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Question 1

exalt

Answer 1

v. raise in rank or dignity; praise.

The actor Alec Guinness was exalted to the rank of knighthood by the queen.

Question 2

excerpt

Answer 2

n. selected passage.
v.
The cinematic equivalent of an excerpt from a novel is a clip from a film.

Question 3

execute

Answer 3

v. put into effect; carry out.
n. execution.
The choreographer wanted to see how well she could execute a pirouette.

Question 4

exemplary

Answer 4

adj. serving as a model; outstanding.
At commencement the dean praised Ellen for her exemplary behavior as class president.

Question 5

exemplify

Answer 5

v. serve as a model; embody.

For a generation of balletgoers, Rudolf Nureyev exemplified the ideal of masculine grace.

Question 6

exhaustive

Answer 6

adj. thorough; comprehensive.

We have made an exhaustive study of all published SAT tests and are happy to share our research to you.

Question 7

exhilarating

Answer 7

adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering.

Though some of the hikers found tramping through the snow tiring, Jeffrey found the walk on the cold day exhilarating.

Question 8

exonerate

Answer 8

v. acquit; exculpate; free from charge of being guilty.

The defense team feverishly sought fresh evidence that might exonerate their client.

Question 9

expedient

Answer 9

adj. suitable; practical; politic.
n. expediency
A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical.

Question 10

expedite

Answer 10

v. hasten; speed up.

Because we are on a tight schedule. we hope you will be able to expedite the delivery of our order.

Question 11

explicit

Answer 11

adj. totally clear; definite.

Don’t just hint around that your’e dissatisfied: be explicit about what’s bugging you.

Question 12

exploit

Answer 12

v. make use of, sometimes unjustly.
n. exploitation
adj. exploitative.
Cesar Chavez fought attempts to exploit migrant farmworkers.

Question 13

extol

Answer 13

v. praise; glorify.

The president extolled the astronauts, calling them the pioneers of the Space Age.

Question 14

extraneous

Answer 14

adj. not essential.
No wonder Ted can’t think straight! His mind is so cluttered up with extraneous trivia, he can’t concentrate on the essentials.

Question 15

extricate

Answer 15

v. free, disentangle.

Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.

Question 16

exuberance

Answer 16

n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; lavishness.

I was bowled over by the exuberance of Amy’s welcome.

Question 17

facilitate

Answer 17

v. help bring about; make less difficult.

Rest and proper nourishment should facilitate the patient’s recovery.

Question 18

fallacious

Answer 18

adj. false; misleading.
n. fallacy.
Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results.

Question 19

fallow

Answer 19

adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated.

Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to lie fallow every few years.

Question 20

falter

Answer 20

v. hesitate.

When told to dive off the high board, she did not falter.

Question 21

fanaticism

Answer 21

n. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.
When Islamic fundamentalists demanded the death of Salman because his novel questioned their faith, world opinion condemned them for their fanaticism.

Question 22

fastidious

Answer 22

adj. difficult to please; squeamish.

Bobby was such a fastidious eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut of every scrap of crust.

Question 23

fathom

Answer 23

v. comprehend; investigate.

I find his motives impossible to fathom.

Question 24

feasible

Answer 24

adj. practical. Is it feasible to waste money?

Question 25

fell

Answer 25

v. cut or knock down; bring down.

I fell down the abyss.

Question 26

fervor

Answer 26

n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

At the protest rally, the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal fervor.

Question 27

fitful

Answer 27

adj. spasmodic; intermittent.

After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.

Question 28

flagrant

Answer 28

adj. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.

The governor’s appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a flagrant violation of the state laws.

Question 29

florid

Answer 29

adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery.

If you go to Florida and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid!

Question 30

foolhardy

Answer 30

adj. rash.

Don’t be foolhardy.

Question 31

frivolous

Answer 31

adj. lacking in seriousness.
n. frivolity
Though Nancy enjoyed Bill’s frivolous companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could be serious.

Question 32

furtive

Answer 32

adj. stealthy; sneaky.

The girl kept on giving furtive glances to the boy sitting next to her.

Question 33

garrulous

Answer 33

adj. wordy; talkative.
n. garrulity.
Henry is the most garrulous person in the county.

Question 34

glacial

Answer 34

adj. extremely cold.

Never a warm person, when offended John could seem positively glacial.

Question 35

glutton

Answer 35

n. someone who eats too much.
adj. gluttonous
When Mother saw that Bob had eaten all the cookies, she called him a little glutton.

Question 36

gratify

Answer 36

v. please.

Lori’s parents were gratified by her successful performance on the SAT.

Question 37

gratuitous

Answer 37

adj. given freely; unwarranted.

Quit making gratuitous comments about my driving.

Question 38

gravity

Answer 38

n. seriousness.
adj. grave
We could tell we were in serious trouble from the gravity of the principal’s expression.

Question 39

gregarious

Answer 39

adj. sociable; friendly.

Typically, partygoers are gregarious.

Question 40

guile

Answer 40

n. deceit; duplicity;wiliness; cunning.

Iago uses considerable guile to trick Othello into believing that Dede had been unfaithful.