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Duplicate of SAT PREP VOCABULARY CARTOONS UNIT 2
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The ________ music they played in the elevator made our ride to the 52nd floor peaceful.
dormant
dulcet
duress
dauntless
2
Mike's knee injury ______________(-d or -ed) his career as a professional football player.
duress
dormant
docile
curtail
3
The company's _________ came as a result of several bad leaders and a lack of good budgeting.
curtail
divine
disperse
dissolution
4
A scarcity or lack
dispel
dearth
cranny
curtail
5
Which words are antonyms? (opposites!)
curtail - curvilinear
demur - docile
dauntless - craven
cranny - dearth
6
Criterion - what does it mean?
a style of art portrayed by geometric forms
easy to handle
a basis for judgment
to lessen by cutting away from
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Which trio of words below have definitions that involve fear?
dearth-dauntless-damper
craven-docile-curtail
demur-docile-denounce
cower-dauntless-craven
8
Raisins are grapes that have been _____________(-d or -ed)
desiccate
disparage
disperse
denounce
9
lacking the least bit of courage; cowardly
demur
draconian
dauntless
craven
10
The judge handed down a __________ sentence to the defendant: he got sixty days for littering!
dormant
dissolution
draconian
denounce
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Draconian - what does it mean?
hard, severe, and cruel
asleep or inactive
fearless or unintimidated
a territory over which one rules or has influence or powers
12
The winner of the award was quite shy and said that she would _______ if asked to speak.
disparage
curtail
docile
demur
13
Fashion designs; clothes created by fashion designers
damper
couture
cubism
creditor
14
Which words are close synonyms?
draconian - disperse
dispel - dilemma
duress - dulcet
dormant - doldrums
15
The _____________ shape of sports cars makes them more aerodynamic and faster.
dulcet
dormant
curvilinear
docile
16
The coach ________(-d or -ed) his team to the press after their poor sportsmanship.
disparage
desiccate
curtail
dispel
17
The crew was under _______after drifting for 3 days in a rubber raft with no food or water.
domain
duress
dormant
dulcet
18
A difficult situation where one must choose between two options - any problem or predicament
disparage
criterion
dilemma
denounce
19
In the movie, Spiderman easily scaled the __________.
dauntless
edifice
dissolution
doldrums
20
My parents told us to ____ our ideas about having a party while they were away for the weekend.
dispel
dissolution
divine
desiccate
21
Which words below are antonyms? (opposites!)
denounce - desiccate
dormant - divine
docile - draconian
dulcet - draconian
22
Our dog always _________(-s or -es) when he hears thunder during a storm.
craven
cranny
dulcet
cowers
23
We ______(-d or -ed) at the sight of the tiger at the circus, but then we saw he was quite ___.
damper - demur
desiccate - divine
cower - docile
craven - docile
24
To cringe in fear; to shrink away
cranny
dauntless
dearth
cower
25
The restaurant's sales were in the _______ because of the __________(-ing) reviews on Yelp.
dilemma - dispel
desiccate - denounce
doldrums - disparage
dormant - dissolution
26
The soldier bragged about his toughness but was actually _______ on the battlefield.
craven
dauntless
dearth
criterion
27
Our dad's announcement that he had lost his job put quite a ____________ on our weekend.
dispel
dearth
damper
disperse
28
Divine - what does it mean? It does mean "heavenly", but what else does it mean?
to cringe in fear or shrink away
to condemn or expose critically
to drive away or scatter in various directions
To infer or guess about the future
29
Dispel - what does it mean?
hardship, restraint, confinement
to foretell a prophecy; to infer or guess
to drive away or dissipate
a one-humped domesticated camel
30
"There seems to be a ____________ of cookies in the cookie jar, tonight, mom!"
docile
cower
domain
dearth
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melodious; soft, soothing; pleasing to the ear
doldroms
dissolution
dulcet
dormant
32
The _____ of the Grizzly Bear is Alaska, but you won't see them now because they're ____.
domain - dormant
doldrums - domain
edifice - dulcet
domain - duress
33
Two blanks! A ___________ for becoming a politician is being _________in the face of criticism.
criterion - demur
creditor - craven
curtail - docile
criterion - dauntless
34
The courtroom is the ___________ of attorneys and judges.
domain
doldrums
disperse
draconian
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Demur - What does it mean?
The breaking up into parts or termination of a bond/contract
To object; to make exception
To condemn or expose critically
To infer or guess
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Which words are synonyms? (mean the same!!)
domain - duress
desiccate - denounce
dilemma - dissolution
disparage - denounce
37
They ___(-d/-ed) the rumors about their inappropriate relationship before they were ___(-d/-ed)
denounce - dissolution
divine - disperse
dispel - denounce
duress - draconian
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Docile - what does it mean?
to belittle; say uncomplimentary things about or put down
easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle
to dry out completely
a period or condition of depression or inactivity
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The captured American soldiers were told to __________ their government and join the enemy.
dauntless
docile
denounce
dilemma
