October 1st SAT Prep Vocabulary

Question 1

contingent (noun)

Answer 1

a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event

Question 2

contingent (adj)

Answer 2

1. contingent (on/upon something) (formal) depending on something that may or may not happen
2. contingent worker/work/job (business) a person, or work done by a person, who does not have a permanent contract with a company

Question 3

endow (verb)

Answer 3

1. endow something to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income

Question 4

errand (noun)

Answer 4

​a job that you do for somebody that involves going somewhere to take a message, to buy something, deliver goods, etc.

Question 5

err (verb)

Answer 5

(formal) to make a mistake

Question 6

deceit (noun)

Answer 6

dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true; an example of this behaviour
SYNONYM deception

Question 7

defy (verb)

Answer 7

defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc.

Question 8

ramify (verb)

Answer 8

(formal) to spread out and form branches

Question 9

attribute (verb)

Answer 9

1. attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing
2. to regard a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something

Question 10

attribute (noun)

Answer 10

a quality or feature of somebody/something

Question 11

decree (verb)

Answer 11

to decide, judge or order something officially

Question 12

strenuous (adj)

Answer 12

1. needing great effort and energy
   SYNONYM arduous
2. determined and showing great energy

Question 13

onerous (adj)

Answer 13

(formal)
​needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
SYNONYM taxing

Question 14

prevail (verb)

Answer 14

1. [intransitive] to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place
2. prevail (against/over something) (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be accepted, especially after a struggle or an argument
   SYNONYM triumph
3. prevail (against/over somebody) to defeat an opponent, especially after a long struggle

Question 15

prescriptive (adj)

Answer 15

(formal) telling people what should be done

Question 16

susceptibility (noun)

Answer 16

1. susceptibility (to something) the state of being very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by something
2. usceptibilities [plural] a person’s feelings that are likely to be easily hurt
   SYNONYM sensibility