Unit 5 SAT Vocab

Question 0

carnal

Answer 0

relating to the body’s desire and sexual passions

Question 1

bowdlerize

Answer 1

to remove or alter parts of a work, such as a book or movie

Question 2

deference

Answer 2

respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion

Question 3

ebullient

Answer 3

overflowing or bubbling with excitement

Question 4

elegy

Answer 4

a sad and mournful song or poem usually in tribute to the deceased

Question 5

fop

Answer 5

a man who is excessively concerned with fashion, appearance and manners

Question 6

impair

Answer 6

to cause to become worse; to damage or harm

Question 7

imprecation

Answer 7

the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil

Question 8

nebulous

Answer 8

hazy, vague or indistinct

Question 9

non squitur

Answer 9

a statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it

Question 10

panegyric

Answer 10

a formal and elaborate praise of a person or of an act

Question 11

pedantic

Answer 11

tending to brag about one’s education

Question 12

quandry

Answer 12

a state of difficulty or perplexity; a dilemma

Question 13

rakish

Answer 13

being fashionable and well-groomed in style, dress and manners

Question 14

sanguine

Answer 14

a reddish or ruddy complexion; habitually cheerful, optimistic or hopeful