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SAT Unit 8 Vocabulary

SAT Unit 8 Vocabulary. allege. “Police allege that this man tried to lure a child into his car…”. To assert without proof or confirmation To declare. allude. To refer to casually or indirectly. In a job interview, it is best not to allude to your previous arrests!. brevity.

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SAT Unit 8 Vocabulary

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  1. SAT Unit 8 Vocabulary

  2. allege “Police allege that this man tried to lure a child into his car…” To assert without proof or confirmation To declare

  3. allude To refer to casually or indirectly In a job interview, it is best not to allude to your previous arrests!

  4. brevity conciseness

  5. Able to get along or work well together; Capable of use with something else compatible

  6. composure Mental calmness Captain Sullenberger, who landed a plane on the Hudson River

  7. detached Emotionally removed Calm and objective indifferent

  8. detriment Injury or damage, or that which causes injury or damage

  9. engender To cause To produce

  10. An obscure saying; anything inexplicable (unexplain-able); a puzzle enigma

  11. ephemeral Short-lived Fleeting temporary

  12. To move or constantly change fluctuate

  13. Gullible Easily duped, fooled

  14. heresy Opinion contrary to accepted religion; Opinion contrary to popular belief Joan of Arc

  15. incorrigible Not correctable

  16. The holder of an office incumbent

  17. lethargic Drowsy, dull, heavy

  18. methodical systematic

  19. nominal So small as to be hardly worth the name Being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.

  20. omnipotent Almighty Having unlimited power or authority All-powerful

  21. Dreamily thoughtful; expressing thoughtfulness with sadness pensive

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