the Wolves, the Husky players flouted responses on Twitter that were rude.

11. 10. Galling Part of Speech- adjective Definition- very irritating
Synonym- ?
Antonym- soothing
Sentence- ?

12. 11. Heralded Part of Speech- verb Definition- announced or publicized
Synonym- ?
Antonym- ?
Sentence- Zach’s big hit was heralded in local and national media.

13. 12. incantation Part of Speech- noun Definition- ?
Synonym- enchantment
Antonym- ?
Sentence- The purpose of the witch doctor’s incantation was to scare evil spirits.

14. 13. Indigenous Part of Speech- ? Definition- native to a certain area
Synonym- native
Antonym- ?
Sentence- The Iroquois tribe was indigenous to the New York area before being forced out to reservations.

15. 14. Luscious Part of Speech- adjective Definition- ? Synonym- ?
Antonym- unsavory
Sentence- During free PACK time, Jordan enjoyed the luscious Oreo balls the cheerleaders made.

16. 15. nomadic Part of speech- adjective
Definition- characterized by moving about from place to place
Synonym- transient
Antonym- ?
Sentence- ?

17. 16. Parry Part of Speech- verb
Definition- to deflect or ward off a blow
Synonym- elude
Antonym- ?
Sentence- ?

18. 17. Precipitate Part of speech- verb
Definition- to cause to speedily occur
Synonym- ?
Antonym- delay
Sentence- ?

19. 18. pungent Part of speech- adjective Definition- ?
Synonym- overpowering
Antonym- dull, mild
Sentence- Mrs. Greer uses a plug-in to alleviate the pungent smell of teenagers in her room.

20. 19. ratify Part of Speech- ? Definition- to give formal approval
Synonym- approve
Antonym- to reject
Sentence- ?

21. 20. sagacious Part of speech- ? Definition- wise, shrewd
Synonym- clever
Antonym- foolish; stupid
Sentence- ?

22. 21. slovenly Part of Speech- adjective Definition- messy, untidy
Synonym- ?
Antonym- ?
Sentence- Students who turn in slovenly essays usually aren’t successful in my class.

23. 22. spiteful Part of Speech- ?
Definition- full of malice, bitter ill will; desire to harm
Synonym- vindictive
Antonym- loving
Sentence- ?

24. 23. tangential Part of speech- adjective
Definition- slightly connected; tending to digress from topic.
Synonym- irrelevant
Antonym- ?
Sentence- Since class is short on time, tangential remarks are not appreciated.

25. 24. taper Part of Speech- verb
Definition- to decrease in thickness or width.
Synonym- ?
Antonym- ?
Sentence- Amelia asked her hairdresser to taper her hair, but Susan cut off way too much.

26. 25. Vagrant Part of Speech- noun/adjective Definition- ?
Synonym- drifter (noun); fickle, drifting (adjective)
Antonym- motivated (adjective)
Sentence- ? *use it in both parts of speech.