SAT Vocab 6

Question 0

agrarian

Answer 0

relating to farms

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

easy to speak to; friendly

Question 2

arduous

Answer 2

demanding great effort or labor

Question 3

avid

Answer 3

marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

Question 4

dolorous

Answer 4

full or causing pain and sorrow

Question 5

epistle

Answer 5

a formal letter or written communication

Question 6

explicit

Answer 6

definite, clearly stated

Question 7

formidable

Answer 7

causing fear, apprehensions or awe

Question 8

gadfly

Answer 8

a persistently irritating or harassing person

Question 9

gargantuan

Answer 9

of immense size, volume, or capacity

Question 10

grandiloquent

Answer 10

a lofty, pompous or prententious manner of speaking

Question 11

grimace

Answer 11

a distortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust. to make a sharp distortion of the face

Question 12

harangue

Answer 12

a loud or pompous speech, a rant; to deliver a loud or pompous speech, to rant

Question 13

humility

Answer 13

the condition or state of being humble, modesty

Question 14

sycophant

Answer 14

a parasite, a toady

Question 15

altercation

Answer 15

a heated quarrel

Question 16

audacity

Answer 16

rude boldness or reckless daring

Question 17

evince

Answer 17

to show in clear manner

Question 18

exhort

Answer 18

to urge by strong argument, admontion, or advice

Question 19

expedient

Answer 19

something that is a means to an end, contributing to personal advantage, beneficial

Question 20

galvanize

Answer 20

to stimulate into action, to startle into sudden activity

Question 21

hue

Answer 21

a shade of a certain color

Question 22

hyperbole

Answer 22

an obvious and deliverate exagerration used for effect and not meant to be taken literally

Question 23

implacable

Answer 23

not able to appease or satisfy

Question 24

incarcerate

Answer 24

to imprison

Question 25

incisive

Answer 25

penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in suggestion

Question 26

lexicon

Answer 26

a wordbook or dictionary; vocabulary unique to a group, person, field or subject

Question 27

omnious

Answer 27

unfavorable, menacing, threatening

Question 28

pertinent

Answer 28

relating to the matter at hand; relevant; to the point

Question 29

sanction

Answer 29

authoritative permission to support, to authorize or approve