SAT 1-100

Question 0

Germ

Answer 0

earliest form of an organism; seed or bud

Question 1

Knead

Answer 1

mix; work dough; mix & work into a uniform mass (hands)

Question 2

Epicure

Answer 2

connoisseur of food & drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; epicurus

Question 3

Benign

Answer 3

harmless

Question 4

Celibate

Answer 4

abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried

Question 5

Aloof

Answer 5

emotionally distant or detached

Question 6

Induct

Answer 6

place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate

Question 7

Cessation

Answer 7

a stop or interruption

Question 8

Circumlocution

Answer 8

evasive speech, speaking around a subject

Question 9

Diverge

Answer 9

vary; go in different direction from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating

Question 10

Placid

Answer 10

Serene, calm, tranquil

Question 11

Proclivity

Answer 11

inclination; natural tendency

Question 12

Propagandist

Answer 12

someone who spreads ideas

Question 13

Dominate

Answer 13

to rule over; to control

Question 14

Credulous

Answer 14

Gullible, easily deceived

Question 15

Disheartened

Answer 15

saddened, disappointed

Question 16

Compress

Answer 16

force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words

Question 17

Supernumerary

Answer 17

person or thing excess of what is necessary

Question 18

Fancied

Answer 18

imagined; unreal

Question 19

Stingy

Answer 19

Miserly, unwilling to spend

Question 20

Philanthropic

Answer 20

Benevolent, generous

Question 21

Spectrum

Answer 21

Range or wavelength of colors

Question 22

Modulate

Answer 22

tone down or change in intensity; regulate

Question 23

Conservative

Answer 23

one who believes in staying the same; traaditional

Question 24

Blemish

Answer 24

Mark or stain

Question 25

Anomalous

Answer 25

odd; not fitting in the pattern

Question 26

Stump

Answer 26

base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down

Question 27

Levitate

Answer 27

rise and float in the air

Question 28

Manifesto

Answer 28

statement of values

Question 29

Malady

Answer 29

Illness

Question 30

Neurotic

Answer 30

extreme suspicion or paranoia

Question 31

Browse

Answer 31

graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

Question 32

Nostalgia

Answer 32

longing for the past

Question 33

Effective

Answer 33

effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect

Question 34

Foolhardy

Answer 34

foolishly brave or daring

Question 35

Arbitrary

Answer 35

unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical

Question 36

Intimacy

Answer 36

closeness; often affectionate; privacy; familiarity

Question 37

Uninhibited

Answer 37

having no inhibitions; free in behavior & feelings

Question 38

Craft

Answer 38

skill (esp. with one’s hands); skill in deceiving people; guile
ADJ. cleverly, deceitful, crafty

Question 39

Retaliation

Answer 39

repayment in kind (usually for bad treatment). retaliate, V

Question 40

Vicar

Answer 40

parish priest; representative

Question 41

Fop

Answer 41

dandy; man excessively concerned with his clothes