sat 9

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to make something better

Question 2

censure

Answer 2

the act of officially expressing strong disapproval and criticism

Question 3

disparity

Answer 3

a difference between things, especially an unfair difference

Question 4

esteem

Answer 4

a feeling of respect and admiration for someone

Question 5

indolence/ indolent

Answer 5

lazy

Question 6

catharsis

Answer 6

a way of dealing with bad or strong feelings and emotions by expressing or experiencing them through writing, talking, etc.

Question 7

clemency

Answer 7

forgiveness and less severe punishment for a crime, usually given by someone in power such as a governor or president

Question 8

effervescent

Answer 8

1. a liquid that produces small bubbles of gas

2. someone or something who is cheerful and active

Question 9

extol

Answer 9

to praise something very much

Question 10

fledgling

Answer 10

1. an organization or state that is only recently been formed and is still developing
2. a young bird that is learning

Question 11

benign

Answer 11

1. not likely to hurt you or cause cancer

2. kind and unlikely to harm anyone

Question 12

blithe

Answer 12

1. seeming not to think or worry about the effects of what you do
2. literary - cheerful and having no worries

Question 13

fallacy

Answer 13

1. a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe to be true
2. a weakness in someone’s idea or argumentthat is caused by a mistake in the way they have not thought about the idea or argument

Question 14

frivoulous

Answer 14

1. not serious or sensible especially in a way that is not appropriate for a particular occasion
2. a persona who likes having fun rather than doing serious or sensible things

Question 15

hindrance

Answer 15

1. something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something successfully
2. the act of making it difficult for someone to do something

Question 16

jeapordy / jeapordize

Answer 16

in danger of being lost or harmed. to risk losing or spoiling something important of value

Question 17

anomaly

Answer 17

something that is noticible because it is different from what is usual

Question 18

antithesis

Answer 18

the exact opposite of something, or something that is completely different from something else

Question 19

elation

Answer 19

a feeling of extreme happiness and excitement

Question 20

jocular

Answer 20

joking or humorous

Question 21

appease

Answer 21

to make someone less angry or stop him or her from attacking you by giving him or her what he or she wants

Question 22

assuage

Answer 22

to make a bad feeling less painful or severe

Question 23

serene

Answer 23

1. calm, peaceful, untroubled; tranquil

2. used as a term or respect for members of some European families

Question 24

palcid

Answer 24

not easily upset or excited; calm or peaceful, with little movement or activity