Ambivalence is the state of having

mixed feeling or contradictory ideas

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SAT Vocab #4 Practice

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I'm not sure she appreciated my candor when I said her new haircut was "quite awful." Define-
humorous approach
dishonesty
casualness
openness and honesty; direct
2
showing or having an insensitive or cruel disregard for others; uncaring; cold-hearted
Brusque
Bellicose
Sympathetic
Callous
3
Ambivalence is the state of having
no emotions or feelings
no prior knowledge of an experience or event
mixed feeling or contradictory ideas
clarity and certainty
4
Her patience worn thin, the teacher snapped back at the student with a(n)____response
apathetic
brusque
inaudible
polite
5
A synonym for earnest would be...
overly aggressive and agitated
fanciful
sincere and intensely serious
easy breezy
6
If someone is mocking you, they are being____
Derisive
Apathetic
Derivative
Arrogant
7
Can be both noun and verb: its means to publicly recommend or support. A person who supports
Admonish
Instigate
Advocate
Erudite
8
If someone is Dubious, they are___
doubting or hesitating; unsure
both 1 and 3
suspect, or suspicious
none of these
9
If your friend is being apathetic towards your pain and suffering, they are showing
no interest or concern
unbridled enthusiasm
passionate affection
kindness and understanding
10
An antonym for bellicose is...
confrontational
docile and friendly or peacful
aggressive and willing to fight
inappropriately humorous
11
If you have been firmly warned or scolded, then you have been....
Abdicated
Adjudicated
Admonished
Invigorated
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If someone is being facetious, they are being
overly aggressive and argumentative
inappropriately funny; glib
indifferent
weak and feeble

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