SAT 7

Question 1

Advocate; verb

Answer 1

-to support; to be in favor of. The Civil Right’s organization advocates on behalf of mankind’s basic rights of equality. Ant. oppose

Question 2

Carping; adjective

Answer 2

complaining. His carping criticism of the book was upsetting to the author.

Question 3

Demeanor; noun

Answer 3

-behavior. When the twins adopted a conciliatory tone, Sal’s demeanor changed abruptly.

Question 4

Elusive; adjective

Answer 4

-hard to grasp; baffling. The philosopher’s main point was so elusive that we never did fully comprehend it. Ant. precise; conherent

Question 5

Fledgling; adjective

Answer 5

-newly developed; little known. Luckily, the fledgling pilot’s egregious blunder was discovered before the plane departed.

Question 6

Gullible; adjective

Answer 6

-easily deceived The con man told a flagrant lie, but the gullible investors swallowed it.

Question 7

Hyperbole; noun

Answer 7

-an exaggerated statement used as a figure of speech for rhetorical effect. The author’s hyperbolic writing helped to make the story a humorous one. Ant. understatement

Question 8

Imperturbable; adjective

Answer 8

• not easily excited or disturbed. The young man’s imperturbable manner made him the best candidate for handling the pressures of playing quarterback.

Question 9

Laudable; adjective

Answer 9

• worthy of praise. The board rewarded Ellen’s laudable achievements by promoting her to chief executive officer.

Question 10

Morose; adjective

Answer 10

-gloomy; bad-tempered. Joan’s morose nature makes her always expect the worst. Ant. good-natured

Question 11

Overt; adjective

Answer 11

-not hidden; open. Most observers took the senator’s speech as an overt bid for his reelection. Ant. covert

Question 12

Peerless; adjective

Answer 12

-having no equal; better than the rest. All who saw her admired Theresa’s peerless beauty.

Question 13

Recalcitrant; adjective

Answer 13

• refusing to obey rules or follow orders; unmanageably resistant. The mule is probably the most recalcitrant domesticated animal. Ant. obedient;

Question 14

Salutary; adjective

Answer 14

-healthful; useful or helpful; remedial. Upon sagacious reflection, Simon realized that his parents’ rebuke though painful, was salutary.

Question 15

Taciturn; adjective

Answer 15

habitually untalkative; laconic; uncommunicative. Silas’s long years of solitude had made him a taciturn brooding man unused even to the sound of his own voice. Ant. garrulous