SAT VOCABULARY SET #3:21-30

Question 1

GESTICULATE [je-stik-yuh-leyt]

Answer 1

MAKING MOTIONS; MAKING GESTURES

Question 2

HUE [hyoo or, often, yoo]

Answer 2

SHADES; TINTS

Question 3

IMPASSE [im-pas, im-pas]

Answer 3

STANDSTILL; DEADLOCK; AN INSOLUBLE DIFFICULTY

Question 4

INELUCTABLE [in-i-luhk-tuh-buh l]

Answer 4

CERTAIN; UNAVOIDABLE; INEVITABLE

Question 5

INTRANSIGENT [in-tran-si-juh nt]

Answer 5

STUBBORN; UNCOMPROMISING; IRRECONCILABLE

Question 6

KEN [ken]

Answer 6

KNOWING; FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE

Question 7

LUCID [loo-sid]

Answer 7

CLEAR; ENLIGHTENING; COMPREHENSIBLE

Question 8

MALINGER [muh-ling-ger]

Answer 8

SHIRKING THEIR WORK; EVADING DUTY; FEIGNING INCAPACITY

Question 9

MNEMONIC [ni-mon-ik]

Answer 9

MEMORY IMPROVEMENT

Question 10

MYRIAD [mir-ee-uh d]

Answer 10

CROWDS OF; VERY NUMEROUS; INNUMERABLE

Question 11

In order to grab Stan’s attention in the overwhelming chaos of the Friday night frenzy at the game, Justine had to _____________ widely to stand out from the rest of the crowd.

Answer 11

GESTICULATE

Question 12

When the young couple went to Lowe’s in order to pick out paint for the baby nursery, the wife could not decide which __________ of blue to select.

Answer 12

HUE

Question 13

The young student had come to an ____________. There was no escaping reality; it was time to face the consequences of his careless actions.

Answer 13

IMPASSE

Question 14

It was an ____________ situation. Crosby would encounter this individual each day at work, so it was imperative that he addressed his concerns immediately.

Answer 14

INELUCTABLE

Question 15

When it came to card playing, Mike was an __________ player. You had to follow the rules, even if they didn’t always seem valid. And if things did not go his way, he would throw a fit.

Answer 15

INTRANSIGENT

Question 16

The __________ that Sheila possessed was immeasurable. Teachers and fellow students often commented on how bright she was.

Answer 16

KEN

Question 17

Since Alice had Alzeimer’s disease, it was often difficult to predict when she would have _________ days. It seems like more and more, those days of clearly understanding her are gone.

Answer 17

LUCID

Question 18

The students in fifth period simply did not want to work. Often they would ____________ as soon as they entered the classroom, trying hard to put off the work.

Answer 18

MALINGER

Question 19

The students needed to create a ____________ for all of the vocabulary words each week in order to clearly remember and retain definitions.

Answer 19

MNEMONIC

Question 20

There was a __________ amount of people that attented the school’s drama production earlier this month. It was great to see such support for the theatre program.

Answer 20

MYRIAD