SAT Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

1. out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
2. belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

Answer 1

anachronistic

Question 2

1. removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
2. experiencing or inducing feelings of isolation or estrangement

Answer 2

alienated

Question 3

1. to relieve, make more bearable
2. make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

Answer 3

alleviate

Question 4

1. a joining together for some common purpose
2. a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

Answer 4

alliance

Question 5

1. open to more than one interpretation
2. unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made

Answer 5

ambiguous

Question 6

1. Having mixed feelings
2. having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Answer 6

ambivalent

Question 7

1. agreeable
2. open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

Answer 7

amenable

Question 8

1. peaceable, friendly
2. (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor

Answer 8

amicable

Question 9

1. (adj.) more than enough, large, spacious
2. enough or more than enough; plentiful, sufficient

Answer 9

ample

Question 10

1. deviation from what is normal
2. something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

Answer 10

anomaly

Question 11

1. A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
2. a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing

Answer 11

anthology

Question 12

1. substance that prevents infection
2. scrupulously clean or pure, especially so as to be bland or characterless

Answer 12

antiseptic