SAT Vocabulary 5-8

Question 1

Sadistic

Answer 1

adj. a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on OTHERS.
evil, aggressive, brutal

Question 2

Ostracize

Answer 2

verb. exclusion by general consent from common privileges.
banish, snub

Question 3

Taunt

Answer 3

noun/verb. sarcastic challenge or insult.
bait, hassle, heckle, sneer

Question 4

Susceptible

Answer 4

adj. capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation.
vulnerable, liable, prone

Question 5

Opulent

Answer 5

adj. amply or plentifully provided or fashioned to the point of ostentation.
affluent, flush, wealthy

Question 6

Amiable

Answer 6

adj. generally agreeable.
obliging, complacent, good-natured.

Question 7

Nonchalant

Answer 7

adj. having an air of easy unconcern or indifference.
casual, unconcerned, blasé

Question 8

Monotonous

Answer 8

adj. tediously, uniform or unvarying; can be used to discuss tone of voice.
dull, tedious, dry

Question 9

Loquacious

Answer 9

adj. full of excessive talk.
gregarious, garrulous

Question 10

Juxtapose

Answer 10

verb. to place side by side.
contrast

Question 11

Despondent

Answer 11

adj/noun. in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
depressed, dejected, crestfallen

Question 12

Salacious

Answer 12

adj. treating sexual desires in an indecent wat and enjoyment of the subject.
lustful, lecherus

Question 13

Microcosm

Answer 13

noun. an individual or commuting of thought as a mini representation of the world.
small

Question 14

Bourgeois

Answer 14

noun. a person whose attitudes and behavior are marked by conformity to the standards of the middle class.
conventiona, materialistic

Question 15

Affluent

Answer 15

adj. having a great deal of money.
wealthy, rich, copious

Question 16

Disheveled

Answer 16

adj. untidy or disordered.
scruffy, tousled, unkept

Question 17

Superfluous

Answer 17

adj. unnecessary and more than enough.
redundant, unnecessary, expendable

Question 18

Copious

Answer 18

adj. abundant in supply.
plentiful, profuse

Question 19

Putrid

Answer 19

adj. decaying or rotting emitting a fetid smell.
fetid, rancid, rank

Question 20

Egregious

Answer 20

adj/adverb. outstandingly bad and outrageous.
arrant, flagrant, atrocious, horrible

Question 21

Gregarious

Answer 21

adj. very friendly - fond of the company of others/sociable
- living in flocks or herds as animals
social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted

Question 22

Corpulent

Answer 22

adj. large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
- can be greed as well
obese, rotund, weighty

Question 23

Ambiguous

Answer 23

adj. open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
cryptic, enigmatic, obscure

Question 24

Innocuous

Answer 24

adj. not harmful or offensive
banal, insipid, inoffensibe

Question 25

Digress

Answer 25

verb. leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing stray, deviate

Question 26

Prattle

Answer 26

verb. talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way gush, rave, blurt

Question 27

Obsequious

Answer 27

adj. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree groveling, submissive

Question 28

Lascivious

Answer 28

adj. feeling or revealing an overt and offensive sexual desire offensive, licentious, suggestive

Question 29

Timorous

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adj. showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence fainthearted, meek, tentative

Question 30

Equivocal

Answer 30

adj. lack certainty - open or more than one interpretation; uncertain or questionable in nature vague, evasive, indetermine

Question 31

Valiant

Answer 31

adj. possessing or showing courage or determination assertive, bold, fearless, indomilable

Question 32

Wanton

Answer 32

adj. (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked; (esp of a woman) sexually immodest or promiscuous lustful, profligate, unprincipled, libidinous

Question 33

Evoke

Answer 33

verb. bring or recall to the conscious mind; elicit arouse, awaken, elicit

Question 34

Belligerent

Answer 34

adj/noun ---> belligerence hostile and aggressive pertaining to war or those engaged in war aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose

Question 35

Syntax

Answer 35

noun. the arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences in a language order, pattern, structure, system

Question 36

Imperious

Answer 36

adj. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering oppressive, authoritative

Question 37

Dilapidated

Answer 37

adj. (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect ramshackle, unkempt, decayed

Question 38

Feign

Answer 38

verb. pretend to be affected by simulate, fabricate, forge, imitate

Question 39

Supercilious

Answer 39

adj. behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others arrogant, bossy, stuck up, contemptuous

Question 40

Sentimental

Answer 40

adj. prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, nostalgia, in a self-indulged way demonstrate, effusive, sappy