SAT Reading pg.960

Question 0

Obsequious

Answer 0

characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
obedient; dutiful.

Question 1

Lackadaisical

Answer 1

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow.

Question 2

Husbandry

Answer 2

1. the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.
2. the science of raising crops or food animals.
3. careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation.
4. the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

Question 3

Extirpate

Answer 3

to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.

to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate an unwanted hair.

Question 4

Eccentrics

Answer 4

a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.

Question 5

Exonerated

Answer 5

to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.

to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.

Question 6

Apprehended

Answer 6

to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.

to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive.

to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence.