SAT Vocabulary 10-15

Question 1

Being able to afford that new BMW will ______ getting a higher paying job to pay for it.

Accepted Answer

necessitate

Question 2

Brian's pale Irish skin is _____ to burn in the sun.

Accepted Answer

prone

Question 3

The haunted house had _____ scenes with bleeding zombies in every room.

Accepted Answer

macabre

Question 4

The toy store had a ______ of items that would appeal to everyone from babies to teens.

Accepted Answer

gamut

Question 5

Tennyson was a well loved poet. No other writer has been so ______.

Accepted Answer

lionized

Question 6

Such a _____ violation of school policy should be punished by expulsion!

Accepted Answer

flagrant

Question 7

Some people think only the uneducated or poor use slang, but this idea is ______.

Accepted Answer

erroneous

Question 8

Phillip's _____ tone made him many friends but irritated his serious father.

Accepted Answer

jesting

Question 9

The class appreciated the teacher's ____ summary of the story in just 2 minutes.

Accepted Answer

succinct

Question 10

Don't ______ my success! I worked hard to get where I am!

Accepted Answer

begrudge

Question 11

The knight's suit of armor made him ______ to attack by enemies.

Accepted Answer

invulnerable

Question 12

Based on his stupid decisions, it seems that Joe lacked even a ____ of common sense.

Accepted Answer

modicum

Question 13

After she tripped on her own feet, Grace felt her name was a ________.

Accepted Answer

misnomer

Question 14

_____ by nature, James speaks very little even to his own family.

Accepted Answer

Taciturn

Question 15

Living in a one bedroom apartment is a ______ choice for young adults with college debt.

Accepted Answer

judicious

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