SAT Set 4

Question 1

conscientious

Answer 1

showing care and precision; painstaking

Question 2

crass

Answer 2

dull-witted; unrefined

Question 3

impart

Answer 3

to give a portion of; to make known

Question 4

spendthrift

Answer 4

one who spends money wastefully

Question 5

tabulate

Answer 5

to count

Question 6

adroit

Answer 6

naturally skillful, esp. dealing with difficult circumstances

Question 7

dexterous

Answer 7

skillful with the hands or mind

Question 8

redolent

Answer 8

aromatic; fragrant; suggestive

Question 9

foreboding

Answer 9

a sense of impending evil, esp. one without definite cause

Question 10

denouement

Answer 10

conclusion; resolution; the falling action of a story after its climax

Question 11

subsidy

Answer 11

monetary assistance

Question 12

prevalent

Answer 12

dominant; widespread

Question 13

incumbent

Answer 13

adj. necessary or obligatory;
n. a person who currently holds a particular position

Question 14

mimic

Answer 14

to copy closely, esp. with intent to ridicule

Question 15

beacon

Answer 15

a signaling light; a source of guidance or inspiration

Question 16

supplant

Answer 16

to take the place of

Question 17

scythe

Answer 17

a long-handled, bladed instrument used for harvesting crops

Question 18

shard

Answer 18

a fragment of a brittle substance, e.g., glass or pottery; a small piece of something

Question 19

wayward

Answer 19

stubbornly going against what is expected or required in order to satisfy one’s own desires

Question 20

effrontery

Answer 20

bold and insulting behavior

Question 21

vagary

Answer 21

an erratic notion or action

Question 22

agile

Answer 22

quick and easy in movement; mentally alert

Question 23

glut

Answer 23

an oversupply

Question 24

cursory

Answer 24

superficially done; performed rapidly

Question 25

spurn

Answer 25

to push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot

Question 26

comply

Answer 26

to yield or act in accordance with requests, conditions, etc.

Question 27

peccadillo

Answer 27

a minor sin

Question 28

incendiary

Answer 28

causing or capable of causing fire; stirring up trouble

Question 29

impunity

Answer 29

exemption from punishment or harm

Question 30

proficient

Answer 30

very skillful, esp. through training

Question 31

benefactor

Answer 31

one who helps and support othersl

Question 32

flout

Answer 32

to intentionally and obviously disobey

Question 33

erodes

Answer 33

to wear away slowly

Question 34

spate

Answer 34

a large number or amount of something, esp. in a brief of time

Question 35

imbue

Answer 35

to inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone

Question 36

credulous

Answer 36

tending to believe too easily

Question 37

bravura

Answer 37

a showy display

Question 38

omniscient

Answer 38

all-knowing

Question 39

untenable

Answer 39

indefensible, or impossible to maintain

Question 40

legible

Answer 40

capable of being read or deciphered

Question 41

recount

Answer 41

to tell in detail

Question 42

prevaricate

Answer 42

to speak or write evasively in order to avoid telling the truth

Question 43

sedentary

Answer 43

sitting down most of the time

Question 44

veracious

Answer 44

honest; truthful

Question 45

venerate

Answer 45

to look upon with respect and honor

Question 46

raconteur

Answer 46

one who tells stories with skills

Question 47

leaning

Answer 47

a performance or inclination

Question 48

premature

Answer 48

happening, done, arriving, or existing before the proper time

Question 49

veneer

Answer 49

an attractive, ultimately misleading outward show; thin layer

Question 50

percede

Answer 50

to go before