Basic SAT Vocab List 15

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

warn or reprimand someone firmly

Question 2

Amalgam

Answer 2

a mixture or blend

Question 3

Ambivalent

Answer 3

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 4

Arduous

Answer 4

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

Question 5

Buoyant

Answer 5

1) able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas
2) cheerful and optimistic

Question 6

Captious

Answer 6

(of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections

Question 7

Copious

Answer 7

abundant in supply or quantity

Question 8

Dichotomy

Answer 8

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different

Question 9

Evade

Answer 9

escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery

Question 10

Lackadaisical

Answer 10

lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy

Question 11

Permutation

Answer 11

a way, especially one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged

Question 12

Propensity

Answer 12

an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

Question 13

Pundit

Answer 13

an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public

Question 14

Quibble

Answer 14

1) a slight objection or criticism

2) a play on words; a pun

Question 15

Subvert

Answer 15

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)