SAT Vocabs #1801-1850

Question 0

Redoubtable

Answer 0

Fearsome; formidable.

Question 1

Raillery

Answer 1

Light, good-natured ridicule or satire.

Question 2

Posthumous

Answer 2

Done or occurring after death.

Question 3

Stultify

Answer 3

To cause to lose interest, become bored, or feel dull and not alert.

Question 4

Tax

Answer 4

To make difficult or excessive demands upon.

Question 5

Apex

Answer 5

The highest point.

Question 6

Missive

Answer 6

A written message.

Question 7

Bastion

Answer 7

A well-fortified place; a source of protection.

Question 8

Conduit

Answer 8

A channel for conducting fluids; a means by which something is transmitted.

Question 9

Lithe

Answer 9

Limber and graceful; supple.

Question 10

Secede

Answer 10

To withdraw formally from an alliance or membership.

Question 11

Quagmire

Answer 11

Wet, boggy ground; a difficult situation.

Question 12

Plunder

Answer 12

To rob; to take wrongfully.

Question 13

Listless

Answer 13

Having no interest in what is going on about one; languid; spiritless.

Question 14

Wizened

Answer 14

Wrinkled from aging.

Question 15

Heterodox

Answer 15

Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, esp. religious dogma.

Question 16

Vacillate

Answer 16

To swing back and forth.

Question 17

Impeccable

Answer 17

Flawless.

Question 18

Headlong

Answer 18

With uncontrolled speed and force.

Question 19

Languish

Answer 19

To lose strength or health; to remain neglected.

Question 20

Jostle

Answer 20

To push and shove; to move by pushing or elbowing.

Question 21

Inhibit

Answer 21

To hold back.

Question 22

Gouge

Answer 22

A chisel with a rounded blade; to cut or scoop out, as with such a chisel.

Question 23

Lapse

Answer 23

To decline from a precious level or standard; to come to an end.

Question 24

Conciliate

Answer 24

To overcome or try to overcome distrust or hatred through friendly acts.

Question 25

Persevere

Answer 25

To remain constant despite obstacles.

Question 26

Valedictory

Answer 26

A farewell speech.

Question 27

Trace

Answer 27

A faint amount.

Question 28

Inclement

Answer 28

Harsh; severe (usually of weather).

Question 29

Compound

Answer 29

A building or group of buildings enclosed by a barrier.

Question 30

Schism

Answer 30

A division; a split; a break.

Question 31

Taut

Answer 31

Tense; very tight.

Question 32

Lucrative

Answer 32

Producing wealth; profitable.

Question 33

Magnate

Answer 33

A very important or influential person, esp. in business.

Question 34

Incur

Answer 34

To acquire or sustain something undesirable.

Question 35

Spurious

Answer 35

Not genuine; false.

Question 36

Frenetic

Answer 36

Wildly excited or active.

Question 37

Obeisance

Answer 37

A gesture, such as a bow or curtsy, that expresses respect or obedience; an attitude of deference, respect, or obedience.

Question 38

Magisterial

Answer 38

Characteristics of a master or teacher; stately dignified in manner or appearance; overbearing.

Question 39

Burly

Answer 39

Strong and muscular.

Question 40

Besiege

Answer 40

To crowd on; to move in on; to overwhelm.

Question 41

Facsimile

Answer 41

An exact copy.

Question 42

Trajectory

Answer 42

The path or a moving body through space.

Question 43

Prepossessing

Answer 43

Impressing favorably.

Question 44

Bemuse

Answer 44

To confuse or stupefy.

Question 45

Aggravate

Answer 45

To worsen.

Question 46

Ersatz

Answer 46

Artificial; not genuine; fake.

Question 47

Motley

Answer 47

Having elements of great variety; composed of many colors.

Question 48

Interject

Answer 48

To insert between other things.

Question 49

Imperious

Answer 49

Domineering, marked by arrogant assurance.