SAT VOCABULARY SET #3:41-50

Question 1

RESTIVE [res-tiv]

Answer 1

NERVOUS; UNEASY; RESTLESS

Question 2

SARDONIC [sahr-don-ik]

Answer 2

SARCASTIC; BITING; IRONIC

Question 3

SENSUOUS [sen-shoo-uh s]

Answer 3

PHYSICAL; SENSORY

Question 4

STOLID [stol-id]

Answer 4

NOT EASILY EXCITED; UNEMOTIONAL; IMPASSIVE

Question 5

SYBARITE [sib-uh-rahyt]

Answer 5

LOVER OF LUXURY; VOLUPTUARY

Question 6

TIRADE [tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd]

Answer 6

ANTAGONISTIC SPEECH; OUTBURT; DENUNCIATION

Question 7

VAGARY [vuh-gair-ee, vey-guh-ree]

Answer 7

WHIM; QUIRK; CAPRICIOUSNESS

Question 8

VENAL [veen-l]

Answer 8

CORRUPT; PURCHASABLE; MERCENARY

Question 9

VICARIOUS [vahy-kair-ee-uh s, vi-]

Answer 9

SECOND-HAND; SUBSTITUTE; EMPATHETIC

Question 10

VITIATE [vish-ee-eyt]

Answer 10

TO WEAKEN; SPOIL; MARRED

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

RESTIVE

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

SARDONIC

Question 13

The vivid imagery painted by the author added to the ___________ nature of the romatic scenes between the two young lovers.

Answer 13

SENSUOUS

Question 14

Often, Tom appeared ____________. It was as if nothing could stir him and we often wondered if he expressed emotion about anything at all.

Answer 14

STOLID

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

SYBARITE

Question 16

The entire class broke out in a _____________ when individual members began to disagree with one another about the definition of the American dream.

Answer 16

TIRADE

Question 17

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.

Answer 17

VAGARY

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

VENAL

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

VICARIOUSLY

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

VITIATED