SAT Unit 8 Vocabulary

allegeTo assert without proof or confirmation

To declare“Police allege that this man tried to lure a child into his car…”

allude

To refer to casually or indirectly

In a job interview, it is best not to allude to

your previous arrests!

brevity

conciseness

compatible

Able to get along or work well together;

Capable of use with something else

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MENTAL CALMNES

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composure

Captain Sullenberger, who landed a plane on the Hudson River

detached

Emotionally removed

Calm and objective

indifferent

detriment

Injury or damage, or that which causes injury or damage

engender

To causeTo produce

enigma

An obscure saying; anything inexplicable (unexplain-able);

a puzzle

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ephemeral

Short-livedFleetingtemporary

fluctuate

To move or constantly change

Gullible

Easily duped, fooled

heresyOpinion contrary to accepted religion;

Opinion contrary to popular belief

Joan of Arc

incorrigibleNot

correctable

incumbent

The holder of an office

Drowsy, dull, heavy

lethargic

methodical

systematic

nomina

lSo small as to be hardly worth the name

Being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.

omnipotent

AlmightyHaving unlimited power or authority

All-powerful

pensive

Dreamily thoughtful; expressing thoughtfulness with sadness