Digital SAT Vocabulary Questions and Answers speculates - Answer: form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. "my colleagues speculate about my private life" impartial - Answer: treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. "independent and impartial advice" circumvents - Answer: find a way around (an obstacle). "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it" eclipses - Answer: an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination. "an eclipse of the sun" discernible - Answer: able to be discerned; perceptible. "the scandal had no discernible effect on his career" inconclusive - Answer: not leading to a firm conclusion; not ending doubt or dispute. "the medical evidence is inconclusive" unbiased - Answer: showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial."his assessment of the benefits and drawbacks was unbiased" sychronization - Answer: the operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate. "lack of synchronization between the dancers made it look clumsy" hibernation - Answer: the condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state. "grizzly bears gorge on seeds to prepare for hibernation" 1 / 3
repudieates - Answer: refuse to accept or be associated with. "she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders" deny the truth or validity of. "the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses" foretells - Answer: predict (the future or a future event). "a seer had foretold that she would assume the throne" recants - Answer: "say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical."heretics were burned if they would not recant" nonetheless - Answer: in spite of that; nevertheless. "it was the barest of welcomes, but it was a welcome nonetheless" moreover - Answer: as a further matter; besides. "moreover, glass is electrically insulating" skeptical - Answer: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. "the public were deeply skeptical about some of the proposals" disconcerting - Answer: causing one to feel unsettled. "he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties" imperceptible - Answer: impossible to perceive or notice. "his head moved in an almost imperceptible nod" substanitial - Answer: of considerable importance, size, or worth. "a substantial amount of cash" beneficially - Answer: in a favorable or advantageous way; so as to have a good effect. "we are privileged to beneficially affect the lives of tens of thousands of children every day" interjected - Answer: say (something) abruptly, especially as an aside or interruption. "she interjected the odd question here and there" 2 / 3
prescribed - Answer: recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial. "marriage is often prescribed as a universal remedy" prevail - Answer: prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious. "it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion" succumb - Answer: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force. "he has become the latest to succumb to the strain" diverge - Answer: (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction. "the flight path diverged from the original flight plan" innocuous - Answer: not harmful or offensive. "it was an innocuous question" novel - Answer: new or unusual in an interesting way. "he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems" impractical - Answer: (of an object or course of action) not adapted for use or action; not sensible or realistic. "impractical high heels" unobtrusive - Answer: not standing out or attracting attention. "corrections should be neat and unobtrusive" peripheral - Answer: relating to or situated on the edge or limits of something. "the peripheral areas of Europe" renounce - Answer: reject and stop using or consuming. "he renounced drugs and alcohol completely" catastrophic - Answer: involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering. "a catastrophic earthquake" extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.elusive - Answer: difficult to find, catch, or achieve. "success will become ever more elusive"
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