SAT Vocabulary #1

the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way

a person who tells anecdotes (stories) in a skillful and amusing way

Netflix and Amazon Prime have ________ businesses like Blockbuster, which went bankrupt.

The teacher ______ through the essays, setting aside papers that she knew would take more time.

to obtain something by devious or dishonest means

a __________ approach to writing caused the student to wince at the red ink on her graded essay

The ________ woman often donated money and volunteered her time to worthwhile charities.

Everyday, dad _______ through the mail, tossing the junk mail and keeping the bills.

The teenager _______ salt shakers from restaurants because he thought it was funny.

My mom's anger at my messy bedroom was ______ in comparison to her rage when I totaled her car.

The boy's language became ________ when he stuffed ten marshmallows in his mouth.

an ill-refined, ill-mannered person (thug, brute)

a cell phone would seem ______ in a 1930s movie

Dishonest survey responses ________________ the company's findings.

______ students tend to outperform their less careful peers

My start to the day was ______: I woke up late, had a bad hair day, and found five new zits. 

Doctors are not ________: that's why they buy good malpractice insurance.  

NBC Journalist Brian Williams ______________ on air about experiences in Iraq; he lost his job.

The students struggled to appear interested in the teacher's ______ lecture.

great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity