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surmise surreptitious taciturn temerity tenuous. torpor travesty turpitude ubiquitous unfathomable . SAT List #19 5 on front, 5 on back- space out!. Here we go again!. 1. After listening to the case, the jury already began to surmise who killed the victim.
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surmise • surreptitious • taciturn • temerity • tenuous • torpor • travesty • turpitude • ubiquitous • unfathomable SAT List #195 on front, 5 on back- space out!
Here we go again! 1. After listening to the case, the jury already began to surmise who killed the victim. (v)To infer with very little evidence 2. The CIA agents were so surreptitious that they were able to enter and leave the home without being noticed. (adj)stealthy, furtive, well-hidden 3. While the girlfriend was very talkative, her boyfriend was oddly taciturn. (adj)not inclined to talk (SAT antonym?)
Temerity: Gutsy 4. They had the temerity to steal a cop car from the police station. (n)Reckless boldness, audacity 5. Do not trust tenuous stories or news articles that lack strong evidence. (adj)having little substance or strength 6. Being in a torpor will make you gain weight. (n)Being inactive; lethargic; dormant
Turpitude: >:P 7. The trial was a travesty of justice; it was clear the jury did not even consider both sides. (n)A debased misrepresentation; grossly incorrect 8. The turpitude shown by the ribald man disgusted every female in sight. (n)depravity; moral corruption
9. In wealthy nations such as the United States, technology is ubiquitous because most families own at least a TV. (adj)existing everywhere, widespread 10. The crimes committed during the Holocaust are often unfathomable. (adj)difficult to comprehend/fathom 19 down, 1 to go!