SAT Vocabulary Unit 8

Question 1

Allege

Answer 1

(V) to assert without proof or confirmation

Question 2

Allude

Answer 2

(V) to refer to casually or indirectly

Question 3

Brevity*

Answer 3

(N) conciseness

Question 4

Compatible

Answer 4

(ADJ) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other

Question 5

Composure*

Answer 5

(N) mental calmness

Question 6

Detached*

Answer 6

(ADJ) emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent

Question 7

Detriment

Answer 7

(N) injury or damage, or that which causes injury or damage

Question 8

Engender*

Answer 8

(V) to cause; to produce

Question 9

Enigma

Answer 9

(N) an obscure saying; anything inexplicable; an inscrutable person; puzzle

Question 10

Ephemeral*

Answer 10

(ADJ) short-lived; fleeting; temporary

Question 11

Fluctuate

Answer 11

(V) to move or constantly change, as between two points, ideas, etc.

Question 12

Gullible

Answer 12

(ADJ) easily duped, fooled or imposed upon

Question 13

Heresy*

Answer 13

(N) opinon contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

Question 14

8Incorrigible

Answer 14

(ADJ) not correctable

Question 15

Incumbent

Answer 15

(N) the holder of an office; (ADJ) resting or lying upon

Question 16

Lethargic

Answer 16

(ADJ) drowsy; dull; heavy

Question 17

Methodical*

Answer 17

(ADJ) systematic

Question 18

Nominal

Answer 18

(ADJ) so small, slight, or the like as to be hardly worth the name

Question 19

Omnipotent

Answer 19

(ADJ) almighty, having unlimited power or authority; all powerful

Question 20

Pensive

Answer 20

(ADJ) dreamily thoughtful; expressing thoughtfulness with sadness