SAT Vocabs #1051-1100

Question 0

Phlegmatic

Answer 0

Having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional.

Question 1

Engender

Answer 1

To beget; to cause; to promote.

Question 2

Solicitous

Answer 2

Showing great concern for or attention to another; anxious or concerned.

Question 3

Recede

Answer 3

To go back; to withdraw.

Question 4

Laudable

Answer 4

Worthy of praise.

Question 5

Burgeon

Answer 5

To sprout or grow rapidly.

Question 6

Halcyon

Answer 6

Calm; peaceful.

Question 7

Allegory

Answer 7

A literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation.

Question 8

Hubris

Answer 8

Excessive pride.

Question 9

Apogee

Answer 9

The highest point; the farthest point in a satellite’s orbit.

Question 10

Sully

Answer 10

To dirty or tarnish, esp. by disgracing.

Question 11

Ensue

Answer 11

To happen subsequently.

Question 12

Catharsis

Answer 12

Purging of the emotions.

Question 13

Choleric

Answer 13

Easily angered; bad-tempered.

Question 14

Mnemonic

Answer 14

Pertaining to or assisting the memory.

Question 15

Equivocal

Answer 15

Capable of multiple interpretations; unclear.

Question 16

Reprehensible

Answer 16

Deserving to be severely criticized.

Question 17

Banish

Answer 17

To drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree.

Question 18

Sullen

Answer 18

Showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people.

Question 19

Putrid

Answer 19

In a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten.

Question 20

Epitome

Answer 20

A representative example of a type.

Question 21

Assimilate

Answer 21

To take in as one’s own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group.

Question 22

Robust

Answer 22

Strong and full of health.

Question 23

Congenial

Answer 23

Suited to one’s needs it nature; friendly; sympathetic.

Question 24

Elaborate

Answer 24

Detailed; carefully thorough. To develop with care or at greater length.

Question 25

Defer

Answer 25

To delay; to put off.

Question 26

Transient

Answer 26

Passing with time; remaining only briefly.

Question 27

Hemorrhage

Answer 27

To bleed profusely; to lose (something valuable) rapidly and in great quantity. Excessive bleeding or loss of something valuable.

Question 28

Opportunist

Answer 28

One who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so.

Question 29

Precarious

Answer 29

Dangerously insecure or unstable.

Question 30

Germane

Answer 30

Fitting and appropriate.

Question 31

Allege

Answer 31

To assert to be true, esp. without or before proof.

Question 32

Reticence

Answer 32

The quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative.

Question 33

Inculcate

Answer 33

To teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill.

Question 34

Burnish

Answer 34

To polish.

Question 35

Inordinate

Answer 35

Excessive, unrestrained.

Question 36

Abdicate

Answer 36

To willingly give up the position of king, queen, etc.; to choose not to fulfill a role or duty.

Question 37

Extricate

Answer 37

To remove from an entanglement or difficulty.

Question 38

Crevice

Answer 38

A crack or narrow fissure.

Question 39

Austere

Answer 39

Stern or severe in appearance; without luxury.

Question 40

Manifest

Answer 40

Obvious; very clear; evident.

Question 41

Voracious

Answer 41

Devouring; extremely hungry.

Question 42

Repose

Answer 42

Relaxation; a state of rest.

Question 43

Abrade

Answer 43

To wear down a surface by or as if by scraping.

Question 44

Hoodwink

Answer 44

To deceive; to mislead.

Question 45

Bondage

Answer 45

Slavery; servitude.

Question 46

Premonition

Answer 46

A sense of a future event; a warning in advance.

Question 47

Dismay

Answer 47

To destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion.

Question 48

Posterity

Answer 48

Future generations.

Question 49

Magnanimous

Answer 49

Generous; noble in mind.