SAT 6

Question 1

Admonish; verb

Answer 1

to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly. This is the last time I plan to admonish you about coming late to work. Ant. praise, commend

Question 2

Buffoon; noun

Answer 2

a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes. After Bert had a few drinks he became a willing buffoon at the party.

Question 3

Capricious; adjective

Answer 3

changeable, fickle. Our weather is so capricious that it’s difficult to make weekend plans.

Question 4

Delineate; verb

Answer 4

to describe in words; to sketch. When challenged to delineate Sam’s crass behavior, we were speechless.

Question 5

Elucidate; verb

Answer 5

to make clear. Public relations experts were hired to elucidate the chairman’s position.

Question 6

Flagrant; adjective

Answer 6

-outrageous; glaringly offensive. After having been accused of a flagrant misuse of company funds, the treasurer resigned. Ant. subtle

Question 7

Guile; noun

Answer 7

-crafty deceit; cunning. Many clever figures from Greek mythology relied upon guile as an expedient. Ant. frankness, honesty

Question 8

Homogeneous; adjective

Answer 8

-similar; uniform in nature. The Shore Road School finds that a homogeneous grouping of pupils facilitates learning. Ant. heterogeneous

Question 9

Impassive; adjective

Answer 9

• without feelings or emotion; insensible. Good poker players are supposed to maintain impassive appearances.

Question 10

Latent; adjective

Answer 10

present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped. The sickness from her childhood had latent effects on her in adulthood.

Question 11

Mitigate; verb

Answer 11

-to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate. The doctor assured Mrs. Shiller that the medicine would mitigate her pain in a short time.

Question 12

Opulent; adjective

Answer 12

-wealthy; abundant. The opulent family chose to spend money for the public benefit rather than for private indulgences. Ant. impoverished

Question 13

Paucity; noun

Answer 13

• scarcity; smallness in number or amount. Vince’s charitable contribution was full of paucity according to Matt.

Question 14

Rebuff; verb

Answer 14

-to refuse in a sharp or due way; to snub; to drive or beat back. It was sheer luck that the outnumbered patrol was able to rebuff the enemy attack.

Question 15

Sagacious; adjective

Answer 15

very wise or shrewd. Glen turned to his father for advice, for he knew him to be sagacious and understanding.