SAT Vocabulary Context Clues

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SAT Vocabulary Context Clues #10

1. Federal Government have taken affirmative steps to insure equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Positive; effective 2. The threat of relapse hangs over any attempt to kick a heroin addiction. To return back to a former state 3. Big-time movie stars are finding it harder to find absolution for their transgressions. Pardons 4. The injured dancer seemed to writhe in pain throughout her performance. Move uncontrollably 5. Dads are programmed to challenge their kids, not coddle them. To treat softly 6. The program juxtaposed straightforward songs with open-ended improvisations. Played 7. For many of us, this disaster was a poignant reminder of the trade offs we make every day for energy resources. Impactful 8. Add the lobsters, flesh side down, and sear for a few minutes or until the meat starts to color. Stir 9. The real travesty is firing a man who did his job. Sin 10. Under cross-examination he came across as pushy and even indignant, rather than contrite. Pushy 11. In contrast, interactive computer games create a space seemingly without horizons, finite yet unbounded. Limited 12. Wedding photojournalism has been in vogue for the past decade. Popularity 13. Like his writing, his paintings convey poetry, intellect and powerful narrative. Writing about one’s own experience 14. Will they succumb to it or will their bond survive the grueling test of time? Give in; surrender 15. First of all, tornadoes go through changes before they dissipate. Disappear; end

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3/25/17

SAT Vocabulary Context Clues #9 

1. Two influences shaped his career, and they could not be more dissimilar.

Unalike

2. I love to look at the myriad stars of a summer night.

Image

3. He wittingly deleted the negative comments in his letter of recommendation.

To use keenness in making decisions

4. Regardless of who's right or wrong, those clamoring for reform are vociferous and determined.

Almost unstoppable

5. Obviously, no great change will transpire because of a single speech.

Come into being

6. We imprison far too many people for far too inconsequential reasons, warping millions of lives in the process.

Having no real harm

7. After all, most scientific change isn't abrupt and dramatic; revolutions are rare.

Having an immediate effect

8. That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.

Restored; brought back from a tired or lacking state

9. The inscription that inspired me was succinct and to the point.

Clear

10. Giddy, clamorous children make the crowds part as they dash by, all braids and knees and laughter.

Loud

11. The world is so wicked and so old, that it is bard to invent a new knavery.

Norm or state of being

12. Grammophon's contends, however, that to eliminate the dialog is to abridge the work.

Completely change

13. The scoundrel who killed her made good his escape eight full hours before the police had any knowledge of the crime.

Someone with a negative connotation who causes mischief

14. Pope Francis is a very pious man.

Religious

15. His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.

Valid reason

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3/7/17

SAT Vocabulary Context Clues #8

1. She had a reputation of being a social chameleon, able to become whatever she needed to please her different groups of friends. Able to change based on one’s environment 2. The family’s judicious planning ensured that they were well equipped when the earthquake finally struck. Careful 3. The exiled nation was disenfranchised under the rule of their new, merciless leader. Torn apart 4. The tropical beach was a tourist attraction due to its perfect weather, beautiful scenery, and transparent water. To allow light to shine through; see through 5. Aboriginal artifacts from Alaska were put on display in the new museum exhibit. Common 6. The hospital patient’s vitality continued to improve as her wounds healed and her strength returned. Health 7. The athlete experienced severe adversity after spraining her knee for the second time. Emotional turmoil 8. The playwright spent weeks critiquing his characters so that they would scintillate his plot. Complement 9. The incompetent worker was quickly fired due to his lack of motivation and limited knowledge. Incapable 10. The new subterranean transit system immediately filled with commuters seeking to avoid traffic. Urban 11. Hospitals and clinics filled with people as the pervasive influenza quickly spread throughout the continent. Unable to avoid 12. The con artist effectively scammed numerous victims with his persistent wile and wit. Cunningness 13. The teacher reiterated her instruction several times so that the students would not have to ask questions during the exam. Repeated 14. His inability to choose which college to commit to was no surprise to his friends, who were familiar with his fickle personality. Constantly changing 15. After making many irrational decisions that put his crew in danger, there was a mutiny against the captain on the submarine. Rebellion

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2/1/17

SAT Vocabulary Context Clues #7

1. If people think the extra meeting is superfluous or unclear on its purpose,they can raise their objections for all to hear.

Unnecessary

2. Each of the great powers now has enough nuclear weapons to annihilate the human race many times over.

Obliterate; destroy

3. We may blame the students, castigate them as lazy or lacking commitment, and even rebuke the students.

Accuse; categorize

4. It is a part of the law of nations, from which they never deviate.

Go away from; diverge

5. It was written to please its author's fastidious taste, not to chime with the humor of the age.

High class

6. When you're a silver-lining guy, dreams are pliable.

Achievable

7. Continue to be your happy, jovial, insightful self and all will work out.

Joyful

8. This cannot have been a pleasant task, for some of the bodies were terribly mutilated.

Gross

9. Many experts envision a jobless recovery, in which the economy grows but job losses persist.

Continue

10. Some laboratory mice have displayed an astonishing ability to regenerate damaged heart tissue, scientists said yesterday.

