SAT Vocab 2

Question 1

altruistic

Answer 1

unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous

Question 2

ambivalent

Answer 2

having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
synonym: undecided

Question 3

angular

Answer 3

lean; sharp cornered; gaunt

Question 4

arrogant

Answer 4

overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
synonyms: presumption, haughty, imperious, brazen

Question 5

aversion

Answer 5

strong disinclination, disliking
synonyms: hesitance; loathing, reluctance

Question 6

discern

Answer 6

to differentiate between two or more things

Question 7

disdain

Answer 7

intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reiect as
unworthy
synonyms: (to be) arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent, lordly

Question 8

disparage

Answer 8

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory
manner
synonyms: belittle, decry, deprecate

Question 9

disparity

Answer 9

inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree

Question 10

embellish

Answer 10

to cause, to produce; to create
synonyms: deck, garnish;
ornament, adorn

Question 11

engender

Answer 11

to cause, to produce, to create, to bring about

Question 12

innocuous

Answer 12

harmless, producing no injury

Question 13

insipid

Answer 13

boring and stupid
synonyms: banal, flat, inane, jejune, vapid

Question 14

lament

Answer 14

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
synonyms: bemoan, bewail, deplore

Question 15

laud

Answer 15

to praise, to extol
synonym: revere

Question 16

obscure

Answer 16

difficult to see, vague
synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous,
cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, recondite

Question 17

ostentatious

Answer 17

showy, pretentious
synonym: pompous

Question 18

prodigal

Answer 18

wasteful, a person given to extravagance
synonyms: lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse

Question 19

repudiate

Answer 19

to reject, to disown, to disavow

Question 20

reticence

Answer 20

restraint in speech, reluctance to
speak
synonyms: reserve, taciturnity

Question 21

revere

Answer 21

to honor, to regard with respect
synonyms: adore, venerate, worship

Question 22

serene

Answer 22

calm, placid
synonym: tranquil

Question 23

subtle

Answer 23

delicate, elusive, not obvious

Question 24

superfluous

Answer 24

beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

Question 25

taciturn

Answer 25

quiet, not verbose
synonyms: reserved, reticent