SAT Vocabs #1001-1050

Question 0

Impinge

Answer 0

To have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to encroach.

Question 1

Avocation

Answer 1

A hobby.

Question 2

Cavalcade

Answer 2

An order of events; a procession.

Question 3

Façade

Answer 3

Outward appearance; the face of a building.

Question 4

Emphatic

Answer 4

Done or expressed with force.

Question 5

Hallmark

Answer 5

Any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality.

Question 6

Propaganda

Answer 6

The propagation of a belief, a cause, or information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating the belief; material reflecting such a belief or cause.

Question 7

Acrid

Answer 7

Harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste.

Question 8

Abide

Answer 8

To tolerate.

Question 9

Disconsolate

Answer 9

Extremely unhappy; seemingly beyond comforting.

Question 10

Lugubrious

Answer 10

Sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous.

Question 11

Dogmatic

Answer 11

Arrogantly asserting unproved principles.

Question 12

Alienate

Answer 12

To make unfriendly or hostile.

Question 13

Ascertain

Answer 13

To discover with certainty, as through examination.

Question 14

Ulterior

Answer 14

Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed.

Question 15

Subterfuge

Answer 15

A sneaky or devious method for avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness.

Question 16

Vernacular

Answer 16

Informal speech; native language.

Question 17

Rebuke

Answer 17

To criticize sharply.

Question 18

Affluence

Answer 18

Wealth.

Question 19

Camaraderie

Answer 19

Loyalty; a warm, friendly feeling among members of a group.

Question 20

Regimen

Answer 20

A set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect.

Question 21

Doctrine

Answer 21

A set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent.

Question 22

Effrontery

Answer 22

Bold and insulting behavior.

Question 23

Terse

Answer 23

Without unnecessary words; succinct.

Question 24

Jilt

Answer 24

To reject or cast off.

Question 25

Cantankerous

Answer 25

Bad-tempered; quarrelsome.

Question 26

Berate

Answer 26

To scold severely and at length.

Question 27

Vantage

Answer 27

A position that gives a wide view.

Question 28

Redress

Answer 28

To set right; to remedy.

Question 29

Arable

Answer 29

Suitable for growing crops (of land).

Question 30

Explicate

Answer 30

To give a detailed, usually learned explanation or analysis.

Question 31

Claustrophobia

Answer 31

Fear of confined spaces.

Question 32

Indefatigable

Answer 32

Tireless, unceasing.

Question 33

Advocate

Answer 33

To speak in support of something.

Question 34

Tract

Answer 34

An area of land or water; a brief written work, usually on a religious or political topic.

Question 35

Itinerant

Answer 35

Traveling from place to place, esp. for work.

Question 36

Acrimony

Answer 36

Bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior.

Question 37

Incoherent

Answer 37

Not sticking together; not logically connected.

Question 38

Moratorium

Answer 38

Suspension of activity; authorized delay.

Question 39

Provenance

Answer 39

Place or source of origin.

Question 40

Melancholy

Answer 40

Sad esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind.

Persistent sadness.

Question 41

Downtrodden

Answer 41

Badly and unfairly treated; oppressed.

Question 42

Affable

Answer 42

Friendly; easy to talk to.

Question 43

Disseminate

Answer 43

To scatter widely; (of information) to make known.

Question 44

Panacea

Answer 44

A cure-all or an all-purpose solution.

Question 45

Dire

Answer 45

Warning of or having terrible consequences.

Question 46

Blight

Answer 46

A plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity.

Question 47

Concur

Answer 47

To agree.

Question 48

Moribund

Answer 48

Approaching death; nearly obsolete.

Question 49

Cordial

Answer 49

Warm and friendly; polite and respectful.