SAT Vocabulary 19-23

Question 1

 resilient:

Answer 1

(adj) elastic; having the power of springing back

Question 2

 rhetorical:

Answer 2

(adj) asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer: pertaining to the skill of using language in a special way that influences or entertains people

Question 3

 sequester:

Answer 3

(v) to remove to a place of quiet; to set apart, isolate

Question 4

 servile:

Answer 4

(adj) wanting too much to please and obey somebody; fawning

Question 5

 slacken:

Answer 5

(v) slow up; loosen

Question 6

 slander:

Answer 6

(n, v) defamation; to make a false statement about someone

Question 7

 spry:

Answer 7

(adj) quick in movement; vigorously active; nimble

Question 8

 squalor:

Answer 8

(n) filth and misery; degradation

Question 9

 stoic:

Answer 9

(adj) impassive; unmoved by joy or grief

Question 10

 subpoena:

Answer 10

(n) an order from a judge summoning a witness to appear before the court

Question 11

 supersede:

Answer 11

(v) replace; make obsolete

Question 12

 surreptitious:

Answer 12

(adj) secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

Question 13

 tenure:

Answer 13

(n) a status granted to an employee indicating that the position is permanent; holding of an office and the time during which it is held

Question 14

 touchstone:

Answer 14

(n) a standard of criterion for testing the qualities of a thing

Question 15

 unrequited:

Answer 15

(adj) not reciprocated