SAT Vocab 6

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

(v.) to hate, loathe

Question 2

Aghast

Answer 2

(adj.) stuck by amazement or terror

Question 3

Anomaly

Answer 3

(n.) something that does not fit into the normal order

Question 4

Benevolent

Answer 4

(adj.) kind, good, caring

Question 5

Burgeon

Answer 5

(v.) to come forth, blossom

Question 6

Circumspect

Answer 6

(adj.) cautious

Question 7

Concord

Answer 7

(n.) agreement

Question 8

Deft

Answer 8

(adj.) skilled,adept

Question 9

Discrete

Answer 9

(adj.) separate, distinct, individual

Question 10

Engender

Answer 10

(v.) to cause

Question 11

Exorbitant

Answer 11

(adj.) excessive

Question 12

Flabbergasted

Answer 12

(adj.) astounded, stupefied

Question 13

Gay

Answer 13

(adj.) happy, cheerful, or homosexual

Question 14

Hiemal

Answer 14

(adj.) wintry, relating to winter

Question 15

Infuse

Answer 15

(v.) to inject

Question 16

Laceration

Answer 16

(n.) a cut, a rip

Question 17

Luminescence

Answer 17

(n.) light from non-thermal sources

Question 18

Mendacious

Answer 18

(adj.) inclined to lie or mislead

Question 19

Nefarious

Answer 19

(adj.) horribly villanous

Question 20

Pacify

Answer 20

(v.) to sooth, ease

Question 21

Pique

Answer 21

(v.) to provoke or to cause indignation

Question 22

Presage

Answer 22

(n.) an omen

Question 23

Quid Pro

Answer 23

(n., Latin) a mutually beneficial exchange

Question 24

Remiss

Answer 24

(adj.) negligent, exhibiting carelessness

Question 25

Rustic

Answer 25

(adj.) relating to country life

Question 26

Serendipity

Answer 26

(n.) the act of finding things not sought, luck

Question 27

Succinct

Answer 27

(adj.) marked by compact precision

Question 28

Tenacious

Answer 28

(adj.) not easily dispelled or discouraged; stubborn

Question 29

Ultimate

Answer 29

(n.) the last part, or a fundamental element

Question 30

Vigor

Answer 30

(n.) vitality and energy, vim