2020-Imaginary Larry SAT vocabulary

Question 1

David chose to split his week into separate, _______ slots for Shan and Lar in order to divide his time between them.

Accepted Answer

discrete

Question 2

Larry was so ______ and annoying that David quickly became irritated and had to leave the table.

Accepted Answer

grating

Question 3

elaborately or excessively ornamented; flowery

Accepted Answer

florid

Question 4

Larry is ______ in everything he does, impossible to ignore and always getting in the way.

Accepted Answer

obtrusive

Question 5

Define "ENCOMPASS"

Accepted Answer

to include; to contain

Question 6

Define "NEGLIGIBLE"

Accepted Answer

insignificant

Question 7

Letting out a cry of delight, Shannon was obviously ______ by David's surprise anniversary dinner.

Accepted Answer

elated

Question 8

Define "DISCERN"

Accepted Answer

to detect or perceive

Question 9

David was able to _______ Shannon's anger by calming her with sweet words and white wine.

Accepted Answer

temper

Question 10

to support; to reinforce

Accepted Answer

bolster

Question 11

innocent; honest and straightforward

Accepted Answer

ambiguous

Question 12

Overcome by _______ for David, Shannon angrily insulted him.

Accepted Answer

scorn

Question 13

to prove to be false

Accepted Answer

refute

Question 14

In order to calm Larry down, David ______ him by inviting him to the table and serving him soup.

Accepted Answer

appeased

Question 15

David ______ prepared his apartment for the big night, thoroughly and carefully attending to every detail.

Accepted Answer

scrupulously

Question 16

David _______ his apartment with rose petals, hoping Shannon would be impressed with his decorations.

Accepted Answer

adorned

Question 17

Larry strongly ______ the use of avocados; he offered many reasons that they are the greatest "vegetable-fruit" on earth

Accepted Answer

advocated

Question 18

Define "ORTHODOX"

Accepted Answer

commonly accepted, traditional

Question 19

to enforce or put into operation

Accepted Answer

invoke

Question 20

David _______ the instructions in the cookbook and closely followed each step of the recipe.

Accepted Answer

heeded

Question 21

Larry may be an imaginary friend, but the _______ he has with David is real: they have a great time together.

Accepted Answer

camaraderie

Question 22

Define "GARRULOUS"

Accepted Answer

talkative

Question 23

simple; easy

Accepted Answer

facile

Question 24

Define "THWART"

Accepted Answer

to stop or prevent

Question 25

Define "CARNIVOROUS"

Accepted Answer

meat-eating

Question 26

Shannon ______ David's explanation of Larry by offering several reasons why his confession had to be false.

Accepted Answer

repudiated

Question 27

It was not clear why Shannon needed ski goggles and a wetsuit; David's plans were extremely _______.

Accepted Answer

ambiguous

Question 28

At first, Larry's argument seemed reasonable, but David quickly realized it was _______ and couldn't possibly be true.

Accepted Answer

deleterious

Question 29

harmful

Accepted Answer

specious

Question 30

Define "CONSTRUE"

Accepted Answer

to interpret

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