Recreate

11. The results of the experiments where scholastic performance was rewarded were uniformly disappointing.

Academic

12. His lower back would give him fits, and then the pain would subside.

Decrease; go away gradually

13. When closed, the door provides visual privacy, but its translucent panel helps keep an open feel.

Clear; able to be seen through

14. The combination of shape and photographic details should make a perfect facsimile of your visage.

View

15. Dozens of preeminent bank robbers and thieves sought her business, and she mentored those who displayed exceptional cunning.

Sharp, smart, and witty

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1/10/16

SAT Vocabulary Context Clues #6 

1. He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
Love; not despise 
2. All that I can share is a personal anecdote.
Solution; medicine
3. At the end of his life, he wrote an autobiography for his children that was totally candid, and not intended for publication.
On a whim; without intentions for 
4. Winter is no deterrent to these gardeners.
Something that makes a certain thing stop 
5. They are ultimately composed of mortal, fallible human beings not unlike the rest of us.
Mortal 
6. Staring into the eyes of any primate, humans included, is a great way to incite hostility.
Create; cause 
7. All special groups, including sociologists, develop their own jargon.
Way of speaking 
8. The coalition government is in a muddle about taxing wealth.
To be making a difficult decision 
9. When schools introduce computers, they usually perpetuate traditional ways of teaching and learning.
Transcend past 
10. The request for quantifiable data is reasonable: it helps to objectively verify or refute the opinion you quoted.
Disprove 
11. The problem of scholarship in our age is one of abundance, not scarcity. 
Lack of abundance; little 
12. All the life in the book is not subservient to this tragedy.
Equivalent 
13. Usually for short term transient benefits at the expense of long term growth.
Immediate 
14. Now some universities are using the virtual world to train nurses.
Fake; usually related to technology
15. Their glistening efflorescence produces every shade, from sparkling highlights to deep shadow.

Different types of lighting

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12/10/16

SAT Vocabulary List #5 Context Clues

1.  The abject dog walked slowly around town looking for its owners.
Lost
2. If we are not frightened of such anarchy, we do not need the controlling authority.
Lack of any government
3. I'm a bit more vehement and vociferous than when I was a callow youth of around 30.
Young and immature
4. Sleeping in his box, the destitute hobo nearly froze to death on the cold streets of snowy New York.
Unfortunate
5. To expedite departures, they may direct you to a different runway than planned.
To make go quicker
6. The show is inconsequential, but the feeling into which it taps is not.
Does not cause damage
7. Some people think that money is irrelevant for happiness.
Not related to
8. I've been so morose today, thinking of everything I failed at.
Down on oneself
9. They believe they can account not only for the source of smiles, but how people perceive them.
View; think of something
10. Even the best patients spend a week in the hospital and require two months or three months to recuperate.
Return to one's former self
11. Parody would be a first cousin, a satire on an actual work of art.
Parody; exaggeration
12. It required not one, but two, subsequent questions to break the tie.
Different; varying
13. Come to understand your limitations, and transgress them.
Go beyond 
14. He was never charged, and court records vindicate him.
Prove innocent
15. It's a great way for far left environmentalists to wield power and exert a measure of control over business.
Hold/have a type of power or weapon

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11/13/16

SAT Vocabulary List #4 Context Clues

1. We had to take an aberration to get around the construction traffic this morning.
Detour
2. The acrid smell of cigarette ashes burned her nose and brought tears to her eyes.
Acidic
3. Sometimes you'll get a text asking you to clarify or add detail to ambiguous questions.
Unclear; vague
4. Military strategists feared that retreating could open up a hole in the front line, leading to a larger breach.
Intrusion; to get through into something secretive or defensive 
5. The last thing you want after being laid off is to become despondent or depressed.
Depressed
6. No part of this excerpt can be used without permission from the publisher.
Piece of a larger writing
7.  Journalists get all indignant and self-righteous when someone calls out their unrealistic use of hyperbole.
Defensive
8. Yet she also raises challenging questions about individuality and morality.
Relating to one's morals 
9. It's often easiest to nurture young investors' curiosity by focusing on companies they know and patronize regularly.
View 
10. The best way to rectify such a situation is to make sure the next test is truer.
Improve
11. Vendors on nearby streets satiate the thirsts of the crowd with bottled water and cold ice cream sandwiches.
Tempt
12. Due to the lack of information on the suspect, the police only issued a terse statement to the media.
Thorough
13. The problem of how to live in this land, as it actually is, has outfaced all attempts to escape or transcend it.
Escape; go beyond
14. We need to be more vigilant concerning about our environment, let keep it clean and let reduce our emission.
Careful; aware
15. The songs here are supposed to be whimsical, but they are rather labored.

