Basic SAT Vocab List 9

Question 1

Beguiling

Answer 1

charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way

Question 2

Byzantine

Answer 2

(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, typically involving a great deal of administrative detail

Question 3

Chary

Answer 3

cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

Question 4

Dearth

Answer 4

a scarcity or lack of something

Question 5

Dogmatic

Answer 5

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

Question 6

Exculpate

Answer 6

show or declare that (someone is not guilty of wrongdoing)

Question 7

Expedient

Answer 7

(of an action) convenient or practical, although possibly improper or immoral

Question 8

Fervid

Answer 8

intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree

Question 9

Fervent

Answer 9

having or displaying a passionate intensity

Question 10

Forestall

Answer 10

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time

Question 11

Harbinger

Answer 11

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

Question 12

Interminable

Answer 12

endless

Question 13

Obtuse

Answer 13

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

Question 14

Paragon

Answer 14

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality

Question 15

Prolific

Answer 15

producing much of something (i.e, a sports player scoring a lot, a composer composing a lot of music)

Question 16

Serendipity

Answer 16

the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way