SAT Vocab 3

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

a direct opposite, a contrast

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
synonym: severe

Question 3

autonomous

Answer 3

independent, self-contained

Question 4

banal

Answer 4

common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
synonyms: inane, insipid, jejune, vapid

Question 5

benign

Answer 5

not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial

Question 6

capricious

Answer 6

changing suddenly, fickle
synonyms: inconstant, mercurial, unstable

Question 7

dawdle

Answer 7

to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
synonyms: dally, loiter, procrastinate

Question 8

defamation

Answer 8

act of harming or ruining another’s reputation

Question 9

esoteric

Answer 9

understood only by a small group or a select few

Question 10

exacerbate

Answer 10

to aggravate, to irritate, to vex

Question 11

extol

Answer 11

to praise, to glorify

Question 12

fastidious

Answer 12

reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
synonym: finicky

Question 13

furtive

Answer 13

secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
synonyms: clandestine, covert, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded

Question 14

innate

Answer 14

existing from birth, inborn

Question 15

lethargic

Answer 15

sluggish, languid
synonyms: stuporous, torpid

Question 16

melancholy

Answer 16

depression of spirits or intense sadness

Question 17

opaque

Answer 17

not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand
synonym: dark

Question 18

prolific

Answer 18

abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
synonyms: fecund, fertile

Question 19

reprove

Answer 19

to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

Question 20

symmetry

Answer 20

balanced proportions
synonyms: admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, rebuke, reproach

Question 21

tranquil

Answer 21

peaceful, calm
synonyms: placid, serene

Question 22

venerate

Answer 22

to honor, to revere
synonyms: adore, worship

Question 23

Ascend

Answer 23

To move upward, to rise from lower station

Question 24

Hypocrite

Answer 24

Insincere or deceitful

Question 25

Gregarious

Answer 25

Sociable, outgoing