SAT Vocabulary Unit 4

I was horrified when I visited my grandmother in the nursing home; she appeared frail and ___.

Harsh, shameless, boldly disrespectful

Intensely passionate, zealous

Bob is a __ supporter of saving the rainforest, going so far as chaining himself to a tree to prevent demolition.

State of being proper or suitable

The extreme summer heat left my dog feeling __ and unwilling to move from his place on the couch.

Conscpicuosly or clearly offensive

A gigantic statue

Very thin and feeble; malnourished

Sharply or bitingly critical in temper or tone

To avoid being decapitated by her new husband, the king, __ Scheherazade kept him engrossed with stories.

When asked by their teacher if there was anything the class needed, Zach ___ replied, "For you to retire."

Wordy

Mandy's __ was called into question by her great aunt Ethel when she brazenly farted and belched at the dinner table.

To make less painful or severe

The Statue of Liberty in New York is also known as "The New __".

Weak from exhaustion

Playfully tricky and crafty

Ancient and antiquated

Dull, flat

To __ the pain of his back injury, Bob went to a chiropractor.

A loud, incessant noise

The incessant, obnoxious ___ from the alley cats kept me up all night.

The __ ruins found in the Egyptian temple were invaluably insightful into ancient Egyptian life.

Bitterly severe