SAT Writing Words

Question 1

complacent

Answer 1

to stop doing sth in life, especially when you have enough of it

Question 2

sufficient

Answer 2

enough for a particular purpose

Question 3

proclaim

Answer 3

to announce sth publicly or officially

Question 4

pragmatically

Answer 4

solving problems in a way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed rules

Question 5

though

Answer 5

despite the fact that

Question 6

hence

Answer 6

that is the reason or explanation for

Question 7

dispatch = dispose of

Answer 7

get rid of

Question 8

overindulge on

Answer 8

overconsumption to make yourself harm

Question 9

stark

Answer 9

obvious

Question 10

austere

Answer 10

very simple

Question 11

egregious

Answer 11

extremely bad in a way that’s easy to notice

Question 12

mitigate

Answer 12

to make sth less harmful

Question 13

sinister

Answer 13

evil

Question 14

surly

Answer 14

unpleasant

Question 15

abysmal

Answer 15

generally of bad quality

Question 16

icky

Answer 16

disgusting

Question 17

stiff

Answer 17

firm or hard

Question 18

taut

Answer 18

tight or completely stretched

Question 19

decreed

Answer 19

command/ order

Question 20

confided = imparted

Answer 20

tell someone a secret

Question 21

promulgated

Answer 21

spread a idea/ sth known

Question 22

therefore

Answer 22

for that reason

Question 23

furthermore

Answer 23

in addition, more importantly

Question 24

galvanizing

Answer 24

to cause sb to take action by shocking/exciting

Question 25

intriguing

Answer 25

to interest someone a lot, especially by strange, unusual, mysterious

Question 26

emphatic

Answer 26

clear/directly

Question 27

possess

Answer 27

to have or own sth

Question 28

set up

Answer 28

introduce or begin discussing

Question 29

blur the focus

Answer 29

introduce an idea that’s not present in the rest of the paragraph