LSAT Vocabulary: Degree

Words for amount, size, speed, and certainty, each in a short sentence.

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Notes that would not close

The hearing room clerk found copious notes in the file, so many pages that the folder would not close.

  1. 1.As used in the text, what does the word "copious" most nearly mean?

One thin volume

Current treatises on the zoning dispute were scarce in the law library, and the clerk found only one thin volume.

  1. 2.As used in the text, what does the word "scarce" most nearly mean?

From river to rail

The neighborhood council map showed a vast park plan, stretching from the river path to the far rail line.

  1. 3.As used in the text, what does the word "vast" most nearly mean?

Between the rooms

The clinic nurse kept a brisk pace between rooms, finishing each check before the next name was called.

  1. 4.As used in the text, what does the word "brisk" most nearly mean?

A draft still open

The small firm sent an unfinished draft and labeled it as a first try that the client could still reject.

  1. 5.As used in the text, what does the word "unfinished" most nearly mean?

A few dollars each

The hearing officer called the repair fund meager after seeing that it held only a few dollars per household.

  1. 6.As used in the text, what does the word "meager" most nearly mean?

Two desks covered

An enormous atlas lay open on the law library table, covering two desks from end to end.

  1. 7.As used in the text, what does the word "enormous" most nearly mean?

Two different totals

The neighborhood council clerk marked the attendance tally suspect because two sheets listed different totals for the same vote.

  1. 8.As used in the text, what does the word "suspect" most nearly mean?

Minutes after the sample

The clinic lab returned a rapid result, posting the reading only minutes after the sample arrived.

  1. 9.As used in the text, what does the word "rapid" most nearly mean?

Extra boxes by the copier

The small firm had ample paper for the filing, with extra boxes stacked beside the copier.

  1. 10.As used in the text, what does the word "ample" most nearly mean?

The magnifying glass

A minuscule footnote in the hearing room packet was so small that the members had to pass around a magnifying glass.

  1. 11.As used in the text, what does the word "minuscule" most nearly mean?

A few drawers at a time

The law librarian described a piecemeal shift in the shelf labels, changed a few drawers at a time over many months.

  1. 12.As used in the text, what does the word "piecemeal" most nearly mean?

Every member said yes

The neighborhood council vote was unanimous, with every member saying yes and no one asking for a recount.

  1. 13.As used in the text, what does the word "unanimous" most nearly mean?

More rolls than shelves

The clinic stored a surplus of gauze, more rolls than the shelves had been built to hold.

  1. 14.As used in the text, what does the word "surplus" most nearly mean?

Taller than the clerks

A colossal brief filled the small firm's conference table, rising in a stack taller than the seated clerks.

  1. 15.As used in the text, what does the word "colossal" most nearly mean?

A pause before each page

The hearing room printer was sluggish, taking a long pause before each page finally slid out.

  1. 16.As used in the text, what does the word "sluggish" most nearly mean?

More cases than the memo

A plethora of citations crowded the law library printout, far more cases than the memo could discuss.

  1. 17.As used in the text, what does the word "plethora" most nearly mean?

Every card agreed

The neighborhood council survey was decisive, ending the debate because every returned card favored the same crosswalk.

  1. 18.As used in the text, what does the word "decisive" most nearly mean?

A card on the door

The clinic posted a tiny notice on the door, a card so small that patients walked past it.

  1. 19.As used in the text, what does the word "tiny" most nearly mean?

Dates that matched

The small firm called the timeline tenable because the dates matched the letters already in the file.

  1. 20.As used in the text, what does the word "tenable" most nearly mean?

A few cents

The hearing officer treated the fee difference as negligible, a few cents that would not change the award.

  1. 21.As used in the text, what does the word "negligible" most nearly mean?

Before the tea cooled

The law library runner made a swift trip, returning with the volume before the reader's tea had cooled.

  1. 22.As used in the text, what does the word "swift" most nearly mean?

Signs or only their size

The neighborhood council motion was vague, and members could not tell whether it banned signs or only limited their size.

  1. 23.As used in the text, what does the word "vague" most nearly mean?

Nearly half the wait

The clinic reported a substantial drop in wait times, cutting the average by nearly half.

  1. 24.As used in the text, what does the word "substantial" most nearly mean?

Floor to ceiling

An immense filing cabinet filled one wall of the small firm, its drawers reaching from the floor to the ceiling.

  1. 25.As used in the text, what does the word "immense" most nearly mean?

The docket at once

The hearing room clerk gave a prompt answer, handing the docket number across the counter at once.

  1. 26.As used in the text, what does the word "prompt" most nearly mean?

No matching case

The citation looked doubtful after the librarian found no matching case under that name in the law library.

