Jan 2014 SAT Words

Question 1

Munificence

Answer 1

the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity.

Question 2

Alacrity

Answer 2

brisk and cheerful readiness.

Question 3

Superannuated

Answer 3

obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments.

Question 4

Bombastic

Answer 4

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

Question 5

Cursory

Answer 5

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

Question 6

Frenetic

Answer 6

fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

Question 7

Polemics

Answer 7

a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

Question 8

Seminal

Answer 8

(of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments.

Question 9

Recondite

Answer 9

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

Question 10

Beguiling

Answer 10

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Question 11

Inchoate

Answer 11

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.

Question 12

Galvanizing

Answer 12

shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action.

Question 13

Ingratiating

Answer 13

intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic.

Question 14

Curtailed

Answer 14

reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.

Question 15

Prognostication

Answer 15

the action of foretelling or prophesying future events.

Question 16

Intemperate

Answer 16

having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.

Question 17

Efficacious

Answer 17

(typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.