SAT Vocabulary Words II

In a MUNIFICENT act of friendship, Eileen gave up her tickets to a concert so her friend could go instead.

Flames from the CONFLAGRATION lit up the sky for miles around.

Bungee jumping is too PRECARIOUS for me.

The 45-0 score suggests that the game was a DEBACLE for the losing side.

To survive on the street, beggars often depend on the LARGESS of passerbys.

Limited space in the text box makes BREVITY essential.

Ready to help anyone at any time, Tina is about the most BENEVOLENT person I know.

The twins used a CRYPTIC, incomprehensible language to talk with each other.

Terry took a long walk in the woods to escape the TURMOIL in her house.

The book tells how he overcame the ADVERSITY of an impoverished childhood.

Jill's motives were not altogether ALTRUISTIC. She had much to gain.

The plumbing system in my house is a LABYRINTH of tunnels, criss-crossing passageways and dead ends.

"Don't SQUANDER your paycheck on designer clothes," advised my mother.

His PENURIOUS childhood taught my father the value of every penny.

Unable to control his expenses, John spent PRODIGALLY until he was broke.

The ENIGMATIC carvings on the ancient Egyptian tomb never have been fully interpreted.

The poet had lived an AUSTERE life, foregoing all luxuries and creature comforts.

Bill Gates donates millions of dollars a year to education, medical research and other PHILANTHROPIC causes.