ACT/SAT Vocabulary List #2

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

a contrast or opposition between two things

Question 2

Ascend

Answer 2

to go up

Question 3

Austere

Answer 3

severe or strict manner, attitude or appearance

Question 4

Autonomous

Answer 4

acting independently or having the freedom to do so

Question 5

Banal

Answer 5

lacking originality as to be obvious or boring

Question 6

Benign

Answer 6

(medicine) not harmful in effect

Question 7

Capricious

Answer 7

given to a sudden and unaccountable

Question 8

Dawdle

Answer 8

waste time, be slow

Question 9

Defamation

Answer 9

action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander

Question 10

Esoteric

Answer 10

likely to be understood only by a small group of people

Question 11

Extol

Answer 11

praise highly

Question 12

Exacerbate

Answer 12

make a problem or situation worse

Question 13

Fastidious

Answer 13

very attentive about accuracy and detail; very concerned about cleanliness

Question 14

Furtive

Answer 14

attempting to avoid notice or attention secretive

Question 15

Gregarious

Answer 15

found of company, sociable

Question 16

Hypocrite

Answer 16

a person who indulges in hypocrisy

Question 17

Innate

Answer 17

inborn, natural

Question 18

Lethargic

Answer 18

sluggish and apathetic, inactive

Question 19

Melancholy

Answer 19

a feeling of pensive sadness

Question 20

Opaque

Answer 20

not able to be seen through, not transparent

Question 21

Prolific

Answer 21

present in a large number or quantity

Question 22

Reprove

Answer 22

reprimand or censure

Question 23

Symmetry

Answer 23

similarity or exact correspondence between different things

Question 24

Tranquil

Answer 24

free of disturbance; calm; serene

Question 25

Venerate

Answer 25

regard with great respect