SAT Vocab #9

Question 1

below the threshold of sensation/consciousness; affecting someone's mind without them knowing

Accepted Answer

subliminal

Question 2

to make someone pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired SYN: pacify

Accepted Answer

appease

Question 3

deriving ideas, taste or style from a broad and diverse range of sources SYN: broad-based

Accepted Answer

eclectic

Question 4

to interpret something (especially someone else's words or actions) wrongly SYN: misunderstand

Accepted Answer

misconstrue

Question 5

a difference especially between things that should be the same SYN: disparity, variance

Accepted Answer

discrepancy

Question 6

representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class SYN: model, archetypal

Accepted Answer

quintessential

Question 7

to blame or insult someone in strong or violent language SYN: revile, scold

Accepted Answer

vituperate

Question 8

a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of one's true feelings

Accepted Answer

facade

Question 9

something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time

Accepted Answer

anachronism

Question 10

to exclude someone from a society or group SYN: reject, shun

Accepted Answer

ostracize

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