ACT-SAT Vocabulary: Set 1

Question 0

amenable

Answer 0

adjective; responsive to authority, advice, or suggestion; willing.

Question 1

denizen

Answer 1

noun; an inhabitant or resident.

Question 2

putative

Answer 2

adjective; generally regarded as such; supposed.

Question 3

malfeasance

Answer 3

noun; misconduct or wrongdoing especially by a public official.

Question 4

exonerate

Answer 4

transitive verb; to free from blame, responsibility, or obligation.

Question 5

castigate

Answer 5

transitive verb; to inflict severe punishment on.

Question 6

replete

Answer 6

adjective; abundantly supplied or provided.

Question 7

anachronism

Answer 7

noun; something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time.

Question 8

martial

Answer 8

adjective; inclined or disposed to war.

Question 9

contrived

Answer 9

adjective; obviously planned or forced.