Unit 4 SAT Vocab

Question 1

baroque

Answer 1

extravagantly and excessively decorated or ornamented

Question 2

besmirch

Answer 2

to make dirty or tarnish; to defile the reputation of someone

Question 3

celibate

Answer 3

not sexually active or married

Question 4

debacle

Answer 4

a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat

Question 5

demeanor

Answer 5

the way in which a person behaves

Question 6

facetious

Answer 6

humorous, not meant seriously; sarcastic

Question 7

fortuitous

Answer 7

happening by chance or by accident; lucky

Question 8

hedonism

Answer 8

pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses

Question 9

imperative

Answer 9

something that requires attention or action; absolutely necessary, critically important

Question 10

obloquy

Answer 10

abusively detractive language or utterance

Question 11

perfunctory

Answer 11

performed as routine without interest or care

Question 12

quasi-

Answer 12

resembling in some manner but not actually

Question 13

recapitulate

Answer 13

to repeat again or to sum up the main points

Question 14

sacrosanct

Answer 14

regarded as sacred and inviolable

Question 15

sadistic

Answer 15

the deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty