ACT/SAT Vocabulary List #1

Question 1

Altruistic

Answer 1

selfless concern for the well-being of others

Question 2

Ambivalent

Answer 2

having mixed feelings about someone or something

Question 3

Angular

Answer 3

Describing an angle

Question 4

Arrogant

Answer 4

revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance

Question 5

Aversion

Answer 5

a strong dislike or discrimination

Question 6

Discern

Answer 6

perceive or recognize something or someone

Question 7

Disdain

Answer 7

consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration

Question 8

Disparage

Answer 8

regard or represent as being of little worth

Question 9

Disparity

Answer 9

a great difference between two or more things

Question 10

Embellish

Answer 10

to make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features

Question 11

Innocuous

Answer 11

not harmful or offensive

Question 12

Insipid

Answer 12

lacking vigor or interest

Question 13

Lament

Answer 13

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Question 14

Laud

Answer 14

to praise highly, especially in a public context

Question 15

Obscure

Answer 15

not discovered or known about, concealed

Question 16

Ostentatious

Answer 16

designed to impress or attract notice

Question 17

Prodigal

Answer 17

spending money or resources freely, wastefully extravagant

Question 18

Repudiate

Answer 18

deny the truth or validity of something

Question 19

Revere

Answer 19

feel deep respect or admiration for something

Question 20

Serene

Answer 20

calm, peaceful, and untroubled

Question 21

Subtle

Answer 21

delicately complex and understated

Question 22

Superfluous

Answer 22

unnecessary, more than enough

Question 23

Taciturn

Answer 23

reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying very little

Question 24

Endenger

Answer 24

cause or give rise to a feeling, situation,or condition

Question 25

Reticence

Answer 25

restrained in speech, reluctant to speak