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Mastering the Verbal SAT Vocabulary List 5
Mastering the Verbal SAT: placid - surreptitious
Rootwords: SPEC, SPIC, PUG, CHRON, PLAC
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| placid | to be outwardly calm, composed |
| anachronism | something that is not happening at the proper time |
| chronological | arranged in order of occurrence |
| synchronize | to occur at the same time, simultaneous |
| circumspect | to look around and thus be cautious |
| perspicacity | having keen vision, as in being perceptive, astute |
| specious | seemingly fair or true, but actually not so, deceptive |
| impugn | to challenge the accuracy or honesty of something |
| pugnacious | combative, quick to fight |
| repugnant | offensive, very distasteful, repulsive |
| ecstatic, exultant | so happy cluster: elated, exhilarated, exuberant |
| elated, exhilarated, exuberant | so happy cluster: ecstatic, exultant |
| despondent, dejected | so sad cluster: disconsolate, dispirited |
| dogged, obdurate, recalcitrant | stubborn cluster: stubborn, inflexible, hard to budge: intractable, intransigent, obstinate |
| intractable, intransigent, obstinate | stubborn cluster: stubborn, inflexible, hard to budge: dogged, obdurate, recalcitrant |
| clandestine, furtive | sneaky cluster: We've got a secret! covert, stealthy, surreptitious |
| covert, stealthy, surreptitious | sneaky cluster: We've got a secret! clandestine, furtive |
| Rootwords: SPEC/SPIC | Rootword meaning see |
| Rootwords: PUG/FIST | Rootword meaning fight |
| Rootword: CHRON | Rootword meaning time |
| Rootword: PLAC | Rootword meaning calm |
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