SAT Vocab Week 7

Question 1

to supply with air

oxygenate, carbonate

Answer 1

Aerate (v)

Question 2

characteristic of the original model or perfect example

classic, consummate

Answer 2

Archetypal (adj)

Question 3

foolish behavior

jocularity, clowning

Answer 3

Buffoonery (n)

Question 4

the act of delaying

postponement, reprieve

Answer 4

Deferment (n)

Question 5

noticeably offensive

glaring, outrageous

Answer 5

Flagrant (adj)

Question 6

offensively bright

gaudy, loud

Answer 6

Garish (adj)

Question 7

to come between parties in order to reconcile

arbitrate, negotiate

Answer 7

Mediate (v)

Question 8

suitable or convenient

propitious, fortunate

Answer 8

Opportune (adj)

Question 9

to pour out or throw back

spew, disgorge

Answer 9

Regurgitate (v)

Question 10

exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling often in speech, writing, music
euphoria, rapture

Answer 10

Rhapsody (n)

Question 11

to emphasize

highlight, stress

Answer 11

Accentuate (v)

Question 12

person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty

connoisseur, epicure

Answer 12

Aesthete (n)

Question 13

characteristic of an earlier time

antiquated, ancient

Answer 13

Archaic (adj)

Question 14

emotion combining dread and wonder

veneration, amazement

Answer 14

Awe (n)

Question 15

politeness

courtesy, consideration

Answer 15

Civility (n)

Question 16

eager to fight

aggressive, belligerent

Answer 16

Combative (adj)

Question 17

behavior towards others

disposition, comportment

Answer 17

Demeanor (n)

Question 18

to defeat decisively

beat, thrash

Answer 18

Drub (v)

Question 19

contained or carried on in letters

Answer 19

Epistolary (adj)

Question 20

without purpose, completely ineffective

hopeless, vain

Answer 20

Futile (adj)