SAT Vocab II

Question 0

Abate

Answer 0

(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.

Question 1

Austere

Answer 1

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Question 2

Abdicate

Answer 2

(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne.

Question 3

Barrage

Answer 3

verb
1.
bombard (someone) with something.
“his doctor was barraged with unsolicited advice”

Question 4

Copious

Answer 4

abundant in supply or quantity.

“she took copious notes”

Question 5

Capacious

Answer 5

having a lot of space inside; roomy.

“she rummaged in her capacious handbag”

Question 6

Decorous

Answer 6

in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.
“dancing with decorous space between partners”

Question 7

Dilatory

Answer 7

slow to act.

“he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor”

Question 8

Dilettante

Answer 8

a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
“a dilettante approach to science”

Question 9

Deleterious

Answer 9

causing harm or damage.

“divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children”

Question 10

Demagogue

Answer 10

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

Question 11

Discomfit

Answer 11

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

“he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone”

Question 12

Disparate

Answer 12

essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

“they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”

Question 13

Disdain

Answer 13

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

Question 14

Divisive

Answer 14

tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

“the highly divisive issue of abortion”

Question 15

Dubious

Answer 15

hesitating or doubting.

“Alex looked dubious, but complied”

Question 16

Egoist

Answer 16

a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action

•self preserving

Question 17

Enfranchised

Answer 17

historical
free (a slave).
synonyms: emancipate, liberate, free, set free, release; More

Or be able to vote

Question 18

Emulate

Answer 18

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
“lesser men trying to emulate his greatness”
synonyms: imitate, copy, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on; More

Question 19

Espouse

Answer 19

adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

“he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth”

Question 20

Expropriate

Answer 20

(especially of the state) take away (property) from its owner.

Question 21

Extant

Answer 21

(especially of a document) still in existence; surviving.

Question 22

Feral

Answer 22

(especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.

Question 23

Florid

Answer 23

having a red or flushed complexion.

Question 24

Haughty

Answer 24

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Question 25

Idiosyncratic

Answer 25

of or relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.

Question 26

Impenitent

Answer 26

not feeling shame or regret about one’s actions or attitudes.

Question 27

Impute

Answer 27

represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.

Question 28

Intrepid

Answer 28

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

Question 29

Interlocutor

Answer 29

nounformal

a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Question 30

Jubilation

Answer 30

a feeling of great happiness and triumph.

Question 31

Irreproachable

Answer 31

beyond criticism; faultless.

Question 32

Lavish

Answer 32

sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Question 33

Luminous

Answer 33

full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
“the luminous dial on his watch”

Question 34

Meddle

Answer 34

interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one’s concern.

Question 35

Mundane

Answer 35

lacking interest or excitement; dull.

Question 36

Oppulent

Answer 36

ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish.

“the opulent comfort of a limousine”

Question 37

Ostentatious

Answer 37

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 38

Patronize

Answer 38

treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.

Question 39

Permeate

Answer 39

spread throughout (something); pervade.

Question 40

Perfidious

Answer 40

Not able to be trusted

Question 41

Proliferate

Answer 41

To increase in number quickly

Question 42

Promulgate

Answer 42

promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).

Question 43

Prosaic

Answer 43

having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

Question 44

Prudent

Answer 44

acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Question 45

Supplant

Answer 45

Supersede and replace

Question 46

Surreptitious

Answer 46

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Question 47

Surrogate

Answer 47

a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.

Question 48

Thwart

Answer 48

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

Question 49

Doppelgänger

Answer 49

an apparition or double of a living person.