Riri Yokoi SAT vocabulary Round 4

Question 1

Prosaic

Answer 1

being dull, ordinary, or uninteresting

Question 2

Convoluted

Answer 2

complex and difficult to follow

Question 3

Fathom

Answer 3

understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought

Question 4

Culmination

Answer 4

the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time

Question 5

Banal

Answer 5

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

Question 6

Expiate

Answer 6

make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing)

Question 7

Imperative

Answer 7

of vital importance; crucial

Question 8

Alacrity

Answer 8

brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 9

Uncanny

Answer 9

strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Question 10

Harrowing

Answer 10

acutely distressing

Question 11

Odious

Answer 11

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Question 12

Temerity

Answer 12

excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Question 13

Scintillating

Answer 13

sparkling or shining brightly

Question 14

Preponderance

Answer 14

the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance

Question 15

Inexorable

Answer 15

impossible to stop or prevent

Question 16

Sanguine

Answer 16

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Question 17

Frenetic

Answer 17

fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

Question 18

Quagmire

Answer 18

an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation

Question 19

Duress

Answer 19

threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement

Question 20

Depravity

Answer 20

moral corruption; wickedness

Question 21

Torpid

Answer 21

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

Question 22

Affront

Answer 22

an action or remark that causes outrage or offence

Question 23

Phlegmatic

Answer 23

having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

Question 24

Hapless

Answer 24

unfortunate

Question 25

Circumlocution

Answer 25

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

Question 26

Ennui

Answer 26

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement

Question 27

Magnanimous

Answer 27

generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person

Question 28

Pellucid

Answer 28

translucently clear

Question 29

Munificence

Answer 29

the quality or action of being extremely generous

Question 30

Venerate

Answer 30

regard with great respect; revere