SAT Vocabulary words 375-394

Question 0

Censorious; captious

Answer 0

Highly critical; fault-finding.

Question 1

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 1

A trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual.

Question 2

Consternation

Answer 2

A state of great dismay and confusion.

Question 3

Didactic

Answer 3

Tending to give instruction or advice; inclined to teach or lecture others too much; containing a political or moral lesson.

Question 4

Elucidate

Answer 4

To make clear or plain, especially by explanation.

Question 5

Effusive

Answer 5

Expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing.

Question 6

Prolific

Answer 6

Very productive.

Question 7

Furor

Answer 7

A general commotion; an uproar.

Question 8

Paranoia

Answer 8

A tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution.

Question 9

Marginal, peripheral

Answer 9

Of secondary importance; not central: on the perimeter.

Question 10

Obfuscate

Answer 10

To deliberately confuse; to make something so confusing that it’s hard to understand.

Question 11

Flummoxed

Answer 11

Confused or perplexed; utterly dumbfounded.

Question 12

Spate

Answer 12

A large number or amount.

Question 13

Ineffable

Answer 13

Too overwhelming to be put into words; indescribable; inexpressible.

Question 14

Histrionic, overwrought

Answer 14

Excessively dramatic or melodramatic; theatrical; overacted.

Question 15

Placate

Answer 15

To soothe or calm; to appease.

Question 16

Eschew

Answer 16

To avoid; to shun; to stay clear of.

Question 17

Stopgap

Answer 17

A temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need.

Question 18

Flotsam

Answer 18

The floating wreckage of a ship; debris.

Question 19

Jetsam

Answer 19

Part of a ship, it’s cargo or equipment that is purposefully thrown overboard or jettisoned to lighten the load in an emergency and that sinks or is washed up on shore.

Question 20

Churlish, sullen, surly

Answer 20

Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility.