SAT Vocab List 5

Question 1

suitable for

Answer 1

-ile

Question 2

bad; wrongful; ill

Answer 2

-mal

Question 3

bad; poor; harsh

Answer 3

caco- (prefix)

Question 4

bind; draw tight

Answer 4

string, strict (root)

Question 5

a design that is in a shape or form that does not look realistic; short written statement of the most important ideas in a speech; to remove something from somewhere or some place /

a hard substance used for building things; something solid

Answer 5

abstract /

concrete

Question 6

to make someone become weak due to lack of blood and lack of use /

to grow or develop quickly

Answer 6

atrophy /

burgeon

Question 7

the seriousness or importance of an event /

having fun instead of being serious

Answer 7

gravity /

levity

Question 8

the desire to deliberately harm someone; harm that is done in a careful and planned way
(example: Jack)

Answer 8

malice

Question 9

a feeling of hatred especially when you cannot forgive someone

Answer 9

rancor

Question 10

too eager to obey someone without questioning them; relating to slaves
(example: Any of the kids in the tribe)

Answer 10

servile

Question 11

doing something quickly and/or quietly so that people don’t notice

Answer 11

surreptitious

Question 12

having a lot of money so you can buy a lot of expensive items
(example: One Direction, actresses, and actors)

Answer 12

affluent, adj.

Question 13

not having much money or possessions

example: Mostly Philippines and Ghana

Answer 13

indigent, adj.

Question 14

a loud sound that is not pleasant

Answer 14

cacophony, n.

Question 15

a pleasant sound

Answer 15

euphony, n.

Question 16

silently showing anger or bad mood; dark and not looking

nice

Answer 16

sullen, adj.

Question 17

to twist your body from side to side violently; to feel anger or hate in a very strong way
(example: Metaphorically Jack is like this in anger)

Answer 17

writhe, v.

Question 18

something that cannot be disagreed with and must be

accepted

Answer 18

irrefutable, adj.

Question 19

to prove that a statement or idea is not correct or fair

Answer 19

refutable, adj.

Question 20

unable to decide what to do; uncertain

example: Seniors getting accepted to their top two colleges

Answer 20

irresolute, adj.

Question 21

doing something in a very determined way because of your strong beliefs

Answer 21

resolute, adj.

Question 22

based on facts, or making decisions based on facts rather
than on personal feelings
(example: judges and English teachers grading essays)

Answer 22

objective, adj.

Question 23

influenced by a personal opinion, which therefore is often not fair
(example: personal experience)

Answer 23

subjective, adj.

Question 24

harmful; to say or to write untrue, bad things about someone

example: “Mean Girls” Burn Book

Answer 24

malign, adj. & v.

Question 25

easily becoming angry (short tempered)

Answer 25

irascible, adj.

Question 26

to wish that you had not done something; regret

example: iCarly- Nevil

Answer 26

rue, v.

Question 27

speaking very little so that you seem unfriendly

Answer 27

taciturn, adj.

Question 28

To believe that good things will always happen and the future will be good.

Answer 28

optimism, n.

Question 29

To expect bad things to happen and to be the outcome

Answer 29

pessimism, n.

Question 30

to damage something holy or respected

Answer 30

desecrate, v.

Question 31

to officially state in a special religious ceremony that something such as a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes.

Answer 31

consecrate, v.

Question 32

behaving in a way that you should be ashamed of yourself; cheaply and badly made

Answer 32

tawdry, adj.

Question 33

a strong feeling of being sorry that you have done something wrong

Answer 33

remorse, v.

Question 34

not strict or careful about standards of behavior; not firm, strict, or tight

Answer 34

lax, adj.

Question 35

very strict rule or law and must be obeyed.

Answer 35

stringent, adj.