SAT set 7.5

Question 1

eon

Answer 1

a long period of time

Question 2

obdurate

Answer 2

not easily moved to pity or sympathy

Question 3

deplore

Answer 3

to feel or express strong disapproval of

Question 4

larder

Answer 4

a place where food is stored

Question 5

remnant

Answer 5

a small amount left over after the rest has been used; a surviving trace

Question 6

novel

Answer 6

strikingly new

Question 7

indigent

Answer 7

poor; needy; destitute

Question 8

abeyance

Answer 8

a suspension of activity

Question 9

gripe

Answer 9

to complain constantly or naggingly

Question 10

mirth

Answer 10

gladness, esp. when expressed as laughter

Question 11

mausoleum

Answer 11

a huge tomb

Question 12

forlorn

Answer 12

appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope

Question 13

tout

Answer 13

to solicit customers; to praise or recommend highly

Question 14

rhapsody

Answer 14

a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing

Question 15

adjourn

Answer 15

to suspend until a later, stated time

Question 16

impassive

Answer 16

not feeling emotion; not showing emotion

Question 17

accrue

Answer 17

to come as a gain; to increase

Question 18

martyr

Answer 18

one who chooses to die rather than to give up religious beliefs, or who suffers greatly to further a cause

Question 19

byline

Answer 19

a line at the head of a newspaper article carrying the author’s name

Question 20

haggle

Answer 20

to argue, as over terms or price

Question 21

frugal

Answer 21

careful in spending money or resources

Question 22

caste

Answer 22

a rigid and hereditary social class

Question 23

timid

Answer 23

easily frightened; lacking self-confidence

Question 24

invigorate

Answer 24

to give strength and energy to

Question 25

harbor

Answer 25

to give shelter; to entertain or nourish (a specific thought or feeling)