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TGLC - SAT Vocabulary List LL-12 /SENTENCE FLASH CARDS
astute, asylum, atone, constrain, construe, consummate, indolent, indomitable, induce, laconic, languid, larcenty, medley, mendacious, mercurial
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| Much of Roger's success in politics results from his ability to provide __ answers to reporters' questions. | astute (adj) |
| For Thoreau, the forest served as an __ from the pressures of urban life. | asylum (n) |
| Once diagnosed by a certified psychiatrist, the man was put in an __. | asylum (n) |
| The man __ for forgetting his wife's birthday by buying her five dozen roses. | atone (v) |
| His belief in nonviolence __ him from taking revenge on his attackers. | constrain (v) |
| He __ her throwing his clothes out the window as a signal that she wanted him to leave. | construe (v) |
| Erica and Donald __ their agreement in the executive boardroom. | consummate (v) |
| Why should my __ children, who can't even pick themselves up off the couch to pour their own juice, be rewarded with a trip to the mall? | indolent (adj) |
| To be honest, Jim, my __ nature means I could never take orders from anyone, and especially not from a jerk like you. | indomitable (adj) |
| Who knew that our decision to boycott school lunch would __ a huge riot? | induce (v) |
| The author's __ style has won him many followers who dislike wordiness. | laconic (adj) |
| In the summer months, the great heat makes people __ and lazy. | languid (adj) |
| When my car was not where I had left it, I realized that I was a victim of __. | larceny (n) |
| Susannah's wardrobe contained an astonishing __ of colors, from olive green to fluorescent pink. | medley (n) |
| The __ content of the tabloid magazines is at least entertaining. | mendacious (adj) |
| Though he was widely respected for his mathematical proofs, the __ genius was impossible to live with. | mercurial (adj) |
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