SAT Vocab

Question 1

Paucity

Answer 1

Scarcity, Rarity, Shortage

Question 2

Quarrel

Answer 2

Heated Argument or Disagreement

Question 3

Disparate

Answer 3

Different, Contrasting

Question 4

Surmised

Answer 4

Guess, Suspect, Deduce

Question 5

Contrived

Answer 5

Forced, Deliberately Created

Question 6

Posited

Answer 6

Assumed as a Fact, Set as Premise of Argument

Question 7

Fabricate

Answer 7

Fake, Counterfeit
Or to make, create

Question 8

Exemplify

Answer 8

Be a typical example of

Question 9

Discernible

Answer 9

Perceptible, Detectable

Question 10

Repudiates

Answer 10

Refuse, Reject

Question 11

Recants

Answer 11

Abandonment

Question 12

Renounce

Answer 12

Abandon, Stop Consuming

Question 13

Elusive

Answer 13

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Question 14

Imminent

Answer 14

About to happen

Question 15

Operative

Answer 15

Functioning, have effect

Question 16

Latent

Answer 16

Dormant, Hidden, Concealed

Question 17

Waive

Answer 17

Refrain from using, Renounce

Question 18

Concede

Answer 18

Admit something is true or valid after denying or resisting
Giving in
Accepting

Question 19

Nuanced

Answer 19

Have subtle shades of meaning or expression
Implication
Has great background meaning/message

Question 20

Presume

Answer 20

Assume

Question 21

Profusion

Answer 21

An abundant amount

Question 22

Verisimilitude

Answer 22

Seeming true or real

Question 23

Disconcerting

Answer 23

Causing one to feel unsettled
Disturbing

Question 24

Imperceptible

Answer 24

Undetectable

Question 25

Strenuously

Answer 25

Requiring great physical exertion

Question 26

Prevail

Answer 26

Prove to be more powerful than opposing forces Be victorious

Question 27

Interjected

Answer 27

Say something abruptly

Question 28

Innocuous

Answer 28

Harmless

Question 29

Novel

Answer 29

New or unusual in an interesting way

Question 30

Unobtrusive

Answer 30

Not conspicuous Not attracting attention

Question 31

Peripheral

Answer 31

Outer, Border Far from center or focus

Question 32

Inadequate

Answer 32

Lacking quality or quantity required

Question 33

Underscore

Answer 33

Emphasize

Question 34

Inexplicable

Answer 34

Cannot be explained or accounted for

Question 35

Indifference

Answer 35

No interest or sympathy Unconcerned Mediocre - not good or bad

Question 36

Responsiveness

Answer 36

Reacting quickly and positively

Question 37

Comprise

Answer 37

To be made up of

Question 38

Engulf

Answer 38

Cover completely, Flood, Immerse

Question 39

Beneficiary

Answer 39

Someone that derives an advantage