SAT Vocabulary 5

Question 1

Abashed

Answer 1

Ashamed or sorry

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Indirect reference

Question 3

Annihilated

Answer 3

Wiped out

Question 4

Anomalies

Answer 4

Oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern

Question 5

Antipodes

Answer 5

Places on opposite sides of the globe

Question 6

Apprehension

Answer 6

Worry; nervousness

Question 7

Arduous

Answer 7

Hard and difficult

Question 8

Articulate

Answer 8

Express well with words

Question 9

Assuage

Answer 9

Make less

Question 10

Auspicious

Answer 10

Fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome

Question 11

Avuncular

Answer 11

Acting like an uncle; kindly

Question 12

Axiom

Answer 12

Something that is taken to be true; basic idea that can’t be questioned

Question 13

Banal

Answer 13

Dull; unoriginal

Question 14

Bellicose

Answer 14

Agressive

Question 15

Benign

Answer 15

Kindly

Question 16

Bereft of

Answer 16

Without; deprived of

Question 17

Bifurcation

Answer 17

Division into two

Question 18

Blatantly

Answer 18

Obviously

Question 19

Cacophonous

Answer 19

Very noisy; unpleasant sounding

Question 20

Cantakerous

Answer 20

Irritable and difficult to please

Question 21

Captivating

Answer 21

Fascinating

Question 22

Chided

Answer 22

Scolded

Question 23

Clairvoyant

Answer 23

Able to see into the future/another dimension

Question 24

Coddled

Answer 24

Over-protective; kept warm

Question 25

Comely

Answer 25

Attractive

Question 26

Complacent

Answer 26

Smug; over-confident

Question 27

Conducive to

Answer 27

Suitable for; leading to

Question 28

Convival

Answer 28

Sociable and friendly

Question 29

Cornucopia

Answer 29

Literally a horn filled with fruits, etc; symbol of plenty

Question 30

Cosmopolitan

Answer 30

Composed of varied nationalities

Question 31

Decipher

Answer 31

Decode; work out meaning

Question 32

Deferential

Answer 32

Showing respect

Question 33

Deterrent

Answer 33

Something that puts one off; a preventive

Question 34

Dichotomies

Answer 34

Divisions into two parts

Question 35

Diffident

Answer 35

Shy; hesitent

Question 36

Digression

Answer 36

Getting off point

Question 37

Discriminating

Answer 37

1. Able to make fine distinctions between; having good taste

2. Favoring one side/group over another

Question 38

Docile

Answer 38

Placid; easily lead

Question 39

Elite

Answer 39

The upper levels in a society; privileged

Question 40

Equitable

Answer 40

Fair and equal

Question 41

Equivocal

Answer 41

Ambiguous; can be interpreted in more than one way

Question 42

Exhilarating

Answer 42

Exciting

Question 43

Fathom

Answer 43

1. Work out; understand

2. Measure of depth

Question 44

Fervent

Answer 44

Passionate

Question 45

Filial

Answer 45

Concerned with the relationship between child and parent

Question 46

Foreboding

Answer 46

Sense of doom

Question 47

Funerary

Answer 47

Concerned with funerals

Question 48

Galvanized

Answer 48

1. Stirred into action; stimulated

2. Coated with zinc

Question 49

Grandiose

Answer 49

Exaggerated; too great; on a grand scale

Question 50

Haughty

Answer 50

Arrogant

Question 51

Hilarious

Answer 51

Very funny

Question 52

Hyperbole

Answer 52

Over-exaggeration

Question 53

Impetuous

Answer 53

Impulsive

Question 54

Indecipherable

Answer 54

Cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out

Question 55

Irresolute

Answer 55

Lacking firmness; inability to decide or commit

Question 56

Levity

Answer 56

Lack of seriousness; humor

Question 57

Loquacious

Answer 57

Talkative

Question 58

Mediocre

Answer 58

Average

Question 59

Mellifiluous

Answer 59

Pleasant sounding

Question 60

Miscreants

Answer 60

Wrong-doers

Question 61

Mitigated

Answer 61

Made less severe

Question 62

Naïve

Answer 62

Unsophisticated; simple and inexperienced

Question 63

Nonchalant

Answer 63

Assuming an appearance of not-caring; indifferent

Question 64

Obliterated

Answer 64

Wiped out

Question 65

Ousted

Answer 65

Pushed out of a position

Question 66

Pacifists

Answer 66

People who avoid war

Question 67

Panacea

Answer 67

Remedy for all ills

Question 68

Paradoxically

Answer 68

To counter what one might think; contradictory

Question 69

Perusal

Answer 69

Careful reading

Question 70

Placid

Answer 70

Calm and peaceful

Question 71

Presumptuous

Answer 71

Assuming too much; arrogant

Question 72

Profiteer

Answer 72

Someone who seeks to make unjustified points

Question 73

Propagandist

Answer 73

Someone who spreads ideas

Question 74

Proximity

Answer 74

Closeness

Question 75

Qualification

Answer 75

Something added to modify an opinion

Question 76

Reconcile

Answer 76

To bring disputing sides back together; overcome bad feeling

Question 77

Reticent

Answer 77

Shy; unwilling to share information

Question 78

Reverential

Answer 78

Showing respect

Question 79

Revisionists

Answer 79

People who revise; anti-revolutionaries

Question 80

Sanctimonious

Answer 80

Hypocritically holy; making a pretense of religious feeling

Question 81

Stoic

Answer 81

Brave; able to tolerate whatever life throws at you

Question 82

Symbiotic

Answer 82

Mutually advantageous; close relationship

Question 83

Syncopated

Answer 83

With strongly accented rhythm

Question 84

Tacit

Answer 84

Unspoken; Understood not even thought expressed in words

Question 85

Taunted

Answer 85

Teased; mocked

Question 86

Temperate

Answer 86

Mild; moderate

Question 87

Understatement

Answer 87

Making something seem less important than it is

Question 88

Unqualified

Answer 88

Without hesitation; complete and total

Question 89

Unrelenting

Answer 89

Never giving up; non-stop

Question 90

Unwarrented

Answer 90

Unjustified

Question 91

Watershed

Answer 91

1. Area between two water basins

2. Turning point