  1. 27.As used in the text, what does the word "doubtful" most nearly mean?

A single folded card

The neighborhood council kept a compact leaflet, a single folded card rather than a thick booklet.

  1. 28.As used in the text, what does the word "compact" most nearly mean?

Only two notes

Comments on the clinic suggestion board were sparse, with only two notes on a board meant for dozens.

  1. 29.As used in the text, what does the word "sparse" most nearly mean?

The paper that closed it

The partner at the small firm called the signed release definitive, the last paper that closed the file.

  1. 30.As used in the text, what does the word "definitive" most nearly mean?

One neighbor on the bench

There was a dearth of witnesses, and the hearing room bench stayed empty except for one neighbor.

  1. 31.As used in the text, what does the word "dearth" most nearly mean?

The moment the key was pressed

The law library clock correction was instant, the digits changing the moment the librarian pressed the key.

  1. 32.As used in the text, what does the word "instant" most nearly mean?

Yes from everyone

Support for the streetlight was universal at the neighborhood council, and the clerk recorded yes from every person who spoke.

  1. 33.As used in the text, what does the word "universal" most nearly mean?

A few coins

The clinic called the donation paltry, a few coins that could not buy even one box of gloves.

  1. 34.As used in the text, what does the word "paltry" most nearly mean?

Empty floor to the window

The small firm moved into a spacious room, with empty floor between the desks and the far window.

  1. 35.As used in the text, what does the word "spacious" most nearly mean?

A skipped line

A hasty reading of the hearing room notice skipped a line, and the clerk had to start again more slowly.

  1. 36.As used in the text, what does the word "hasty" most nearly mean?

Copies on every floor

The law library held profuse copies of the local code, with duplicate sets on every floor.

  1. 37.As used in the text, what does the word "profuse" most nearly mean?

Both hands to lift it

The neighborhood council agenda packet was bulky, a stack so thick that members needed both hands to lift it.

  1. 38.As used in the text, what does the word "bulky" most nearly mean?

Only a name

Details on the clinic form were scant, leaving only a name and a blank where the history should be.

  1. 39.As used in the text, what does the word "scant" most nearly mean?

One folder all day

Progress on the index was glacial at the small firm, and the clerks finished just one folder by the end of the day.

  1. 40.As used in the text, what does the word "glacial" most nearly mean?

No other clock reading

The time stamp was incontrovertible, and no one in the hearing room could offer a different clock reading.

  1. 41.As used in the text, what does the word "incontrovertible" most nearly mean?

No wider than a thumb

A miniature map in the law library margin showed the whole block in a square no wider than a thumb.

  1. 42.As used in the text, what does the word "miniature" most nearly mean?

Bins that ran out

The neighborhood council called the sand supply insufficient after the bins ran out before the last icy street was treated.

  1. 43.As used in the text, what does the word "insufficient" most nearly mean?

While the door was held

The clinic courier was nimble, crossing the courtyard and returning while the nurse still held the door.

  1. 44.As used in the text, what does the word "nimble" most nearly mean?

Not yet measured

The small firm labeled the damage figure speculative because no one had measured the leak yet.

  1. 45.As used in the text, what does the word "speculative" most nearly mean?

Too heavy for one shelf

A mammoth set of binders lined the hearing room wall, each one too heavy for a single shelf.

  1. 46.As used in the text, what does the word "mammoth" most nearly mean?

A long gap between pages

The law library pages turned at an unhurried rate, with a long quiet gap between each one.

  1. 47.As used in the text, what does the word "unhurried" most nearly mean?

No, with no exception

The chair gave an outright answer at the neighborhood council, saying no to the banner plan and leaving no exception.

  1. 48.As used in the text, what does the word "outright" most nearly mean?

A small slice of the stack

Only a fractional share of the clinic forms came back, a small slice of the stack that went out.

  1. 49.As used in the text, what does the word "fractional" most nearly mean?

Set aside for a recheck

The invoice total was questionable, and the small firm set it aside until someone could recheck the addition.

  1. 50.As used in the text, what does the word "questionable" most nearly mean?

Turning sideways

The hearing room aisle was narrow, so two people could not pass without turning sideways.

  1. 51.As used in the text, what does the word "narrow" most nearly mean?

Still being checked

The law library posted a stopgap shelf list and noted that the final order was still being checked.

  1. 52.As used in the text, what does the word "stopgap" most nearly mean?

Five in a room for fifty

Only a handful of neighbors came, five people in a neighborhood council room set up for fifty.

  1. 53.As used in the text, what does the word "handful" most nearly mean?

A call to slow down

The clinic cart moved at a breakneck pace down the hall, and a nurse called for it to slow down.

