SCAT Vocab II – Flashcards
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Erratic
Unpredictable eccentric
Strident
Harsh, grating
Cynicism
The belief that all human action is motivated by selfishness
Rivalry
An ongoing competition
Vengeful
Wanting or seeking revenge
Dupe
A person easily diceived
Undermine
To injure or destroy underhandedly
Gullible
Easily diceived
Wily
Artful, cunning, deceitful, sly
Meticulous
Very careful, attentive to details
Parochial
Having a narrow scope
Obsessive
Overly preoccupied
Provincial
Having a narrow scope
Recluse
Someone who lives in seclusion
Mediocrity
Ordinariness, lack of distiction
Stoic
Not affected by passion or feeling
Mundane
Ordinary or commonplace
Meager
Lacking in amount or quality, poor
Stupefy
To make less alert
Paucity
Small amount or number
Tactful
Saying or doing the proper thing
Tumltuous
Characterized by a noisy uproar
Inquisitive
Curious
Presumptuous
Bold to the point of rudeness
Ghastly
Shockingly frightful
Impudence
Bold disrespect or rudeness
Incorrigible
Not capable of being reformed
Lampoon
Sharp satire
Levity
Lightness; Lacking seriousness
Heir
A person who inherits another’s belongings
Usurp
To seize power by force
Predecessor
A person who precedes another in an office or a position
Prominent
Standing out, important
Obsolete
Outdated
Extraneous
Not pertinent or relevant
Jargon
Words used by people in a particular field of work
Irrelevant
Not necessary or important to the matter at hand
Regualte
To control or direct by some particular method
Purgation
The process of getting rid if impurities
Antidote
Remedy for a poison
Unseemly
Unbecoming
Unsound
Not solid; not weel found; not healthy
Unanimity
Complete agreement
Superficial
Near the surface, slight
Uniform
Alike, identical
Divergent
Moving in different directions from a common point
Redundant
Characterized by necessary repitition of words
Pious
Having reverence for a god
Repudiate
To cast off or disown; to refuse to acknowlege
Comprehensive
Including everything, compelte
Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at the same time
Stimulus
Something that causes a reaction
Reconcile
To settle a problem
Theoretical
Not proven true, existing only as an idea
Tenet
Idea or belief
Taint
To affect with something harmful; contaminate
Theologian
One who studies religion
Ambiguous
Unclear; having more than one meaning
Repeal
To take back a law or other decision
Plateau
A condition of neithre growth now decline
Tract
A piece of land
Sobriety
Being quiet or serious
Unbiased
Without prejudice
Objective
Not affected by personal feelings
Testimony
Statement in support of something, often under oath
Mosaic
A picture made of small pieces of stone or glass
Debunk
To expose the falseness of something or someone
Quibble
V. To make a minor objection; N. A small objection
Implausible
Not possible, not imaginable
Synopsis
Plot summary
Speculation
The act of thinking about or pondering something
Thesis
Unproven theory, long research paper
Synchronize
To cause to occur at the same time
Phenomena
Occurrences, facts, or observable circumstances
Unethical
Having bad moral principles
Obliterate
To wipe out, remove all traces
Conventional
Traditional, mundane
Preclude
To make impossible
Fundamental
Basic, essential
Ominous
Signaling something evil is about to happen
Pastiche
Piece of music, writing, or art combining serveral different sources or styles
Unnerving
Upsetting, causing nervousness
Stylized
In a particular style, often an unrealistic one
Mitigate
To mnake less severe
Strive
Try hard, make a major effort
Temper
To moderate, to make less extreme
Vulnerable
Capable of being hurt
Vitality
Energy, liveliness
Tantamount
Equivalent in effect or meaning
Virtue
Moral exellence
Integrity
Honesty, moral uprightness
Ingeuity
Cleverness, originality
Systematic
Regular
Ominscient
Having complete knowledge
Monotonous
Boring; unvarying in tone or content
Unwitting
Unaware
Morose
Gloomy; ill-tempered
Subordinate
Placed in lower order or rank
Sanction
V. To give permission N. A coercive measure designed to make a person or persons comply
Versatile
Capable of doing many things well
Monarch
A ruler; a king, queen, to rule
Reign
N. Having supreme power; V. To rule
Zeal
Enthusiasm and intensity
Magnate
A person of great influence in a particular field
Deliberate
Intentional, well though out (ADJ.)
Sentinel
A guard, a watchman
Diversity
The state of having different elements
