SAT Words: 21-40

Question 1

Temerity

Answer 1

Audacity; boldness; chutzpa; recklessness

Question 2

Polemic

Answer 2

Aggressive attack on another’s ideas

Question 3

Precept

Answer 3

Rule to be governed or guided by

Question 4

Aptitude

Answer 4

Natural ability to learn

Question 5

Conundrum

Answer 5

An unanswerable question

Question 6

Oligarchy

Answer 6

Governance by a few, usually for corrupt, selfish ends

Question 7

Bonanza

Answer 7

A sudden source of wealth

Question 8

Benediction

Answer 8

Blessing

Question 9

Altruism

Answer 9

Selfless giving; generosity

Question 10

Audacity

Answer 10

Boldness; daring

Question 11

Artifice

Answer 11

A clever trick; cunning device

Question 12

Ascetic

Answer 12

Strict self-denial, one who lives their own way

Question 13

Attrition

Answer 13

Gradual loss in numbers or size; wearing away

Question 14

Impediment

Answer 14

Obstacle, obstruction, hindrance

Question 15

Mymidrin

Answer 15

Loyal follower

Question 16

Nadir

Answer 16

The lowest point in astronomy

Question 17

Despondency

Answer 17

Loss of heart

Question 18

Philanderer

Answer 18

One who makes love insincerely

Question 19

Nostalgia

Answer 19

Sentimental remembrance of the past

Question 20

Catharsis

Answer 20

an emotional release, purification and renewal