SAT Vocabulary Week 7
averse
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: having a deep-seated distaste for; not inclined or
willing to do or undertake
Synonyms: opposed, unwilling,
disinclined, indisposed, loath,
reluctant
benevolent
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Characterized by kindness and concern for
others
Synonyms: charitable, altruistic, beneficent, benign,
benignant, good, goodhearted, kind,
kindhearted, kindly
cursory
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: not thorough
Synonyms: hasty, superficial, sketchy
feasible
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: – able to be done
Synonyms: possible, practicable, viable,
workable
grimace
Part of speech: noun
Definition: wry face, facial distortion;
a
facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or
pain
Synonyms: face, moue, mouth, pout
holocaust
Part of speech: noun
Definition: large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a
vast slaughter
Synonyms:
impetus
Part of speech: noun
Definition: moving force; something that causes and
encourages a given response
Synonyms: impulse, stimulus, encouragement, fillip, impulse,
incentive,
inducement,
motivation,
prod, push,
spur,
stimulant,
stimulation
jeopardy
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury
Synonyms: danger, endangerment, hazard, imperilment, peril, risk
careful, fastidious, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous
scrutinize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: – to examine closely;
to look at carefully or critically
Synonyms: examine, inspect,
peruse, study
meticulous
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: extremely careful;
particular about details
Synonyms: careful, fastidious, painstaking,
punctilious, scrupulous