SAT Vocabulary Lists Three and Four Words

Question 1

away; apart; opposite (prefix)

Answer 1

di-, dis-

Question 2

with; together (prefix)

Answer 2

co-; con-; com-; col-; cor-

Question 3

pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved so that you stop trying to improve or change things

Answer 3

complacent (adj.)

Question 4

a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect; failure to obey or show respect to a court of law; complete lack of fear towards doing something dangerous

Answer 4

contempt (n.)

Question 5

very careful about small details with your appearance or at work

Answer 5

fastidious (adj.)

Question 6

to make the situation or the effects of something less bad, harmful, or serious

Answer 6

mitigate (v.)

Question 7

not well known and usually not very important; something that is difficult to understand; to prevent something from being understood or from being seen or heard clearly

Answer 7

obscure (adj.)

Question 8

to make someone stop feeling angry

Answer 8

placate (v.)

Question 9

trying to seem more important or more intelligent than you really are

Answer 9

pretentious (adj.)

Question 10

to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows they are stupid

Answer 10

scoff (v.)

Question 11

away from; away; from (prefix)

Answer 11

ab-

Question 12

over; against; toward; in the way (prefix)

Answer 12

ob-

Question 13

to pay attention to someone’s advice or warning; to pay attention to something and seriously consider it

Answer 13

heed (v.)

Question 14

to read thoroughly or carefully; examine carefully or at length

Answer 14

peruse (v.) perusal (n.) peruser (n.)

Question 15

to completely destroy something like a building, town, or other site

Answer 15

raze (v.)

Question 16

to gather or to collect something, especially information or approval

Answer 16

garner (v.)

Question 17

to make something less attractive or enjoyable; to spoil; to disfigure; to impair the quality of something

Answer 17

mar (v.)

Question 18

a river, stream, or road having a lot of curves in it; to move in a slow, relaxed way, not in any particular direction; to wander; a person or text that wanders aimlessly without purpose

Answer 18

meander (v.) meandering (adj.) meanders (n.)

Question 19

to state officially that an agreement or contract has no legal effect; to invalidate; to make something lose its effect or value

Answer 19

nullify (v.) nullifier (n.) nullification (n.)

Question 20

to destroy utterly; to wipe out; to cause something to become invisible or indistinct

Answer 20

obliterate (v.) obliteration (n.) obliterator (n.) obliterative (adj.)

Question 21

show feelings of superiority; patronize; do something in a haughty way, as though it is below your dignity or level of importance

Answer 21

condescend (v.) condescending (adj.) condescendingly (adv.) condescension (n.)

Question 22

behaving or looking as though you think that you are superior to others

Answer 22

supercilious (adj.) superciliously (adv.) superciliousness (n.)

Question 23

arrogantly superior and disdainful

Answer 23

haughty (adj.) haughtily (adv.) haughtiness (n.)

Question 24

to reject someone or something in an abrupt or ungracious manner

Answer 24

rebuff (n.) rebuff (v.)

Question 25

having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities

Answer 25

arrogant (adj.) arrogantly (adv.) arrogance (n.)

Question 26

a feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect

Answer 26

disdain (n.) disdainfulness (n.) disdainful (adj.) disdainfully (adv.)

Question 27

regard as having very little worth

Answer 27

disparage (v.) disparagement (n.) disparaging (adj.) disparagingly (adv.)

Question 28

to disapprove or criticize something

Answer 28

deprecate (v.) deprecating (adj.) deprecative (adj.) deprecatingly (adv.) deprecation (n.) deprecator (n.)

Question 29

state or quality of (suffix)

Answer 29

-ity, -ty, -ery, -ry, -y

Question 30

having the nature of; concerning; related to (suffix)

Answer 30

-ary

Question 31

able to accurately assess or understand situations or behavior very well and quickly, and effectively turn this to your advantage

Answer 31

astute (adj.) astutely (adv.) astuteness (n.)

Question 32

able to make good judgements or showing good judgement about people and styles

Answer 32

discerning (adj.) discern (v.) discerningly (adv.) discernment (n.)

Question 33

a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant

Answer 33

respite (n.) respite (v.)

Question 34

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily or easily

Answer 34

reticence (n.) reticent (adj.) reticently (adv.)

Question 35

excessive confidence or boldness, audacity, or rashness; unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition

Answer 35

temerity (n.)

Question 36

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

Answer 36

torpor (n.)

Question 37

the ability or the power to choose or decide something for oneself

Answer 37

volition (n.) volitional (adj.) volitionally (adv.)

Question 38

the highest point reached by a celestial or other object; the time at which something is most powerful

Answer 38

zenith (n.) zenithal (adj.)

Question 39

forward (prefix)

Answer 39

pro-

Question 40

off; away from; down (prefix)

Answer 40

de-

Question 41

the sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically a period of place with happy personal association

Answer 41

nostalgia (n.) nostalgic (adj.)

Question 42

extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Answer 42

parsimony (n.) parsimoniuosness (n.) parsimonious (adj.) parsimoniously (adj.)

Question 43

a person highly skilled in music, or another artistic pursuit

Answer 43

virtuoso (n.) virtuosity (n.) virtuosic (adj.)

Question 44

well meaning and kindly; a charitable rather than profit-making organization

Answer 44

benevolent (adj.) benevolently (adv.) benevolence (n.)

Question 45

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Answer 45

formidable (adj.) formidably (adv.) formidableness (n.)

Question 46

having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense

Answer 46

judicious (adj.) judiciously (adv.) judiciousness (n.)

Question 47

person who held a job or office before current holder; a thing that has been followed or replaced by another

Answer 47

predecessor (n.)

Question 48

a substance or object able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed or damaged

Answer 48

resilient (adj.) resiliently (adv.) resilience (n.) resiliency (n.)

Question 49

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Answer 49

meticulous (adj.) meticulously (adv.) meticulousness (n.)

Question 50

done with great care and thoroughness

Answer 50

painstaking (adj.) painstakingly (adv.) painstakingness (n.)

Question 51

state of uncertainty or perplexity over what to do in a difficult situation; a difficult situation itself

Answer 51

quandary (n.)

Question 52

a feeling or fear or agitation about something that may happen

Answer 52

trepidation (n.) trepidatious (adj.)

Question 53

not willing to let go of, give up, or be separated from an object that one holds, from a position, or from a principle

Answer 53

tenacious (adj.) tenaciously (adv.) tenaciousness (n.) tenacity (n.)

Question 54

tirelessly persistent

Answer 54

indefatigable (adj.) indefatigably (adv.) indefatigability (n.)

Question 55

a profoundly wise person, usually an older person

Answer 55

sage (n.) sagely (adv.) sageness (n.)

Question 56

a state, quality, or feeling that is very intense; having or showing great knowledge or insight

Answer 56

profound (adj.) profoundly (adv.) profoundness (n.)