SAT VOCABULARY SET #3:41-50 Flashcards
RESTIVE [res-tiv]
NERVOUS; UNEASY; RESTLESS
SARDONIC [sahr-don-ik]
SARCASTIC; BITING; IRONIC
SENSUOUS [sen-shoo-uh s]
PHYSICAL; SENSORY
STOLID [stol-id]
NOT EASILY EXCITED; UNEMOTIONAL; IMPASSIVE
SYBARITE [sib-uh-rahyt]
LOVER OF LUXURY; VOLUPTUARY
TIRADE [tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd]
ANTAGONISTIC SPEECH; OUTBURT; DENUNCIATION
VAGARY [vuh-gair-ee, vey-guh-ree]
WHIM; QUIRK; CAPRICIOUSNESS
VENAL [veen-l]
CORRUPT; PURCHASABLE; MERCENARY
VICARIOUS [vahy-kair-ee-uh s, vi-]
SECOND-HAND; SUBSTITUTE; EMPATHETIC
VITIATE [vish-ee-eyt]
TO WEAKEN; SPOIL; MARRED
Jackson was very ___________ when the police officers came by his house to question him about a recent prank at school. The situation had escalated, and even though he didn’t have anything to do with it, he knew some of his friends were involved.
RESTIVE
The English teacher had a way of being very ______________ when a student asked a silly question. I guess she didn’t have patience for nonsense and was very sharp in her response to make a point.
SARDONIC
The vivid imagery painted by the author added to the ___________ nature of the romatic scenes between the two young lovers.
SENSUOUS
Often, Tom appeared ____________. It was as if nothing could stir him and we often wondered if he expressed emotion about anything at all.
STOLID
Literary scholars have often commented on the lasciviousness found in The Great Gatsby. And, many blame Gatsby’s downfall on the fact that he was a _____________ , being too concerned with materialism.
SYBARITE
The entire class broke out in a _____________ when individual members began to disagree with one another about the definition of the American dream.
TIRADE
When Sally was shopping for some dog food at PetsMart, she acted on a ___________ when she made the decision to adopt one of the kittens in the adoption center.
VAGARY
The women’s prison was ___________. When I visited my friend there, it was very clear that conditions were poor and that the staff treated the inmates inhumanely.
VENAL
Michel had always wanted to play an instrument, but never took the time to learn. So, he decided that he would live _____________ through his younger brother who played the oboe in the school band. He often asked questions that indicated that he wanted to know more about the sense of community and the experience of playing music.
VICARIOUSLY
April had ____________ her essay when she didn’t include thoughtful analysis. She had some really good evidence, and a clear thesis, she just didn’t spend the taking discussing the significance of her examples, and how they were all connected.
VITIATED
