SAT Words 25-48

Question 0

Autonomy

Answer 0

Independence; self-determination

Question 1

Austere

Answer 1

Without decoration; strict; severe

Question 2

Averse

Answer 2

Strong disinclination/opposition/dislike

Question 3

Banal

Answer 3

Drearily commonplace (ordinary); predictable; trite

Question 4

Belie

Answer 4

To misrepresent or disguise

Question 5

Belligerent

Answer 5

Eager to fight; hostile; heated; Nick/Jack on Be Mean To Nick/Jack Day

Question 6

Beneficial

Answer 6

Producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful; adding assistance/support

Question 7

Benign

Answer 7

Kind; gentle; harmless

Question 8

Bolster

Answer 8

To hearten; support; or prop up

Question 9

Bombastic

Answer 9

Given to pompous speech or writing; high-sounding with little meaning; hollow and inflated

Question 10

Brevity

Answer 10

Quality or state of being brief in duration; short; (think brev=brief)

Question 11

Burgeon

Answer 11

To grow rapidly; flourish; prosper

Question 12

Byzantine

Answer 12

Extremely complicated or devious; Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing style

Question 13

Cacophony

Answer 13

Harsh discordant mix of sounds; unpleasant noise; What Does the Fox Say?

Question 14

Cajole

Answer 14

To urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; to persistently push for

Question 15

Callous

Answer 15

Emotionally hardened; unfeeling

Question 16

Candid

Answer 16

Completely honest; straightforward; no bullspit

Question 17

Cantankerous

Answer 17

Ill-tempered; quarrelsome; disagreeable

Question 18

Capricious

Answer 18

Impulsive; unpredictable

Question 19

Castigate

Answer 19

To scold; rebuke; or harshly criticize

Question 20

Cathartic

Answer 20

Relaxing after an emotional outburst

Question 21

Censure

Answer 21

To issue official blame; to declare the other foo did it

Question 22

Chicanery

Answer 22

Trickery for a purpose

Question 23

Circumscribe

Answer 23

To draw a circle around; restrict