Summer SAT Vocab

Question 1

Copious

Answer 1

Abundant, plentiful

Question 2

Tenacious

Answer 2

Tough, stubborn, not letting go

Question 3

Surreptitious

Answer 3

Done or acting in a secret, in a sly manner

Question 4

Voracious

Answer 4

Eager to consume a lot of food

Question 5

Officious

Answer 5

Ready to serve, eager in offering unwanted services

Question 6

Spurious

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Onerous

Answer 7

Troublesome, oppressive

Question 8

Gregarious

Answer 8

Enjoying others’ company, sociable

Question 9

Pious

Answer 9

Devout, holy

Question 10

Scrupulous

Answer 10

Paying close to details, honest, conscientious

Question 11

Attrition (n)

Answer 11

Gradual reduction or weakening

Question 12

Edification (n)

Answer 12

Enlighten, instruct

Question 13

Deploy (v)

Answer 13

To arrange strategically

Question 14

Kismet (n)

Answer 14

Fate

Question 15

Ambivalence (n)

Answer 15

Indecision, experiencing contradictory emotions

Question 16

Carrion (n)

Answer 16

Dead and rotting fish

Question 17

Pinion (v)

Answer 17

Confine

Question 18

Writhe (v)

Answer 18

To twist or bend, to suffer in pain or embarrassment

Question 19

Pedestrian (adj.)

Answer 19

Ordinary

Question 20

Ablution (n)

Answer 20

A cleansing with water or other liquid, in a religious ritual

Question 21

Elocution (n)

Answer 21

The art of public speaking