Unit 10 SAT Vocabulary

Question 0

Aspire

Answer 0

V

• to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; direct one’s hopes or ambition
• to rise up; soar; mount; tower

Question 1

Adept

Answer 1

Adj

-very skilled; proficient; expert

Question 2

Bleak

Answer 2

Adj

• bare, desolate, and often windswept
• cold and piercing; raw
• without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary

N
-a European freshwater fish

Question 3

Chide

Answer 3

V

• to express disapproval of; scold; reproach
• to harass, nag; impel

Question 4

Despicable

Answer 4

Adj

-deserving hatred and contempt

Question 5

Diminutive

Answer 5

Adj
-extremely or unusually small

N

• a small thing or person
• a shortened form of a name, typically used informally

Question 6

Emancipate

Answer 6

V

• to free from restraint, influence, or the like
• to terminate paternal control over

Question 7

Erroneous

Answer 7

Adj

• containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
• straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc

Question 8

Exploit

Answer 8

N
-a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act

V
-to use (a situation or person) in an unfair or selfish way

Question 9

Extemporaneous

Answer 9

Adj

-done; spoken, performed, etc without special advance preparation; impromptu

Question 10

Impair

Answer 10

V

-to weaken or damage something; to diminish in ability, value (etc)

Question 11

Invincible

Answer 11

Adj

-incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued

Question 12

Languid

Answer 12

Adj

-lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

Question 13

Mire

Answer 13

N
-a stretch of swampy or bodyguard ground; marsh

V

• to cause to become stuck in mud
• to involve someone or something in (difficult situation); entangle

Question 14

Obtrusive

Answer 14

Adj

-noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

Question 15

Preamble

Answer 15

N

-an introductory statement; preface; introduction

Question 16

Render

Answer 16

V

• to cause to be or become; make
• to do; perform
• to provide or give (a service, help, etc)
• to submit or present for consideration or inspection
• to deliver (a verdict or judgement)
• to represent ;depict

Question 17

Rugged

Answer 17

Adj

• (of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and jagged surface
• (of face or looks) having attractive strong rough-hewn features
• full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard
• roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy

Question 18

Skeptical

Answer 18

Adj

-not easily convinced; heavily doubt

Question 19

Slipshod

Answer 19

Adj

• careless, untidy, or slovenly
• lack of care, thought, or organization