LSAT POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
indigenous - native, originating in a place
subjective - relating to the mind as the subject of experience
paradox - seeming contradiction or an actual contradiction
anomalous - irregular, unusual
viscous - having a thick consistency, gelatinous
ephemeral - fleeting, or short life or duration
corroborate - to confirm or make certain
implicit - implied, tacitly understood
lucid - clear, understandable
prodigal - foolishly generous, not thrifty
feign - to pretend
specious - having the deceptive look of truth
arbitrary - random, capricious, impartial
intrepid - bold, fearless
antagonism - hostility, enmity
antipathy - strong feeling against, dislike for
dogma - firmly held disbelief
pertinent - clearly relevant
variance - difference, disagreement
incompatible - not well matched, unsuited
,isolate - to separate and make alone or single
sever - to cut off completely
synthesis - the combination of diverse elements into one
engender - to create, foster
discrete - distinct, separate
disperse - to spread out
eccentric - unusual, strange
redundant - repetitive, and thus unnecessary
precursor - a necessary predecessor
defer - to postpone or to submit to another
catalyst - a thing that sets another in motion or causes change
disarm - to deprive of weapons or to win over, ingratiate
prone - inclined, or the position of lying face down
profound - deep, thoughtful
torque - rotational force, twist
digress - to move away from
diverge - to go apart in different directions
tangential - peripheral, no on the subject at hand
porous - having pores, having minute holes
plummet - to fall suddenly
circumlocution - excessive speaking, wordiness
perturb - to disquiet, upset
opaque - not transparent, not letting light through
,impenetrable - unable to penetrate, pierced
desiccate - to dry out, dehydrate
phenomenon - an occurrence
tacit - unspoken yet understood
whimsy - caprice, a playful thing
abstract - theoretical or to summarize or a summary
inherent - in the essential nature of a thing
dubious - doubtful, questionable
platitude - a trite saying, bromide
fallacy - a logical flaw, mistake
demur - to hesitate, protest
assert - to state without need of proof
refute - to disprove, to argue against
inquisitive - curious, seeking knowledge
mundane - everything, pedestrain
coherent - intelligible, consistent
equivocal - wavering, vacillating
harangue - long, complaining speech
jargon - specialized vocabulary
succinct - concise, stating in few words
diffuse - to spread thinly, or scattered
articulate - well- spoken, intelligible, speak clearly and distinctly
garrulous - extremely talkative
, orate - to make a speech, esp. pompously
laconic - few words, reticent
obscure - to hide or hidden, vague, not easily understood
chicanery - flim-flam, trickery
furtive - secret, sneaky
volatile - unstable, likely to explode or vaporize
extemporize - to speak spontaneously
zealot - one who has great enthusiasm esp for a cause
espouse - to take to oneself, to adopt a belief
provocative - tending to simulate
superfluous - excess, extra
expend - to use up
malevolent - evil, having evil intent
paragon - an ideal, perfect model
nullify - negate, make invalid
consummate - complete, accomplish, perfect, to a high degree
arduous - difficult, strenuous
felicity - happiness, pleasantness
prodigy - very talented child
guile - cunning, trickery
ingenious - extremely clever, original
imperative - necessary, immediately important
constrain - restrict, confine
ANSWERS
indigenous - native, originating in a place
subjective - relating to the mind as the subject of experience
paradox - seeming contradiction or an actual contradiction
anomalous - irregular, unusual
viscous - having a thick consistency, gelatinous
ephemeral - fleeting, or short life or duration
corroborate - to confirm or make certain
implicit - implied, tacitly understood
lucid - clear, understandable
prodigal - foolishly generous, not thrifty
feign - to pretend
specious - having the deceptive look of truth
arbitrary - random, capricious, impartial
intrepid - bold, fearless
antagonism - hostility, enmity
antipathy - strong feeling against, dislike for
dogma - firmly held disbelief
pertinent - clearly relevant
variance - difference, disagreement
incompatible - not well matched, unsuited
,isolate - to separate and make alone or single
sever - to cut off completely
synthesis - the combination of diverse elements into one
engender - to create, foster
discrete - distinct, separate
disperse - to spread out
eccentric - unusual, strange
redundant - repetitive, and thus unnecessary
precursor - a necessary predecessor
defer - to postpone or to submit to another
catalyst - a thing that sets another in motion or causes change
disarm - to deprive of weapons or to win over, ingratiate
prone - inclined, or the position of lying face down
profound - deep, thoughtful
torque - rotational force, twist
digress - to move away from
diverge - to go apart in different directions
tangential - peripheral, no on the subject at hand
porous - having pores, having minute holes
plummet - to fall suddenly
circumlocution - excessive speaking, wordiness
perturb - to disquiet, upset
opaque - not transparent, not letting light through
,impenetrable - unable to penetrate, pierced
desiccate - to dry out, dehydrate
phenomenon - an occurrence
tacit - unspoken yet understood
whimsy - caprice, a playful thing
abstract - theoretical or to summarize or a summary
inherent - in the essential nature of a thing
dubious - doubtful, questionable
platitude - a trite saying, bromide
fallacy - a logical flaw, mistake
demur - to hesitate, protest
assert - to state without need of proof
refute - to disprove, to argue against
inquisitive - curious, seeking knowledge
mundane - everything, pedestrain
coherent - intelligible, consistent
equivocal - wavering, vacillating
harangue - long, complaining speech
jargon - specialized vocabulary
succinct - concise, stating in few words
diffuse - to spread thinly, or scattered
articulate - well- spoken, intelligible, speak clearly and distinctly
garrulous - extremely talkative
, orate - to make a speech, esp. pompously
laconic - few words, reticent
obscure - to hide or hidden, vague, not easily understood
chicanery - flim-flam, trickery
furtive - secret, sneaky
volatile - unstable, likely to explode or vaporize
extemporize - to speak spontaneously
zealot - one who has great enthusiasm esp for a cause
espouse - to take to oneself, to adopt a belief
provocative - tending to simulate
superfluous - excess, extra
expend - to use up
malevolent - evil, having evil intent
paragon - an ideal, perfect model
nullify - negate, make invalid
consummate - complete, accomplish, perfect, to a high degree
arduous - difficult, strenuous
felicity - happiness, pleasantness
prodigy - very talented child
guile - cunning, trickery
ingenious - extremely clever, original
imperative - necessary, immediately important
constrain - restrict, confine
