SAT Vocab Unit 4

Question 1

astute

Answer 1

1. (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
2. having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

Question 2

asylum

Answer 2

1. (n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
2. the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee

Question 3

audacious

Answer 3

1. (adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
2. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
3. showing an impudent lack of respect

Question 4

auspicious

Answer 4

1. favorable
2. conducive to success; favorable

Question 5

austere

Answer 5

1. (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
2. having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance; unadorned

Question 6

belated

Answer 6

1. delayed
2. coming or happening later than should have been the case

Question 7

benevolent

Answer 7

1. kindly, charitable
2. well meaning and kindly

Question 8

benign

Answer 8

1. harmless
2. gentle and kindly.

Question 9

bereft

Answer 9

1. deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
2. deprived of or lacking (something)

Question 10

bourgeois

Answer 10

1. middle class
2. of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes

Question 11

brittle

Answer 11

1. easily broken
2. hard but liable to break or shatter easily

Question 12

brusque

Answer 12

1. (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
2. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner