SAT Vocabularly List 2

Question 0

Assail

Answer 0

To attack with words or force

Assault, besiege

Question 1

Sage

Answer 1

A wise man, wise through experience

Guru, guide

Question 2

Fecund

Answer 2

Fertile, productive

Fruitful

Question 3

Deride

Answer 3

To ridicule

To mock, to put down

Question 4

Idyllic

Answer 4

Naturally peaceful

Serene, tranquil

Question 5

Distend

Answer 5

To swell, to extend

Enlarge

Question 6

Amorous

Answer 6

Feeling loving, esp. in a sexual sense

Passionate, ardent

Question 7

Expedite

Answer 7

To speed the process of

Promote

Question 8

Decorous

Answer 8

Proper, in good taste

Mannerly

Question 9

Vacuous

Answer 9

Lacking ideas or intelligence

Dull, stupid

Question 10

Didactic

Answer 10

Intended to teach, morally instructive

Educational

Question 11

Volatile

Answer 11

Highly unstable, explosive

Fiery, violent

Question 12

Juxtapose

Answer 12

To place side by side for comparison

Compare

Question 13

Histrionic

Answer 13

Overly dramatic

Emotional

Question 14

Discordant

Answer 14

Lacking harmony or agreement

Dissonance

Question 15

Exasperate

Answer 15

To annoy thoroughly

Irritate

Question 16

Scrutinize

Answer 16

To examine very carefully

Inspect

Question 17

Benevolent

Answer 17

Generous, kind

Helpful, giving

Question 18

Corroborate

Answer 18

To confirm, to back up with evidence

Verify

Question 19

Incandescent

Answer 19

Brilliant, giving off heat or light

Radiant