SAT Vocabulary Set 3

Question 1

Austere (Definition)

Answer 1

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance. (Somber or Grave)

Question 2

Austere (Part of Speech)

Answer 2

Adjective

Question 3

Austere (Antonym)

Answer 3

gentle, indulgent, lax, lenient, tolerant

Question 4

Bolster (Definition)

Answer 4

to support or reinforce, to give a boost to, strengthen

Question 5

Bolster (Part of Speech)

Answer 5

Verb

Question 6

Bolster (Antonym)

Answer 6

Undermine

Question 7

Civic (Definition)

Answer 7

of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs

Question 8

Civic (Part of Speech)

Answer 8

Adjective

Question 9

Civic (Antonym)

Answer 9

provincial, rural, private, barbaric

Question 10

Complacent (Definition)

Answer 10

marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

Question 11

Complacent (Part of Speech)

Answer 11

Adjective

Question 12

Complacent (Antonym)

Answer 12

concerned, interested

Question 13

Evoke (Definition)

Answer 13

to call forth or up: to bring to mind or recollection

Question 14

Evoke (Part of Speech)

Answer 14

Verb

Question 15

Evoke (Antonym)

Answer 15

stifle, stop, silence, prevent, seal

Question 16

Entrenched (Definition)

Answer 16

established firmly so that it cannot be changed: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

Question 17

Entrenched (Part of Speech)

Answer 17

Adjective

Question 18

Entrenched (Antonym)

Answer 18

superficial, dislodge

Question 19

Lucrative (Definition)

Answer 19

producing a great deal of profit.

Question 20

Lucrative (Part of Speech)

Answer 20

Adjective

Question 21

Lucrative (Antonym)

Answer 21

unprofitable

Question 22

Substantial (Definition)

Answer 22

of considerable importance, size, or worth.

Question 23

Substantial (Part of Speech)

Answer 23

Adjective

Question 24

Substantial (Antonym)

Answer 24

worthless, insignificant

Question 25

Viability (Definition)

Answer 25

the ability to function adequately; the ability to succeed or be sustained

Question 26

Viability (Part of Speech)

Answer 26

Noun

Question 27

Viability (Antonym)

Answer 27

impracticable, invalid, unusable, inanimate, death

Question 28

Teeming (Definition)

Answer 28

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified; to be swarming with

Question 29

Teeming (Part of Speech)

Answer 29

Adjective

Question 30

Teeming (Antonym)

Answer 30

lacking, needing, wanting, bare, empty, vacant, stark