Unit 3 SAT Terms

Question 1

Cavort

Answer 1

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly ; to make merry

Question 2

Credence

Answer 2

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

Question 3

Decry

Answer 3

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval ; to officially depreciate

Question 4

Dissemble

Answer 4

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Question 5

Distraught

Answer 5

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Question 6

Eulogy

Answer 6

(n.) a formal statement of commendation ; high praise

Question 7

Evince

Answer 7

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Question 8

Exhume

Answer 8

(v.) to remove from a grave ; to bring to light

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength ;ineffective, weak ; irresponsible, unreliable

Question 10

Nefarious

Answer 10

(adj.) wicked , depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 11

Murky

Answer 11

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure ; lacking in clarity and precision

Question 12

Piquant

Answer 12

( adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind ; spicy, pungent ; appealingly provocative

Question 13

Primordial

Answer 13

( adj.) developed or created at the very beginning ; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage ; fundamental, basic

Question 14

Propinquity

Answer 14

(n.) nearness in place or time ; kinship

Question 15

Unwoted

Answer 15

( adj.) not usual or expected ; not in a character

Question 16

Utopian

Answer 16

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world ; impractical

Question 17

Verbiage

Answer 17

( n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness ; a manner of expression

Question 18

Verdant

Answer 18

(adj.) green in tint or color ; immature in experience or judgment

Question 19

Viscous

Answer 19

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

Question 20

Articulate

Answer 20

(v. ) to pronounce distinctly ; to express well in words ; to connect by a joint or joints
(adj. ) expressed clearly and forcefully ; able to employ language clearly and forcefully ; jointed