SAT Vocab 3 11/12/23

Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
Synonyms&raquo_space;complex, complicated, intricate, knotty
Antonym&raquo_space;readily understood; clear

Question 2

affable

Answer 2

friendly, courteous, amiable
Synonyms&raquo_space; cordial, genial, gracious, sociable
Antonym&raquo_space; surly; aloof; unfriendly

Question 3

audacity

Answer 3

excessive boldness, rashness, daring
Synonyms&raquo_space; cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, hardihood, temerity
Antonym&raquo_space; meekness

Question 4

contrite

Answer 4

extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
Synonyms&raquo_space; penitent
Antonym&raquo_space; unrepentant

Question 5

credulous

Answer 5

believing on slight evidence, gullible
Antonym&raquo_space; suspicious

Question 6

depravity

Answer 6

moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
Synonyms&raquo_space; abasement, corruption, debasement, debauchery,
Antonym&raquo_space; noble behavior

Question 7

deprecate

Answer 7

to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval
Antonym&raquo_space; to endorse

Question 8

didactic

Answer 8

instructive, designed to teach

Question 9

dormant

Answer 9

inactive, sleeping
Synonyms&raquo_space; abeyant, latent, quiescent
Antonym&raquo_space; active

Question 10

enigmatic

Answer 10

mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling
Synonyms&raquo_space; abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, obscure,
Antonym&raquo_space; clear

Question 11

erudite

Answer 11

scholarly
Antonym&raquo_space; ignorant

Question 12

exotic

Answer 12

foreign, unfamiliar
Antonym&raquo_space; native

Question 13

fuse

Answer 13

to mix or to join (usually by melting)
Synonyms&raquo_space; amalgamate, blend, coalesce, commingle, merge, mingle
Antonym&raquo_space; to divide

Question 14

immutable

Answer 14

unchanging
Antonym&raquo_space; fickle

Question 15

incorrigible

Answer 15

incapable of being reformed or improved
Antonym&raquo_space; amenable to improvement

Question 16

loathe

Answer 16

to detest
Synonyms&raquo_space; abhor, abominate
Antonym&raquo_space; to adore

Question 17

mitigate

Answer 17

to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
Synonyms&raquo_space; allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten
Antonym&raquo_space; to intensify; to aggravate

Question 18

nullify

Answer 18

to cause not to be in effect, to negate
Synonyms&raquo_space; abrogate, annul, invalidate
Antonym&raquo_space; to make effective

Question 19

pacifistic

Answer 19

opposed to war or use of force
Synonyms&raquo_space; appeased, conciliated, mollified, placated, propitiated
Antonym&raquo_space; martial

Question 20

pretentious

Answer 20

making an extravagant outward show, self-important
Synonyms&raquo_space; ostentatious, pompous
Antonym&raquo_space; meek; humble; shy

Question 21

prologue

Answer 21

introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action

Question 22

recant

Answer 22

to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke
Synonyms&raquo_space; abjure, forswear, renounce, retract
Antonym&raquo_space; to avow; to reaffirm belief

Question 23

servile

Answer 23

overly submissive
Synonyms&raquo_space; obsequious, slavish, subservient
Antonym&raquo_space; authoritative

Question 24

trepidation

Answer 24

fear, trembling, agitation
Antonym&raquo_space; fearlessness

Question 25

vilify

Answer 25

to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
Synonyms&raquo_space; asperse, calumniate, denigrate, traduce
Antonym&raquo_space; to praise; to acclaim