Unit 3 SAT Vocabulary

Question 0

Obesity

Answer 0

N

-excessive fatness

Question 1

Marauder

Answer 1

N

-people who run around in quest or plunder, raid for booty

Question 2

Pauper

Answer 2

N

-a very poor person (no support and from welfare)

Question 3

Pilfer

Answer 3

V

-to steal, esp. In small quantities

Question 4

Rift

Answer 4

N

-an opening made by splitting, cleaning,etc; fissure; cleft; chink

Question 5

Semblance

Answer 5

N

-outward aspect or appearance

Question 6

Surmount

Answer 6

V

-to mount upon; to overcome, rise above

Question 7

Terminate

Answer 7

V

-to bring to an end; put an end to

Question 8

Trite

Answer 8

Adj

-lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale

Question 9

Usurp

Answer 9

V

-to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right

Question 10

Abridge

Answer 10

V

-to shorten by omissions while retaining basic contents

Question 11

Adherent

Answer 11

N

-a person who follows/upholds a leader, cause, etc; supporter

Question 12

Altercation

Answer 12

N

-an angry argument

Question 13

Cherubic

Answer 13

Adj

-of or having the nature of a cherub, or an angel represented with a rosy cheek with wings, angelic

Question 14

Condone

Answer 14

V

• to disregard or overlook (illegal, objectionable, etc)
• to pardon or forgive

Question 15

Dissent

Answer 15

V/N

-to disagree; a disagreement

Question 16

Eminent

Answer 16

Adj

-high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished

Question 17

Exorcise

Answer 17

V

-to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies

Question 18

Fabricate

Answer 18

V

-to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

Question 19

Irate

Answer 19

Adj

-angry, enraged