SAT 2

Question 1

Abstinence; noun

Answer 1

-the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink. Myra’s abstinence from cake, candy, and ice cream led to a dramatic weight loss.

Question 2

Bequeath; verb

Answer 2

-to leave money or property by a will; to pass along. The wealthy man will bequeath his precious heirlooms to his granddaughter.

Question 3

3. Cacophony; noun -

Answer 3

discord; harsh sound. While we sought harmony our enemies were pleased with cacophony.

Question 4

Debilitate; verb

Answer 4

-to weaken. The cruel jailer starved his prisoners in order to debilitate them.

Question 5

Eclectic; adjective

Answer 5

-consisting of selections from various sources. With an eclectic interest in books, Sheila collected every thing from Shakespeare to Superman.

Question 6

Fallacy; noun

Answer 6

-false idea; mistaken belief. The economist revealed the fallacy in the government’s proposal.

Question 7

Garbled adjective

Answer 7

-confused; mixed up. The garbled message failed to facilitate the ambulance’s arrival.

Question 8

Haphazard; adjective

Answer 8

-not planned; random. Taking haphazard aim, the hunter committed a fatal error.

Question 9

Immaterial; adjective

Answer 9

-insignificant; unimportant. The prosecutor objected to the attorney’s exhibit, disparaging it as amateurish and immaterial.

Question 10

Judicious; adjective

Answer 10

-wise; careful; showing sound judgment, prudent. Gary thought it more judicious to speak to his mother rather than his father about extending his curfew time.

Question 11

Lackluster; adjective

Answer 11

-lacking brightness; dull; lacking liveliness, vitality, or enthusiasm. His lackluster response to our suggestions made us lose our initial enthusiasm.

Question 12

Marred; adjective

Answer 12

-injured; spoiled; damaged; disfigured. The fight in the corridor marred Lorna’s otherwise perfect record as a model student.

Question 13

Nonchalance; noun

Answer 13

-carelessness; lack of interest or concern. Edward’s nonchalance about his studies made it difficult to lampoon him about his poor showing in the mid term
exams.

Question 14

Obscure; adjective-

Answer 14

not clear or distinct; hidden; remote; not well known. Far from the well-traveled highway was an obscure village that seemed to belong to another age.

Question 15

Painstaking; adjective-

Answer 15

very careful, diligent. Researchers are engaged in a painstaking task to find a vaccine against the AIDS virus.