SAT Vocabulary List Fourteen Words (words first)

Question 1

pedestrian

Answer 1

1. someone who is walking

2. ordinary, uninteresting, and without an imaginaiton

Question 2

quizzical

Answer 2

seeming to ask a question, often in an amusing way

Question 3

recalcitrant

Answer 3

refusing to do what you were told to, even after you have been punished

Question 4

salutary

Answer 4

positive result or teaches you something, although it is often unpleasant

Question 5

zany

Answer 5

crazy or unusual in a way that is exciting and funny

Question 6

innate

Answer 6

a quality that is part of a person’s character from the time he is born

Question 7

static

Answer 7

1. noise caused by electricity in the air that blocks or spoils the sound from radio or TV
2. static electricity
3. complaints or oppositions to a plan, situation, or action

Question 8

volatile

Answer 8

1. likely to change suddenly and without warning
2. someone who can suddenly become angry or violent
3. a liquid that changes into a gas

Question 9

superfluous

Answer 9

more than is needed or wanted

Question 10

obsolete

Answer 10

not useful anymore because something newer and better has been invented

Question 11

bizarre

Answer 11

very unusual or strange

Question 12

futile

Answer 12

actions that are useless because they have no chance of being successful

Question 13

prolific

Answer 13

1. someone who produces a lot of something, such as artwork or books
2. an animal or plant that produces many babies or many other plants
3. literally existing in large numbers

Question 14

prosaic

Answer 14

boring, ordinary, or lacking in imagination

Question 15

rigorous

Answer 15

1. careful, thorough, and exact

2. very severe or strict

Question 16

urbane

Answer 16

behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations

Question 17

diffident

Answer 17

lacking confidence in your abilities, and therefore unwilling to make decisions, say your opinions, or make people notice you

Question 18

opaque

Answer 18

1. glass, liquid, or other substances that are too thick or too dark to see through
2. speech or writing that is difficult to understand

Question 19

latent

Answer 19

present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future

Question 20

stoic

Answer 20

someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when something bad happens to him

Question 21

subtle

Answer 21

1. not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
2. a taste or smell that is pleasant and delicate
3. a person, plan, or method that skillfully hides what it really intends to do or does in a very indirect way
4. very smart in noticing or understanding things

Question 22

unassailable

Answer 22

not able to be criticized, attacked or made weaker

Question 23

reprehensible

Answer 23

bad and deserving criticism