SAT Vocabs #1101-1150

Question 0

Sanguine

Answer 0

Optimistic, cheerful.

Question 1

Improvident

Answer 1

Not preparing for the future; incautious.

Question 2

Impoverished

Answer 2

Without money; deprived of natural resources.

Question 3

Diffident

Answer 3

Lacking self-confidence; timid; shy.

Question 4

Tenor

Answer 4

The general character or meaning of something.

Question 5

Excruciating

Answer 5

Severely painful.

Question 6

Repel

Answer 6

To drive or force back; to drive off.

Question 7

Surly

Answer 7

Sullen and rude.

Question 8

Coax

Answer 8

To persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery.

Question 9

Sinecure

Answer 9

A paid position that requires little or no work.

Question 10

Venerable

Answer 10

Worthy of honor and respect by reason or dignity, age, etc.

Question 11

Emulate

Answer 11

To copy someone; to imitate.

Question 12

Tandem

Answer 12

A relationship between two people or things involving cooperative action.

Question 13

Sequester

Answer 13

To move or set apart; to quarantine.

Question 14

Quintessence

Answer 14

A pure substance or essence of something.

Question 15

Squander

Answer 15

To spend wastefully.

Question 16

Antiseptic

Answer 16

Free from germs; thoroughly clean.

A substance that inhibits the growth of germs.

Question 17

Contrite

Answer 17

Feeling sorry for what one has done.

Question 18

Edifice

Answer 18

A building; architectural monument.

Question 19

Antithesis

Answer 19

Direct contrast; opposition.

Question 20

Improvise

Answer 20

To do without preparation.

Question 21

Deplete

Answer 21

To gradually use up (resources, strength, etc.)

Question 22

Amorphous

Answer 22

Without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized.

Question 23

Ubiquitous

Answer 23

Present everywhere.

Question 24

Recur

Answer 24

To repeat; to occur again.

Question 25

Malady

Answer 25

A disease; illness; sickness.

Question 26

Florid

Answer 26

Flushed with rosy color; overdecorated.

Question 27

Obstreperous

Answer 27

Noisily and stubbornly defiant.

Question 28

Nocturnal

Answer 28

Occurring at night.

Question 29

Primordial

Answer 29

Living or existing at the very beginning.

Question 30

Fastidious

Answer 30

Showing or acting with careful attention to detail; not easy to please; very critical or discriminating.

Question 31

Tranquil

Answer 31

Calm, unruffled.

Question 32

Forensic

Answer 32

Related to the law or debate.

Question 33

Regime

Answer 33

A government or form of government; the time when a particular government is in power.

Question 34

Incongruous

Answer 34

Lacking agreement; incompatible.

Question 35

Temperate

Answer 35

Consistent; moderate; without extremes.

Question 36

Quaint

Answer 36

Odd, esp. in an old-fashioned way.

Question 37

Unkempt

Answer 37

Sloppy; messy; unclean.

Question 38

Cacophony

Answer 38

A harsh, jarring sound.

Question 39

Bravura

Answer 39

A showy display.

Question 40

Purport

Answer 40

To claim, esp. falsely.

Question 41

Ferment

Answer 41

Excitement; agitation.

Question 42

Gangly

Answer 42

Awkwardly tall.

Question 43

Adage

Answer 43

A familiar saying; a proverb.

Question 44

Malaise

Answer 44

A vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness.

Question 45

Pervade

Answer 45

To spread through or be present throughout.

Question 46

Lax

Answer 46

Careless; lacking firmness.

Question 47

Indignation

Answer 47

Anger aroused by something unjust or evil.

Question 48

Eon

Answer 48

A long period of time.

Question 49

Arcane

Answer 49

Understood only by a few.