sat unit 8 vocabulary. allege to assert without proof or confirmation to declare “police allege...
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allegeTo assert without proof or confirmation
To declare“Police allege that this man tried to lure a child into his car…”
allude
To refer to casually or indirectly
In a job interview, it is best not to allude to
your previous arrests!
brevity
conciseness
compatible
Able to get along or work well together;
Capable of use with something else
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detached
Emotionally removed
Calm and objective
indifferent
detriment
Injury or damage, or that which causes injury or damage
enigma
An obscure saying; anything inexplicable (unexplain-able);
a puzzle
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ephemeral
Short-livedFleetingtemporary
fluctuate
To move or constantly change
Gullible
Easily duped, fooled
incorrigibleNot
correctable
incumbent
The holder of an office
methodical
systematic
nomina
lSo small as to be hardly worth the name
Being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.
omnipotent
AlmightyHaving unlimited power or authority
All-powerful
pensive
Dreamily thoughtful; expressing thoughtfulness with sadness