SAT vocab #16

Question 1

anesthesia (n)

Answer 1

loss of sensation

Question 2

apocryphal (adj)

Answer 2

fictitious, false, wrong

Question 3

assuage (v)

Answer 3

to ease, pacify

Question 4

dilatory (adj)

Answer 4

tending to delay, causing delay

Question 5

duress (n)

Answer 5

hardship, threat

Question 6

eclectic (adj)

Answer 6

consisting of a diverse variety of elements

Question 7

edema (n)

Answer 7

An excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity

Question 8

frenetic (adj)

Answer 8

frenzied, hectic, frantic

Question 9

hegemony (n)

Answer 9

domination over others

Question 10

hypothetical (adj)

Answer 10

supposed or assumed true, but unproven

Question 11

incisive (adj)

Answer 11

clear, sharp, direct

Question 12

malediction (n)

Answer 12

a curse

Question 12

lurid (adj)

Answer 12

ghastly, sensational

Question 13

neophyte (n)

Answer 13

someone who is young or inexperienced

Question 14

pejorative (adj)

Answer 14

derogatory, uncomplimentary

Question 14

oblique (adj)

Answer 14

diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

Question 15

quixotic (adj)

Answer 15

idealistic, impractical

Question 16

renown (n)

Answer 16

Honor, acclaim

Question 17

sinuous (adj)

Answer 17

lithe, serpentine

Question 18

temerity (n)

Answer 18

audacity, recklessness