SAT Prep Vocab: English 11 Lesson Eight Flashcards

1

commonplace; overused

quagmire
knell
fop
hackneyed

2

to scoff; to ridicule

gambol
censure
deride
gibe

3

causing cancer

quagmire
neologism
carcinogen
martinet

4

pertaining to smell

olfactory
rakish
hackneyed
grotesque

5

to ridicule; to mock

immolate
censure
deride
gambol

6

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

fop
bedlam
martinet
quagmire

7

domineering; haughty

recondite
agape
hackneyed
imperious

8

open-mouthed; surprised; agog

olfactory
grotesque
recondite
agape

9

to frolic; to romp about playfully

immolate
deride
gibe
gambol

10

absurd; distorted

grotesque
recondite
hackneyed
olfactory

11

to criticize sharply

censure
gibe
deride
immolate

12

a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

carcinogen
neologism
martinet
quagmire

13

a new word or expression

carcinogen
neologism
fop
quagmire

14

difficult to understand; profound

recondite
agape
imperious
olfactory

15

to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

immolate
gibe
deride
gambol

SAT Prep Vocab: English 11 Lesson Eight

Questions 15

SAT Prep Vocab: English 11 Lesson Eight

Questions 15