SAT VOCAB

Question 0

plumb

Answer 0

1. perfectly straight down

2. to solve

Question 1

meanders

Answer 1

1. to wind (like in a river/ stream course) , to wander

2. winding, wandering aimlessly

Question 2

presage

Answer 2

1. an omen

2. a foreshadowing characteristic

Question 3

parapet

Answer 3

1. wall for protection

2. a low wall or railing

Question 4

sundry

Answer 4

1. various; miscellaneous

2. separate; distinct

Question 5

surmise

Answer 5

1. a guess

2. to guess

Question 6

attenuate

Answer 6

1. to thin out

2. weakened; diminished

Question 7

rivet

Answer 7

1. to secure

2. to hold firmly or to be engrossed

Question 8

harangue

Answer 8

1. a lengthy, heartfelt speech

2. to talk excitedly

Question 9

consecrate

Answer 9

1. to declare sacred

2. to dedicate

Question 10

torpid

Answer 10

1. being dormant (having physical functions slowed down)

2. slow, sluggish

Question 11

rabid

Answer 11

1. violent

2. fanatic about a belief

Question 12

tenacious

Answer 12

1. holding firmly

2. persistent

Question 13

flux

Answer 13

1. a flow

2. a continual change

Question 14

malediction

Answer 14

1. putting a curse on someone

2. talking negatively about another

Question 15

trenchant

Answer 15

1. sharp

2. keen or incisive

Question 16

eclectic

Answer 16

1. picking from various possibilities

2. made up from material from various sources

Question 17

beneficent

Answer 17

1. conferring benefits; kindly doing good

Question 18

captious

Answer 18

1. disposed to finding fault

Question 19

circumspect

Answer 19

1. considering all circumstances

Question 20

guffaw

Answer 20

boisterous laughter

Question 21

ameliorate

Answer 21

to improve or make better

Question 22

contrite

Answer 22

repentant: sorrowful.. affected by guilt

Question 23

meretricious

Answer 23

attractive by a show of flashy or vulgar qualities

Question 24

jettison

Answer 24

(v. ) to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle

2. to discard

Question 25

diminutive

Answer 25

smaller than average

Question 26

derision

Answer 26

ridicule
1.
a. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
b. A state of being derided: The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.

Question 27

disinterested

Answer 27

neutral; unbiased

Question 28

quaff

Answer 28

to drink healthily

Question 29

fetter

Answer 29

a chain to bind feet together

Question 30

frenetic

Answer 30

frenzied; fast and energetic in a wild way

Question 31

gourmand

Answer 31

one who eats heavily

Question 32

innate

Answer 32

existing from birth

Question 33

derision

Answer 33

ridicule
1.
a. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
b. A state of being derided: The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.

Question 34

disinterested

Answer 34

neutral; unbiased

Question 35

quaff

Answer 35

to drink healthily

Question 36

fetter

Answer 36

a chain to bind feet together

Question 37

frenetic

Answer 37

frenzied; fast and energetic in a wild way

Question 38

gourmand

Answer 38

one who eats heavily

Question 39

innate

Answer 39

existing from birth