  1. 54.As used in the text, what does the word "breakneck" most nearly mean?

No wall left to line

The small firm's archive seemed boundless, with new boxes arriving and no wall left to line.

  1. 55.As used in the text, what does the word "boundless" most nearly mean?

Nothing contradicted the date

The receipt was irrefutable in the hearing room, and the officer said nothing in the file contradicted the paid date.

  1. 56.As used in the text, what does the word "irrefutable" most nearly mean?

Room for one book

The law library carrel was snug, a small desk with room for one book and a lamp.

  1. 57.As used in the text, what does the word "snug" most nearly mean?

A short slide, with strain

The neighborhood council microphone stand was ponderous, and it took two members a long moment of strain to slide it a short distance.

  1. 58.As used in the text, what does the word "ponderous" most nearly mean?

Layer on layer

A multitude of appointment slips covered the clinic counter, layer on layer from the morning rush.

  1. 59.As used in the text, what does the word "multitude" most nearly mean?

No day on the calendar

The return date stayed undated, and the small firm could not write a day on the calendar.

  1. 60.As used in the text, what does the word "undated" most nearly mean?

A difference of one dollar

In the hearing room, the officer noted a slight change in the fine, a difference of one dollar.

  1. 61.As used in the text, what does the word "slight" most nearly mean?

Voices that faded

The law library reading room was huge, and voices faded before they reached the far wall.

  1. 62.As used in the text, what does the word "huge" most nearly mean?

A second tally matched

The neighborhood council count was assured after a second tally matched the first number exactly.

  1. 63.As used in the text, what does the word "assured" most nearly mean?

The same weight twice

The clinic scale did not move by an iota, showing the same weight after the nurse checked it twice.

  1. 64.As used in the text, what does the word "iota" most nearly mean?

Only by ladder

A towering bookcase stood in the small firm, its top shelf reachable only by ladder.

  1. 65.As used in the text, what does the word "towering" most nearly mean?

Before the file was open

The hearing room clerk made a precipitate announcement, speaking before the officer had opened the file.

  1. 66.As used in the text, what does the word "precipitate" most nearly mean?

Every pamphlet listed

The law library index was exhaustive, listing every pamphlet the city had filed that year.

  1. 67.As used in the text, what does the word "exhaustive" most nearly mean?

Smaller than the holders

The neighborhood council nameplates were undersized, smaller than the holders they sat in.

  1. 68.As used in the text, what does the word "undersized" most nearly mean?

A clip that barely closed

The clinic kept a voluminous chart, a folder so thick the clip could barely close.

  1. 69.As used in the text, what does the word "voluminous" most nearly mean?

No price yet

The small firm marked the cost hypothetical because the vendor had not sent a price.

  1. 70.As used in the text, what does the word "hypothetical" most nearly mean?

Blocking the window

A gargantuan exhibit board filled the hearing room, blocking the window from top to bottom.

  1. 71.As used in the text, what does the word "gargantuan" most nearly mean?

Too short to sit on

A diminutive stool sat by the law library ladder, too short for an adult to use as a seat.

  1. 72.As used in the text, what does the word "diminutive" most nearly mean?

Every brick covered

Ivy was pervasive on the neighborhood council building wall, covering every brick from the steps to the roof.

  1. 73.As used in the text, what does the word "pervasive" most nearly mean?

Chairs far apart

The clinic waiting area was expansive, with chairs set far apart across a wide floor.

  1. 74.As used in the text, what does the word "expansive" most nearly mean?

Nothing left to order

The small firm's supply closet was replete, every shelf packed and nothing left to order.

  1. 75.As used in the text, what does the word "replete" most nearly mean?

A long pause on each photo

The hearing officer took a leisurely look at the photos, pausing a long while on each one.

  1. 76.As used in the text, what does the word "leisurely" most nearly mean?

Papers lifting off the desk

The law library fan ran at a blistering speed, and loose papers lifted off the desk.

  1. 77.As used in the text, what does the word "blistering" most nearly mean?

A cart for the box

The neighborhood council ballot box was hefty, and the clerk needed a cart to move it.

  1. 78.As used in the text, what does the word "hefty" most nearly mean?

A lens for the dose

The clinic label print was microscopic, and the pharmacist had to use a lens to read the dose.

  1. 79.As used in the text, what does the word "microscopic" most nearly mean?

A rule no one argued

It was axiomatic at the small firm that a filing needed a date stamp, a rule no one had to argue.

  1. 80.As used in the text, what does the word "axiomatic" most nearly mean?

More letters than one sitting

A deluge of comments arrived at the hearing room, more letters than the clerk could sort in one sitting.

