SAT Vocabs #1251-1300

Question 0

Apprehend

Answer 0

To become aware of through the senses.

Question 1

Rotund

Answer 1

Rounded in figure; plump.

Question 2

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 2

A particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait.

Idiosyncratic.

Question 3

Apprehension

Answer 3

Worry or unease.

Apprehensive.

Question 4

Strident

Answer 4

Loud, shrill, or harshly grating; forcefully assertive or harshly critical.

Question 5

Rampant

Answer 5

Unrestrained.

Question 6

Acquit

Answer 6

To declare free of guilt; to clear.

Question 7

Supplant

Answer 7

To take the place of.

Question 8

Tortuous

Answer 8

Winding, twisted.

Question 9

Ilk

Answer 9

Kind; sort; class.

Question 10

Debunk

Answer 10

To expose the falsehood of.

Question 11

Folly

Answer 11

An act of foolishness.

Question 12

Impetus

Answer 12

An impelling or originating force.

Question 13

Cache

Answer 13

A hiding place for storage of provisions or valuables.

Question 14

Sensuous

Answer 14

Appealing to the senses, esp. those involved in appreciating beauty.

Question 15

Congeal

Answer 15

To solidify by or as if by freezing.

Question 16

Transpose

Answer 16

To change the relative position or order of.

Transportation.

Question 17

Gratis

Answer 17

Free of charge.

Question 18

Martinet

Answer 18

One who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much.

Question 19

Appall

Answer 19

To horrify.

Appalling.

Question 20

Scenario

Answer 20

An outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction.

Question 21

Plight

Answer 21

Sad situation.

Question 22

Oligopoly

Answer 22

Domination or a market by only a few businesses.

Question 23

Shambles

Answer 23

Utter disorder

Question 24

Exorbitant

Answer 24

Excessive. Exorbitance.

Question 25

Stratum

Answer 25

A level or layer. Strata. Stratify.

Question 26

Paradox

Answer 26

A statement or situation that appears contradictory. Paradoxical.

Question 27

Utilitarian

Answer 27

Stressing practical use over other values.

Question 28

Vestige

Answer 28

A trace of something that once existed but has disappeared.

Question 29

Denizen

Answer 29

An inhabitant; one who is often found in a particular place.

Question 30

Parlay

Answer 30

To use success in one thing to achieve greater success in further things; to transform a gain into something of greater value.

Question 31

Dispatch

Answer 31

To send off promptly. Efficient speed; a message, esp. official or from a journalist.

Question 32

Malcontent

Answer 32

A dissatisfied person.

Question 33

Usurp

Answer 33

To take by force or without legal authority. Usurpation.

Question 34

Oblique

Answer 34

Not straight to the point; indirect.

Question 35

Insensible

Answer 35

Not able to feel or perceive; unresponsive. Insensibility.

Question 36

Uproarious

Answer 36

Extremely funny.

Question 37

Consign

Answer 37

To give to the care of another; to set apart. Consignment.

Question 38

Complicity

Answer 38

Association or participation in a wrongful act. Complicitous.

Question 39

Whimsical

Answer 39

Not able to be predicted; constantly changing. Whimsy.

Question 40

Caustic

Answer 40

Capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting.

Question 41

Truncate

Answer 41

To cut short.

Question 42

Inscribe

Answer 42

To write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface. Inscription.

Question 43

Impertinent

Answer 43

Rude. Impertinence.

Question 44

Municipal

Answer 44

Relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government.

Question 45

Margin

Answer 45

A border or edge; a limit in condition or ability; an amount or degree of difference. Marginal.

Question 46

Subsidize

Answer 46

To assist financially or pay for, esp. by the government. Subsidy.

Question 47

Sporadic

Answer 47

Occurring irregularly.

Question 48

Dislodge

Answer 48

To force out of a concealed position.

Question 49

Decisive

Answer 49

Conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination.