SAT Vocab 12 4/12/24

Question 1

abridge

Answer 1

To storten, to diminish

SYN: abbreviate, curtail, retrench, shorten

Question 2

Alacrity

Answer 2

prompt and cheerful response

SYN: celerity (swiftness)

Question 3

antipathy

Answer 3

a dislike, distaste, or enmity

SYN: animosity, animus, antagonism, hostility, rancor

Question 4

augment

Answer 4

To make greater or to supplement

Question 5

bombastic

Answer 5

using inflated language, pompous

SYN: claptrap, declamatory, fustian, ranting, rodomontade

Question 6

decry

Answer 6

to speak against, to rail against, to disparage

Question 7

eclectic

Answer 7

coming from a variety of diverse sources

Question 8

enhance

Answer 8

to make better, to improve

Question 9

euphonious

Answer 9

pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet

Question 10

fervid

Answer 10

ardent, burning, impassioned

SYN: fervent, passionate, perfervid

Question 11

impecunious

Answer 11

without money

SYN: destitute, indignant

Question 12

ingratiate

Answer 12

to make an effort to gain good favor with someone

Question 13

luxuriant

Answer 13

abundant in growth, very fertile

SYN: lavish, lush, prodigal, profuse

Question 14

paltry

Answer 14

trifling; petty; worthless

SYN: minor, inconsiderable, slight, insignificant, petty

Question 15

pedantry

Answer 15

act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative

Question 16

placid

Answer 16

peaceful, calm

SYN: serene, tranquil

Question 17

preclude

Answer 17

to make impossible

Question 18

promontory

Answer 18

land or rock projecting into a body of water

Question 19

raze

Answer 19

to completely destroy

Question 20

secular

Answer 20

nonreligious, worldly

Question 21

static (adj.)

Answer 21

having no motion, showing little change

Question 22

tact

Answer 22

a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations

SYN: diplomacy, perception, sensitivity, poise

Question 23

torpid

Answer 23

sluggish, inactive, dull

Question 24

vindicated

Answer 24

cleared of accusations or charges

SYN: absolved, acquitted, exculpated, exonerated

Question 25

vindictive

Answer 25

revengeful, spiteful