SAT/ACT Vocabulary

to suggest directly or subtly

When the roaring crowd reached its ________, you couldn't hear the person next to you speak.

Daydreamers are ________ people who do not live in reality.

Always wanting to win, the team was so sad when they did not _________ the championship title.

truthfulness; accuracy

heinously villainous

something of tremendous power and size

Hercules was so strong that he lifted huge boulders. His ___________ was unmatched.

Her soft, white wedding dress was so _________ she seemed to float down the aisle.

charmingly old-fashioned

Using his __________ at math, he solved the equation expediently.

sensational, ghastly, intended to create and unpleasant effect

Dedicate to a holy purpose

middle class

I cried when I read the ______ message in my Valentine's card.

extremely destructive or harmful

May aunt explored the _______ Aztec ruins last summer.

wanting harm to befall others

The students could not hide their ______ during the hour-long lecture.

The nerd, the jock, the princess, the basket case are ________ characters in The Breakfast Club

related to intellect

Ruminate means to

atypical means

Playing it cool, Jeremy seemed very __________ when he saw his ex walking by at the mall.

Similes, metaphors, and personification are elements of ____________ language.