SAT/ACT Prep Vocab 1 (2nd Quarter)

Question 1

My teacher is always ___________ (ing) me to get my work done.

Accepted Answer

badger

Question 2

After her final cancer diagnosis, her prognosis was _________; it seemed she had very little time left.

Accepted Answer

bleak

Question 3

Her heart sank into a dark _________ of sadness upon the death of her mother.

Accepted Answer

abyss

Question 4

His natural __________ for sports made him a shoe-in for captain of the team.

Accepted Answer

affinity

Question 5

I spent weeks in __________ (noun form) after the sudden death of my son.

Accepted Answer

bereave

Question 6

The movie's opening scene was a ___________ one; trees, open fields and an unbroken horizon.

Accepted Answer

bucolic

Question 7

The young man was considered ____________; he never engaged in conversation and remained alone.

Accepted Answer

aloof

Question 8

The homeless man on the corner was ___________ (ed) by all who passed.

Accepted Answer

abhor

Question 9

The two walls _________(ed) each other in the corner, making it difficult to paint.

Accepted Answer

abut

Question 10

Michael was so nervous that he ___________ (ed) on to his date for hours.

Accepted Answer

blather

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