SAT vocabulary Review #7

Question 1

widespread; general

Accepted Answer

pandemic

Question 2

Being ticketed for running a red light is a mere ___ compared to driving while intoxicated.

Accepted Answer

peccadillo

Question 3

a minor offense

Accepted Answer

peccadillo

Question 4

over-elaborate language

Accepted Answer

rhetoric

Question 5

Chuck bought an ___ cabin in the Smoky Mountains.

Accepted Answer

idyllic

Question 6

Grandpa was always ___ about his views on politics.

Accepted Answer

dogmatic

Question 7

having a hidden meaning

Accepted Answer

cryptic

Question 8

AIDS has spread in ___ proportions around the world.

Accepted Answer

pandemic

Question 9

Rachel unleased a ___ when her brother broke her bike.

Accepted Answer

philippic

Question 10

A verbal denunciation

Accepted Answer

philippic

Question 11

an authoritative assertion of opinions or beliefs

Accepted Answer

dogmatic

Question 12

She asked a ___ question, but he answered anyway.

Accepted Answer

rhetorical

Question 13

naturally peaceful

Accepted Answer

idyllic

Question 14

My mom ___told me to be home by midnight.

Accepted Answer

emphatically

Question 15

the management of details

Accepted Answer

logistics

Question 16

The Normandy invasion is a great example of military ___.

Accepted Answer

logistics

Question 17

quick to anger

Accepted Answer

choleric

Question 18

Breaking Germany's ___ codes during World War II, helped the Allies win the war.

Accepted Answer

cryptic

Question 19

The bullfighter ran from the ___ bull.

Accepted Answer

choleric

Question 20

forcibly expressive

Accepted Answer

emphatic

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