SAT Words

Question 1

discern

Answer 1

a verb that means to perceive, recognize, or detect.

Question 2

chary

Answer 2

an adjective that means characterized by great caution.

Question 3

pedantic

Answer 3

an adjective that means marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning.

Question 4

lewd

Answer 4

an adjective that means suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.

Question 5

trepidation

Answer 5

a feeling of alarm or dread.

Question 6

prosaic

Answer 6

an adjective that means not challenging; dull and lacking excitement.

Question 7

castigate

Answer 7

punish, and punish harshly, but the punishment is always a severe scolding.

Question 8

thwarted

Answer 8

an adjective that means disappointingly unsuccessful.

Question 9

penchant

Answer 9

a strong preference/tendency, (a strong liking)

Question 10

derivative

Answer 10

an adjective that means not original; secondary.

Question 11

guile

Answer 11

a noun that means shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. (cunning)

Question 12

eulogize

Answer 12

a verb that means to praise formally and eloquently.

Question 13

itinerant

Answer 13

an adjective that means traveling from place to place to work.

Question 14

contemptible

Answer 14

an adjective that means deserving of scorn or disrespect. (pathetic)

Question 15

meticulous

Answer 15

an adjective that means marked by extreme care in treatment of details.

Question 16

cantankerous

Answer 16

having a difficult and contrary disposition (quarrelsome, and disagreeable). Cranky, bad-tempered, irritable, irascible.

Question 17

verbose

Answer 17

an adjective that means using or containing too many words. (long-winded)

Question 18

vindicated

Answer 18

an adjective that means freed from any question of guilt. (cleared)

Question 19

acquiescence

Answer 19

a noun that means agreement with a statement or proposal to do something.

Question 20

ethereal

Answer 20

an adjective that means of heaven or the spirit.

Question 21

fastidious

Answer 21

giving careful attention to detail.

Question 22

nostalgic

Answer 22

an adjective that means unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things. (yearning)

Question 23

provisional

Answer 23

an adjective that means under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon. (temporary)

Question 24

pretentious

Answer 24

an adjective that means intended to attract notice and impress others. (ostentatious)

Question 25

precipitate

Answer 25

hurl or throw violently

Question 26

rhetorical

Answer 26

relating to using language effectively

Question 27

placate

Answer 27

a verb that means to cause to be more favorably inclined. (pacify)

Question 28

exacerbate

Answer 28

make worse, intensify, aggravate, and compound.

Question 29

mecca

Answer 29

a noun that means a place that attracts many visitors.

Question 30

fickle

Answer 30

an adjective that means liable to sudden unpredictable change.

Question 31

extrapolate

Answer 31

use specific details to make a general conclusion.

Question 32

decorum

Answer 32

a noun that means propriety in manners and conduct.

Question 33

impervious

Answer 33

an adjective that means not admitting of passage or capable of being affected. (resistant)

Question 34

venerate

Answer 34

a verb that means to regard with feelings of respect and reverence. (worship)

Question 35

assail

Answer 35

a verb that means to regard with feelings of respect and reverence. (jump)

Question 36

seclusion

Answer 36

a noun that means the act of isolating oneself from others.

Question 37

fallible

Answer 37

an adjective that means wanting in moral strength, courage, or will. (weak, make errors/fail)

Question 38

deplore

Answer 38

a verb that means to express strong disapproval of.

Question 39

extol

Answer 39

a verb that means to praise, glorify, or honor.

Question 40

ephemeral

Answer 40

an adjective that means lasting a very short time.

Question 41

competence

Answer 41

you’re qualified or well prepared to do something.

Question 42

acme

Answer 42

a noun that means the highest level or degree attainable. (pinnacle)

Question 43

futile

Answer 43

producing no result or effect.

Question 44

barren

Answer 44

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.