  1. 81.As used in the text, what does the word "deluge" most nearly mean?

Floor numbers that lingered

The law library elevator was plodding, rising so slowly that patrons watched each floor number linger.

  1. 82.As used in the text, what does the word "plodding" most nearly mean?

A microphone at the far end

The neighborhood council table was elongated, stretching so far that speakers at one end used a microphone.

  1. 83.As used in the text, what does the word "elongated" most nearly mean?

Two tallies, no agreement

The clinic visitor total was debatable, and staff could not agree which tally sheet to trust.

  1. 84.As used in the text, what does the word "debatable" most nearly mean?

Nearly every page

Typos were rife in the small firm's first printout, appearing on nearly every page.

  1. 85.As used in the text, what does the word "rife" most nearly mean?

A pause after each number

The hearing room clerk spoke at a measured pace, leaving a clear pause after each exhibit number.

  1. 86.As used in the text, what does the word "measured" most nearly mean?

Cut short for a path

The law library table was truncated at one end, cut short to leave a path to the stacks.

  1. 87.As used in the text, what does the word "truncated" most nearly mean?

Enough for one door

The neighborhood council paint budget was exiguous, enough for a single door and no more.

  1. 88.As used in the text, what does the word "exiguous" most nearly mean?

No one tried to count

The clinic drawers held innumerable forms, so many that no one tried to count them.

  1. 89.As used in the text, what does the word "innumerable" most nearly mean?

Once the line was missing

A second review was inevitable at the small firm once the clerks found the missing signature line.

  1. 90.As used in the text, what does the word "inevitable" most nearly mean?

A full cup at every seat

The hearing room had a bountiful supply of pens, a full cup at every seat.

  1. 91.As used in the text, what does the word "bountiful" most nearly mean?

A single coin

The law library charged a nominal fee, a single coin that did not cover the cost of a copy.

  1. 92.As used in the text, what does the word "nominal" most nearly mean?

Chairs still in the hall

A residual pile of chairs remained in the neighborhood council hall after the rest had been stacked away.

  1. 93.As used in the text, what does the word "residual" most nearly mean?

Wider than the doorway

The clinic's new sign was outsized, wider than the doorway it hung above.

  1. 94.As used in the text, what does the word "outsized" most nearly mean?

Just enough to hear

The small firm asked for a modicum of quiet, just enough calm to hear the phone.

  1. 95.As used in the text, what does the word "modicum" most nearly mean?

Yes, with no conditions

At the hearing room, the neighbor gave unqualified support, saying yes to the fence plan with no conditions.

  1. 96.As used in the text, what does the word "unqualified" most nearly mean?

Three volumes on display

The law library kept a token display of rare books, three volumes behind glass and the rest in storage.

  1. 97.As used in the text, what does the word "token" most nearly mean?

Room for one map

The neighborhood council workshop was confined to a side room, with no space to set out more than one map.

  1. 98.As used in the text, what does the word "confined" most nearly mean?

More than the rack

A glut of sample bottles crowded the clinic sink, more than the rack could hold.

  1. 99.As used in the text, what does the word "glut" most nearly mean?

Too low for a folder

The small firm's drawer was shallow, too low to stand a folder upright.

  1. 100.As used in the text, what does the word "shallow" most nearly mean?

High enough to spill

The hearing room water pitcher was brimming, filled so high that a bump would spill it.

  1. 101.As used in the text, what does the word "brimming" most nearly mean?

Barely worth collecting

The late fine was a pittance at the law library, a few cents the desk barely bothered to collect.

  1. 102.As used in the text, what does the word "pittance" most nearly mean?

Three neighborhoods and a river

The neighborhood council district map was sprawling, reaching across three neighborhoods and a river.

  1. 103.As used in the text, what does the word "sprawling" most nearly mean?

Only if nurses signed up

Extra clinic hours were contingent on staffing, and they would open only if two more nurses signed up.

  1. 104.As used in the text, what does the word "contingent" most nearly mean?

Larger than the slot

The small firm's envelope was oversized, larger than the mailbox slot.

  1. 105.As used in the text, what does the word "oversized" most nearly mean?

A few among empty chairs

A smattering of spectators sat in the hearing room, a few people scattered among many empty chairs.

  1. 106.As used in the text, what does the word "smattering" most nearly mean?

Twenty labels short

The law library reported a shortfall of labels, twenty short of the number of new books.

  1. 107.As used in the text, what does the word "shortfall" most nearly mean?

Split too evenly to call

The neighborhood council straw poll was divided, split so evenly that the chair would not call it a decision.

  1. 108.As used in the text, what does the word "divided" most nearly mean?