Carefree; joyful

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11/1/16

SAT Vocabulary #3 Context Clues 

1. Howie had watched her abduction after several attempts, but failed to capture the license plate number.
Kidnapping
2. This is altruism towards strangers, for example, charity.
A generous act.
3. War is far more a question of intelligence than bravado.
Pride
4. In some cases, she argues, current policies may even exacerbate the problem.
Worsen
5. But rather than marshaling logically sound arguments, he constantly commits the fallacy of begging the question.
Mistake; error
6. Before long you'll be creating nasty stunts that you once thought were inconceivable.
Impossible
7. It does irk me that some of you say he is stealing, when clearly he isn't.
Bother; rub the wrong way
8. Doing homework can become a monotonous task after a few hours.
Boring; the same
9. His pastoral background made it easy for him to work on farm equipment and take care of animals.
Relating to agriculture
10. The recoil of the spring shot up in the air and almost killed a civilian.
Rebound
11. Wherefore it is ever the aim of the sagacious journalist to foster that sense of personal participation.
Experienced; prepared
12. Terror was used purposefully and more or less indiscriminately to subjugate the entire population.
Control
13. The lake is small, roughly half a square mile in area, now once again blue and tranquil.
Calm; soothing
14. The difference between him and everybody else is that he has refused to settle for the vicarious pleasures of the society columns.
Adapted; ordinary
15. Welcome to the new, always changing, confusing and often capricious world of airline baggage policies.
Crazy; tumultuous

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10/12/16

SAT Vocabulary #2 Context Clues

1. After two years of uneasy coexistence, he was forced to abdicate.
Surrender.
2. The colors of the rainbow were anything, but achromatic.
Dull; lacking in color.
3. After hearing the boorish comment made by her teacher, she decided to pick up an extra dance class to improve her skills.
Condescending; disapproving.
4. The dream is more delusion than reality.
Something imaged; unrealistic.
5. Low light can be used to evoke a special mood and feel.
Stimulate.
6. Lesser spies would have retreated from the public eye after their own incompetence blew their cover.
Ignorance.
7. The results can be startlingly accurate and have proved invaluable in rescuing missing children.
Very important; totally worth what was put into the derivation.
8. In the first act, the actors present prepared monologues.
Dialogues performed by a single person.
9. Enemies are passive, forcing you to chase them around maps and behind obstacles.
To hide well; avoid contact.
10. The propaganda of Big Brother made Winston remember why he rebels against the government.
Information that is usually put out by a corporation of government, that persuade/trick people into adapting their ideas/causes.
11. If they have any idea of his subsequent life, it's probably that he became a recluse.
Outcast or rebel.
12. Alzheimers is not probably a disease but an initiative of an individual’s subconscious mind.
For the brain to be working without someone realizing explicitly it is.
13. My dog is extremely accurate at making predictions about the trajectory of moving objects.
The movement of a projectile.
14. One month, he had vertigo every day, bouts in which he felt as if he were stuck to a wall.
When you feel like you are falling but you are not.
15. The wantonness of teenage driving kills many people each year.
Crazed characteristic; lack of caution.

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9/12/16

SAT Vocabulary #1 Context Clues

1. But he is certainly wise to respect the support she was able to draw rather than to demand that she abase herself in defeat.

Surrender oneself; give up.

2. Although they are more accustom to being around humans, they can still be stressed by close encounters.

Used to; comfortable in a given situation.

3. The visiting locker room was boisterous and loud following the game.

Loud; noisy and energetic.

4. Others blame deficient demand for the country's stubbornly high unemployment.

Relating to economics.

5. While money laundering activity accounts for some of the cash drain, he believes tax evasion is the more common motive.

The act of avoiding something.

6. Before the therapy, these stroke patients responded to questions with largely incoherent sounds and phrases.

Incomprehensible; unclear or hard to understand.

7. She had an epiphany about the meaning of life while hiking the Pacific Coast Trail. 

Deep realization.

8. Unfortunately, almost any argument in favor of nuclear weapons today is likely to be seen as irrational or worse.

Not the most effective or efficient.

9. Infected birds experience weight loss, appear listless, and stand grouped together.

Unfocused or unsure about what to do.

10. At times the prose is transparent, at others it humorously calls attention to the mystery novel genre with light parody.

To make fun of by making something similar with highlighted characteristics.

11. The group's report in April cited the persecution of civil rights activists and the censoring of domestic media.

Lack of rights to a specific group.

12. Again we have a medieval landscape from which science has withdrawn, following a nuclear holocaust which has left humanity genetically damaged.

Attack; slaughter.

13. He has also been vocal in speaking out against the genocide occurring in Darfur.

Social attacks and persecution to a specific group.

14. He's well aware of the stereotype of the scientist who tweaks animals with electrodes and toxins, heartless to their suffering.

Generally known biases towards certain groups.

15. The light organ is composed of silvery reflector plates and luminescent bacteria.

Light giving.