SAT Vocab List 12

Question 1

Unusual, strange and often amusing. SYN. Fanciful, unusual

Answer 1

whimsical, adj.

Question 2

Happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized. ANT Systematic, organized

Answer 2

haphazard, adj.

Question 3

So good or definite that criticism or doubt is impossible.

Answer 3

unimpeachable, adj.

Question 4

Seeming to be wrong, inappropriate, strange or unexpected in a particular situation. SYN. Out of pace, absurd.

Answer 4

incongruous, adj.

Question 5

Not hurt by a bad or dangerous situation, SYN. Unharmed, safe

Answer 5

unscathed, adj.

Question 6

Consisting of people or things

that are all of the same kind. SYN. Identical, uniform, ANT heterogeneous

Answer 6

homogenous, adj.

Question 7

1. to make something start burning

2. to make someone interested, excited, etc. SYN. encourage, stimulate

Answer 7

kindle, v.

Question 8

1. involved in or connected with an activity or situation, but not as one of the main features or people.
2. What you can see to the side of you when you look straight ahead.
3. In the outer area of something, or relating to this area.
4. peripheral equipment can be connected to a computer and used with it ANT. Central.

Answer 8

peripheral, adj.

Question 9

1. to stop something happening, or to stop someone from doing something, by making it seem difficult or threatening people with punishment. SYN. Discourage, prevent.

Answer 9

deter. v.

Question 10

Seeming to be everywhere SYN. omnipresent

Answer 10

ubiquitous, adj.

Question 11

1. having a lot of small details or parts that are connected to each other in a complicated way.
2. carefully planned and produced with many details.
3. to give more details or new information about something. SYN. complicated, detailed

Answer 11

elaborate, adj. & v.

Question 12

Someone who attacks established ideas and customs.

Answer 12

iconoclast, n.

Question 13

1. formal to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected.
2. Technical to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way.
3. formal to make someone fall down or forward with great force. SYN impulsive, hasty

Answer 13

precipitate, v.

Question 14

not obeying rules of moral behavior, especially those concerning a profession. SYN. corrupt, dishonorable.

Answer 14

unethical, adj.

Question 15

Deliberately cruel and unfair to someone you believed has harmed you in a way that seems unreasonable to others, SYN. Malicious or mean

Answer 15

vindictive, adj.

Question 16

1. documents or books that are very long and contain a lot of detail.
2. a piece of clothing is very large and loose.
3. a container is very large and can hold a lot of things.

Answer 16

voluminous, adj.

Question 17

1. eating or desiring large quantities of food.

2. extremely eager to read books, gain knowledge, SYN. Insatiable, ravenous, gluttonous

Answer 17

voracious, adj.

Question 18

A _____ child behaves like an adult in some ways, for example by asking difficult and intelligent questions. ANT. Slow minded

Answer 18

precocious, adj.

Question 19

a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or cause something. SYN. inclination, predisposition

Answer 19

propensity

Question 20

1. a poison or disease that is very dangerous and affects people very quickly.
2. Full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way.

Answer 20

virulent, adj.

Question 21

1. a situation or period of time is one in which there are a lot of sudden changes and often wars or violence
2. air or water that moves around a lot because of the wind.
3. crowds or people are noisy and violent.

Answer 21

turbulent, adj.

Question 22

A ____ agreement, approval, support etc. is given without actually being spoken or officially agreed to. SYN. Unspoken, implied/inferred

Answer 22

tacit, adj.

Question 23

1. formal disagreement between people 2. an annoying sound produced by a group of musical notes that do not go together well. ANT. Accord

Answer 23

discord, n.

Question 24

A particular way of doing something or thinking about something
Formal a very ear or typical example of something
Technical an example or pattern of a word showing all its forms in grammar

Answer 24

Paradigm