SAT Vocab 3

Question 1

Comatose

Answer 1

of or in a state of deep unconsciousness for a prolonged or indefinite period, especially as a result of severe injury or illness.
After hitting his head at the playground after falling, he fell into a comatose state.

Question 2

Complacent

Answer 2

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Even though he had his best performance of his career, he was complacent with his performance.
Syn: unsatisfied

Question 3

Concise

Answer 3

giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
The experienced speaker wasted no time in giving his speech in a concise manner

Question 4

Concurrent

Answer 4

existing, happening, or done at the same time.
The football season is concurrent with the basketball season
Syn: coexist
Ant: seperate

Question 5

Condescend

Answer 5

show feelings of superiority; be patronizing.
The leader of the team was showing a condescending side of himself
Syn: pride
Ant: inferiority

Question 6

Congregate

Answer 6

gather into a crowd or mass.
The protestors congregated at city hall to try to change the new law that was created.
Syn: gather

Question 7

Consensus

Answer 7

a general agreement.
The jurors reached a consensus on the case of the murderer.
Syn: agreement
Ant: disagreement

Question 8

Construe

Answer 8

interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
The dean of men construed the situation in a way that made him seem guilty.
Syn: interpret
Ant: not understand

Question 9

Consummate

Answer 9

make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.
The couple believed it was ready to consummate their marriage.
Syn: intercourse
Ant: abstain

Question 10

Contiguous

Answer 10

sharing a common border; touching.
Florida and Georgia are contiguous states.
Syn: next to
Ant: seperate

Question 11

Contingent

Answer 11

subject to chance.
The football game was contingent and could have gone either way
Syn: variable
Ant: N/A

Question 12

Contrive

Answer 12

create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.
The strategic football coach contrived an empty drive into a touchdown.
Syn: scheme

Question 13

Corollary

Answer 13

a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
The corollary scientific experiment followed the previous experiment which covered a similar topic

Question 14

Cosmos

Answer 14

the universe seen as a well-ordered whole.
The cosmos includes everything that we know of in space including planets starts and galaxies.
Syn: space

Question 15

Countenance

Answer 15

a person’s face or facial expression.
His countenance showed that he was upset about getting a failing grade on his English vocabulary quiz
Syn: facial expression

Question 16

Covert

Answer 16

not openly acknowledged or displayed.
The special agent went on a covert mission to gather intel on America’s enemies in war.
Syn: hidden

Question 17

Crescendo

Answer 17

the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound.
The opera singer’s voice was crescendo until she reached her loudest point of sound.
Syn: increasing sound

Question 18

Culminate

Answer 18

reach a climax or point of highest development.
Apple culminates in sales when they release a new, popular iPhone.
Syn: reach highest point
Ant: all time low

Question 19

Cybernetics

Answer 19

the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.
The salesperson used cybernetics in order to reach out to possible clients.
Syn: N/A

Question 20

Cynic

Answer 20

a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
The cynical bank robber decided to leave his partner behind in order to get more money for himself