SAT Vocabulary # 3 Review

Question 1

Instead of being secretive, the couple's relationship was ___ to anyone since they held hands.

Accepted Answer

overt

Question 2

Lady Macbeth's __ occurred when her guilt over the murders made her sleep walk and run her hand

Accepted Answer

catharsis

Question 3

I don't believe that ___ to drug users changes their behavior and is a good use of tax dollars.

Accepted Answer

incarceration

Question 4

Dr. Chitwood was the ___ surgeon in the community having won countless awards.

Accepted Answer

preeminent

Question 5

Starbucks seem to be a ___ part of American culture, found in every major city and town corner.

Accepted Answer

ubiquitous

Question 6

Using the subway is a very __ to navigate around a big city you're not familiar with a visitor.

Accepted Answer

expedient

Question 7

The refugees of the war lived in __ without basics like adequate food, water, and shelter.

Accepted Answer

destitution

Question 8

The fog had an ___ form that had no definite edges, angles, or lines.

Accepted Answer

amorphous

Question 9

The ___ spoken by Ron, Hermione, and Harry allowed them raise the boulder with their wands.

Accepted Answer

incantation

Question 10

Jason's mom ___ him for not raking the leaves and cleaning his room like she told him to do so.

Accepted Answer

castigated

Question 11

The invention of the cotton gin helped ____ removing seeds from the cotton blossom.

Accepted Answer

expedite

Question 12

Despite being rivals, the two schools' students still felt __ and hung out on the weekends.

Accepted Answer

amity

Question 13

Paul's ___ attitude toward life inspired others to make the best of bad situations.

Accepted Answer

sanguine

Question 14

The terrorists' ____ to bomb the building were foiled by the FBI agents.

Accepted Answer

machinations

Question 15

Sarah faced a ___ of whether to be in her friend's wedding or go to Europe with her family.

Accepted Answer

predicament

Question 16

For 100 years after the Civil War, thousands of African Americans were __ to intimidate others.

Accepted Answer

lynched

Question 17

While calm in front of the king and queen, Hamlet was ___ with anger and grief while alone.

Accepted Answer

overwrought

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