Words from Official SAT Study Guide 2

Question 1

Resilient

Answer 1

able to spring back; strong

Question 2

Concur

Answer 2

agree

Question 3

Omnipotent

Answer 3

all powerful

Question 4

Undermine

Answer 4

attempt to overthrow; weaken

Question 5

Cantankerous

Answer 5

bad tempered

Question 6

Plausible

Answer 6

believable

Question 7

Reconcile

Answer 7

bring disputing side together again

Question 8

Phlegmatic

Answer 8

calm

Question 9

Mollified

Answer 9

calmed; pacified

Question 10

Tenable

Answer 10

can be held (of an opinion for example)

Question 11

Implacable

Answer 11

cannot be appeased; relentless

Question 12

Incorrigible

Answer 12

cannot be corrected (of behavior)

Question 13

Ineffable

Answer 13

cannot be expressed in words

Question 14

Vector

Answer 14

carrier (of disease for example)

Question 15

Impugned

Answer 15

challenged; attacked in words

Question 16

Capricious

Answer 16

changeable; fickle

Question 17

Facetious

Answer 17

cheeky; not to be taken seriously

Question 18

Succinct

Answer 18

clear short and well-expressed

Question 19

Unequivocal

Answer 19

clear; cannot be misunderstood

Question 20

Raiment

Answer 20

clothes; garments

Question 21

Bucolic

Answer 21

concerned with the countryside and farming

Question 22

Enumerate

Answer 22

count out; list

Question 23

Disingenuous

Answer 23

crafty

Question 24

Remonstrance

Answer 24

criticism

Question 25

Callous

Answer 25

cruel and unfeeling

Question 26

Dissent

Answer 26

disagreement

Question 27

Skewed

Answer 27

distorted; bent

Question 28

Skeptical

Answer 28

doubtful

Question 29

Mundane

Answer 29

dull; ordinary

Question 30

Irascible

Answer 30

easily angered

Question 31

Obtrusive

Answer 31

easily seen; sticking out

Question 32

Underscore

Answer 32

emphasize

Question 33

Devoid of

Answer 33

empty of

Question 34

Fostered

Answer 34

encouraged

Question 35

Lament

Answer 35

express regret

Question 36

Decimation

Answer 36

extensive destruction

Question 37

Preeminence

Answer 37

fame; top position

Question 38

Whimsical

Answer 38

fickle; changeable

Question 39

Robust

Answer 39

firm and strong

Question 40

Flotsam

Answer 40

floating rubbish

Question 41

Precursor

Answer 41

fore-runner; earlier version

Question 42

Cohesive

Answer 42

forming a whole; sticking together

Question 43

Wistful

Answer 43

full of sadness and longing

Question 44

Bolster

Answer 44

give support to

Question 45

Erudition

Answer 45

great knowledge or learning

Question 46

Multifaceted

Answer 46

having many aspects

Question 47

Languid

Answer 47

having no energy or interest

Question 48

Harbored

Answer 48

held [as in harbored and idea]

Question 49

Cryptic

Answer 49

hidden; obscure

Question 50

Torrid

Answer 50

hot and steamy

Question 51

Churlish

Answer 51

ill-mannered

Question 52

Impetuous

Answer 52

impulsive

Question 53

Didactic

Answer 53

intending to teach or give instructions

Question 54

Benevolent

Answer 54

kindly

Question 55

Lassitude

Answer 55

lack of energy

Question 56

Apathy

Answer 56

lack of energy or interest

Question 57

Desolate

Answer 57

lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad and hopeless

Question 58

Nostalgic

Answer 58

longing for the past

Question 59

Sundry

Answer 59

miscellaneous

Question 60

Depravity

Answer 60

moral corruption

Question 61

Lugubrious

Answer 61

mournful; very sad

Question 62

Indigenous

Answer 62

native to a particular place

Question 63

Subtle

Answer 63

not obvious

Question 64

Hypothetical

Answer 64

not proven; based on guesswork

Question 65

Esoteric

Answer 65

obscure

Question 66

Prognosis

Answer 66

outlook

Question 67

Effusive

Answer 67

overly expressive of emotions; gushing

Question 68

Reciprocate

Answer 68

pay back

Question 69

Prolific

Answer 69

producing a lot

Question 70

Provocative

Answer 70

provoking

Question 71

Pretentious

Answer 71

putting on an act

Question 72

Enigma

Answer 72

puzzle

Question 73

Mercurial

Answer 73

rapidly changing

Question 74

Retrenchment

Answer 74

reducing staff or forces; conserving resources

Question 75

Pedagogy

Answer 75

science of teaching

Question 76

Autonomy

Answer 76

self-government

Question 77

Tenuous

Answer 77

shaky; not firm

Question 78

Ephemeral

Answer 78

short-lived

Question 79

Factions

Answer 79

sides in a dispute; groups with common interests

Question 80

Deft

Answer 80

skilful

Question 81

Fabrication

Answer 81

something made up; untrue

Question 82

Hackneyed

Answer 82

stale and over-used

Question 83

Hodgepodge

Answer 83

strange mixture

Question 84

Stringent

Answer 84

strict

Question 85

Endorse

Answer 85

support

Question 86

Sustenance

Answer 86

support; food

Question 87

Disposition

Answer 87

tendency; personality

Question 88

Chicanery

Answer 88

trickery; attempt to deceive

Question 89

Blanched

Answer 89

turned pale

Question 90

Dispassionate

Answer 90

unbiased

Question 91

Ambivalent

Answer 91

undecided; having mixed feelings

Question 92

Ironic

Answer 92

unexpected

Question 93

Verbose

Answer 93

wordy

Question 94

Erroneous

Answer 94

wrong

Question 95

Remiss

Answer 95

wrong

Question 96

Misnomer

Answer 96

wrong name for something

Question 97

Delinquency

Answer 97

wrong-doing