SAT Vocabulary #2

Question 1

An uncertain of how to act

Accepted Answer

Ambivalence

Question 2

The drunk driver’s ____________ disregard for the lives of others earned him 7 years in prison.

Accepted Answer

Blatant

Question 3

To leave in a will

Accepted Answer

Bequeath

Question 4

The direct opposite

Accepted Answer

Antithesis

Question 5

Passive assent or agreement without protest

Accepted Answer

Acquiesce

Question 6

Mercy and leniency

Accepted Answer

Clemency

Question 7

To surrender

Accepted Answer

Capitulate

Question 8

By chance, whim, or impulse

Accepted Answer

Arbitrary

Question 9

Her __________________________ for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and stomping.

Accepted Answer

Acrimony

Question 10

Active Hatred

Accepted Answer

Animosity

Question 11

Bad blood

Accepted Answer

Acrimony

Question 12

Superiority or decisive advantage; domination

Accepted Answer

Ascendancy

Question 13

To reconcile or mediate

Accepted Answer

Conciliatory

Question 14

Why do you have such __________________________ towards me when I have done nothing to you?

Accepted Answer

Animosity

Question 15

Done without trying to hide it

Accepted Answer

Blatant

Question 16

Jim is an arrogant man with an ____________ that allows him to treat his wife like a slave.

Accepted Answer

Ascendancy

Question 17

Repeal or do away with

Accepted Answer

Abrograte

Question 18

If you talk out loud in class, I will ______________________ your right to choose where to sit.

Accepted Answer

Abrogate

Question 19

To improve a situation

Accepted Answer

Ameliorate

Question 20

To persuade someone by flattery

Accepted Answer

Cajole

Questions 20