SAT Vocabulary drill

SATprep

Apr 21, 2016

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Read through words and their definitions.

1. aspire (v) — to strive for a goal; to want or desire something excellent or far beyond the current state

2. bilateral (adj) — having or relating to two sides

3. candor (n) — honesty or straightforwardness, especially being honest about something unpleasant

4. defraud (v) — to cheat; to gain something dishonestly, as through a lie, deception, or confidence game

5. deity (n) — a god or goddess

6. elude (v) — to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching; especially to use clever tactics to escape from pursuers

7. fixture (n) — a permanency; a person or thing remaining fixed, in the same position

8. handwriting (n) — the character or style of a person's writing by hand; cursive writing

9. havoc (n) — chaos or large-scale destruction

10. imbibe (v) — to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something

11. juncture (n) — a joint or seam, where two parts meet

12. kernel (n) — in a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant

13. lapse (n) — the act of falling from a righteous or just position; a slight or temporary moral failure

14. malady (n) — a disease, illness, or medical condition, especially a serious or chronic condition

15. myriad (n) — many; a large number; countless

16. necessitate (v) — to make something necessary

17. nestle (v) — to lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle

18. obliterate (v) — to destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate

19. parse (v) — to break something down into its parts in order to explain or understand it; especially to break apart a sentence into words and phrases, describing each part

20. queue (n) — a line; a group of people waiting in order

21. ravenous (adj) — extremely hungry; filled with hunger that cannot be satisfied

22. scuttle (v) — to sink a ship by creating a hole or holes in the ship beneath the water line; also to destroy or wreck

23. thearchy (n) — a government ruled by the leaders of a religion or by the power of a god or gods

24. underworld (n) — a world beneath or below the normal world, especially a criminal world such as mafia society or a world of the dead such as Hades

25. writhe (v) — to move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain
Choose the word that means the same or about the same as the word given.
1. squirm — . . .
  writhe
  - writhe
  - unwind
2. starving — . . .
  ravenous
  - ravenous
  - full
3. demolish — . . .
  obliterate
  - build
  - obliterate
4. countless — . . .
  myriad
  - countable
  - myriad
5. convergence — . . .
  juncture
  - juncture
  - divergence
6. directness — . . .
  candor
  - inhibition
  - candor
7. analyze — . . .
  parse
  - agglomerate
  - parse
8. require — . . .
  necessitate
  - hold
  - necessitate
9. devastation — . . .
  havoc
  - havoc
  - order
10. nether region — . . .
  underworld
  - underworld
  - second world
Choose the word that means opposite of the word given.
1. float — . . .
  scuttle
  - sink
  - scuttle
2. one-sided — . . .
  bilateral
  - unilateral
  - bilateral
3. confront — . . .
  elude
  - elude
  - meet
4. mortal — . . .
  deity
  - deity
  - deadly
5. steadfastness — . . .
  lapse
  - lapse
  - steady
6. printing — . . .
  handwriting
  - handwriting
  - typewriting
7. heaven — . . .
  underworld
  - paradise
  - underworld
8. drift — . . .
  aspire
  - fall
  - aspire
9. health — . . .
  malady
  - malady
  - wellness
10. expel — . . .
  imbibe
  - imbibe
  - banish
Choose the word from the list that best completes the analogy, creating the same relationship between the second set of words as exists between the first set of words.
1. store: shop — : wait
2. hallucination: unreal — : unmoving
3. processor: computer — : plant
4. courageous: cowardly — : few
5. relax: bath — : blanket
6. monarchy: king — : deity
7. burn: log — : vessel
8. lie: recant — : repay
9. infestation: exterminate — : cure
10. dissect: animal — : sentence
In the space provided, write the word from the list above that best completes each given sentence.
1. After awakening from hibernation, a bear is for food.
2. The patient was relieved to hear that her was not serious.
3. The store owner wanted to the memory of the robbery from her mind.
4. The man's date was offended by his in saying she was not beautiful.
5. Because of her shaky hands, the woman's was difficult to read.
6. The ship was obsolete, so the navy decided to it.
7. Milton's Paradise Lost portrays Heaven as a true , ruled by God.
8. Car accidents notifying the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
9. talks between the two warring factions did not result in compromise.
10. Criminals unsuspecting consumers by stealing their online passwords.
11. Kittens against their mother for comfort and warmth.
12. For some reason, I cannot that sentence correctly; what are you trying to say?
13. To the medicine was unpleasant, but the patient dutifully drank the mixture.
14. My children all to great things; one wants to be president, another a lawyer, and the third a teacher.
15. The puppy wreaked on our living room, tearing up all the furniture.
16. It was amazing to see a plant sprout from the small that had come from the center of the fruit.
17. It is not easy to the police once you have committed a crime.
18. Aphrodite is a well-known , the Greek goddess of love.
19. The boy watched the worm and twist on the ground until it found loose soil and burrowed underneath.
20. The painting depicted a desert-like filled with wandering spirits.
21. The secretary was a in the office; he had worked in that position for thirty years.
22. It was a in judgment to listen in to the phone call, but he desperately wanted to hear what was said.
23. The where the pipe met the wall was leaking water.
24. To cash his check, he had to wait in a at the bank all through his lunch hour.
25. She found it impossible to choose the perfect gift from the of rings at the store.

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