SAT Word List 3

Question 1

Absolution

Answer 1

Forgiveness/pardon: mercy, grudge

Question 2

Abstain

Answer 2

Go without: hold back, allow

Question 3

Blatant

Answer 3

Obvious: outright, hidden

Question 4

Blighted

Answer 4

Damaged/ruined: taint, untouched

Question 5

Creditable

Answer 5

Praiseworthy: admirable, dishonorable

Question 6

Credulous

Answer 6

Gullible: naive, suspicious

Question 7

Ensconced

Answer 7

Establish firmly: situate, disarrange

Question 8

Enshroud

Answer 8

Cover: hide, reveal

Question 9

Hasten

Answer 9

Hurry/accelerate: urge, decelerate

Question 10

Haughtiness

Answer 10

Arrogance/pride: snobbery, modesty

Question 11

Laceration

Answer 11

Cut: lesion, closure

Question 12

Lachrymose

Answer 12

Sad: sorrowful, joyful

Question 13

Obdurate

Answer 13

Stubborn: bullheaded, susceptible

Question 14

Obfuscate

Answer 14

Deliberately make something hard to understand: confuse, clarity

Question 15

Plausible

Answer 15

Can be believed: logical, illogical

Question 16

Plethora

Answer 16

An excess: overabundance, lack

Question 17

Reprieve

Answer 17

A respite, postponement of a criminal sentence: relief, continuation

Question 18

Repudiate

Answer 18

Shun: dismiss, welcome

Question 19

Tawdry

Answer 19

Of little value: cheap, valuable

Question 20

Tedium

Answer 20

Boredom: drabness, excitement