Vocabulary #12: SAT Words

Question 1

Alleviate

Answer 1

(v- used with object) To make easier to endure; lessen;mitigate

Question 2

Blandishment

Answer 2

(n) Often, blandishments.

Something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entrice

Question 3

Blighted

Answer 3

(adj) affected by blight, anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity.
Deteriorated, dilapidated; decayed

Question 4

Clandestine

Answer 4

(adj) Characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purpose of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

Question 5

Discern

Answer 5

(v-used with object) To perceive by the sight or some other sense or by intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend.
To distinguish mentally, recognize as distinct or different; discriminate
(v-without an object) To distinguish or discriminate

Question 6

Fallacious

Answer 6

Containing a fallacy; logically unsound
Deceptive; misleading
Disappointing; delusive

Question 7

Gratuitous

Answer 7

(adj) Given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free voluntary. Being without apparent reason, cause, or justification

Question 8

Gregarious

Answer 8

(adj) Fond of the company of others; sociable

Question 9

Haggard

Answer 9

(adj) Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn
Wild; wild-looking

Question 10

Imminent

Answer 10

(adj) Likely to occur at any moment; impending

Projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

Question 11

Jingoism

Answer 11

(n) the spirit, policy, or practice of professing patriotism loudly and excessively, favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy

Question 12

Laud

Answer 12

To praise; extol. A song or hymn or praise

Question 13

Morbid

Answer 13

(adj) Suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme
Affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.
Pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy. Gruesome; grisly.

Question 14

Pensive

Answer 14

(adj)Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness

Question 15

Pragmatic

Answer 15

(adj)Of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

Question 16

Rampant

Answer 16

(adj) Violent in action or spirit; raging; furious

Growing luxuriantly, as weeds. In full sway; prevailing or unchecked

Question 17

Requisite

Answer 17

(adj) Requiredor necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable
(n) Something requisite; a necessary quality, thing

Question 18

Sinister

Answer 18

(adj) Threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. Bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell
Unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable
Of or on the left side; left

Question 19

Verbose

Answer 19

(adj) Characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy

Question 20

Vindicate

Answer 20

(v – used with object) To clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like
To uphold or justify by argument or evidence
To assert, maintain, or defend (a right, cause, etc.) against opposition. To claim for oneself or another.