SAT Vocabulary List 9

Many feminists believe the Miss America pageant ___ women.

gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

still in existance

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating beauty

Romeo and Juliet's relationship was ___ because it only lasted a few days before they died.

seriousness

If you can't do something about your ___ chatter in class, you will have to serve detention!

dilemma

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

Teetering on the brink of failing English, Don worried about his ___ position and got help.

easily understood; clear, intelligible

The ___ crimes committed by the serial killer were too gruesome to report.

harmful, damaging

ordinary; commonplace

Winston watched in amazement as thousands of ants ___ upon the sugar-water he left for them.

When the out-of-shape coach decided to run a few laps with her team, her complexion became ___.

Once her mind is made up, it is ___; there's nothing you can do to change it.

Jimmy's jokes had an ___ effect on the teacher's mood; instead of laughing, she got angry.