SAT Words

Question 1

Prevaricate (v.)

Answer 1

To speak or act in an evasive way

Question 2

Obstruct (v.)

Answer 2

To prevent or hinder of someone or something in motion; to block

Question 3

Dispel (v.)

Answer 3

To make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear; to eliminate

Question 4

Pacify (v.)

Answer 4

To quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of or to bring peace to; to appease

Question 5

Procrastinate (v.)

Answer 5

To delay or postpone action; put off doing something

Question 6

Dissemble (v.)

Answer 6

To disguise conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Question 7

Bastion (n.)

Answer 7

An institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities; stronghold

Question 8

Assail (v.)

Answer 8

To make a concerted or violent attack on, to criticize one strongly, or to come upon suddenly and strongly

Question 9

Symbol (n.)

Answer 9

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract; representation

Question 10

Besiege (v.)

Answer 10

To surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender; lay siege to; to overwhelm

Question 11

Citadel (n.)

Answer 11

A fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city; fort,

Question 12

Surmount (v.)

Answer 12

To overcome (a difficulty or obstacle) or to stand or be placed on

Question 13

Hone (n.,v.)

Answer 13

v. To sharpen, refine, or perfect (sth or a blade) over a period of time
n. A whetstone, especially one used to sharpen razors

Question 14

Dwelling (n.)

Answer 14

A house, apartment, or other place of residence

Question 15

Stronghold (n.)

Answer 15

A place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack or a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld; bastion

Question 16

Whimsical (adj.)

Answer 16

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way or fickle

Question 17

Irascible (adj.)

Answer 17

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered; short-tempered

Question 18

Gregarious (adj.)

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Fond of company; sociable

Question 19

Ineffectual (adj.)

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Not producing any or the desired effect due to the lack of ability or qualities (of a person - in a role or a situation)

Question 20

Benign (adj.)

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Gentle; kindly or harmless in the sense of a disease

Question 21

Tyrannical (adj.)

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Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way; dictatorial

Question 22

Abhor (v.)

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Regard with disgust and hatred

Question 23

Redundant (adj.)

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Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous or inessential

Question 24

Despotic (adj.)

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Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical or autocratic

Question 25

Venerate (v.)

Answer 25

To regard with great respect; revere or honor

Question 26

Jocular (adj.)

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Fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

Question 27

Esteem (n.,v.)

Answer 27

n. Respect and admiration, typically for a person

v. To respect and admire

Question 28

Peremptory (adj.)

Answer 28

(Especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way; authoritarian
Law - Not open to appeal or challenge; final

Question 29

Invoke (v.)

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To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument, to call on in prayer, or to call earnestly for

Question 30

Deify (v.)

Answer 30

To worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god

Question 31

Goad (n.,v.)

Answer 31

n. A spiked stick used for driving cattle, v. to drive them

v. To provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction

Question 32

Loathe (v.)

Answer 32

To feel intense dislike or disgust for; hate

Question 33

Berate (v.)

Answer 33

To scold or criticize (someone) angrily

Question 34

Disregard (v.)

Answer 34

n. The action or state of disregarding or ignoring something

v. To pay no attention to; ignore

Question 35

Eulogize (v.)

Answer 35

To praise highly in speech or writing

Question 36

Cherish (v.)

Answer 36

To protect and care for (someone) lovingly, hold something dear, or to keep a hope or ambition in one’s mind

Question 37

Deride (v.)

Answer 37

To express contempt for; ridicule

Question 38

Execrate (v.)

Answer 38

To feel or express great loathing for or to curse, swear or damn (archaic)

Question 39

Laud (v.)

Answer 39

To praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context

Question 40

Nascent (adj.)

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(Especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential; budding

Question 41

Aberrant (adj.)

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Departing from an accepted standard; abnormal

Question 42

Disheveled (adj.)

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(Of a person’s hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered

Question 43

Exacting (adj.)

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Making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources; laborious or grueling

Question 44

Disperse (v.)

Answer 44

To distribute or spread over a wide area; scatter

Question 45

Decimate (v.)

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To kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of (1/10 historically)

Question 46

Protract (v.)

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To prolong or to draw (a plan, etc.) to scale

Question 47

Stymie (v.)

Answer 47

To prevent or hinder the progress of