SAT Vocabulary 3

Question 1

The label should adhere firmly to the medicine bottle, so it won't fall off and get lost.

Accepted Answer

cling

Question 2

The belief that university is necessary for decent work prospects is quite common among today's young people.

Accepted Answer

prevalent

Question 3

She felt calm as a leaf floating down a stream, strangely indifferent to her _______ and inevitable fate.

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imminent

Question 4

Her speech was so ambiguous that we had no idea what her point was.

Accepted Answer

obscure

Question 5

New laws on immigration were passed this year, making the old rights and regulations obsolete.

Accepted Answer

archaic

Question 6

I was nervous about hosting an overnight guest, but my friend was so restrained I hardly noticed her presence.

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unobtrusive

Question 7

You couldn't see the house from the street because it was obscured by bushes and trees.

Accepted Answer

concealed

Question 8

I didn't want to force my opinion on my friend, but apparently I did so inadvertently.

Accepted Answer

impose

Question 9

If you linger in the foyer for too long, there won't be any good seats left in the theater.

Accepted Answer

dawdle

Question 10

How could you misunderstand? I _____ told you that I'd meet you at 7:00 outside the house!

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explicitly

Question 11

His look of indifference told me he didn't care about the deep secret I had just confided in him.

Accepted Answer

detachment

Question 12

The long hours, short breaks, and endless list of prohibitions made me feel that the job was as oppressive as prison.

Accepted Answer

repressive

Question 13

The queen exercised her power frivolously, beheading whomever she pleased according to her whims.

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arbitrarily

Question 14

Although the organic matter decays, the rock keeps the shape of the plant as a kind of fossil record.

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retains

Question 15

We searched for a practical route, but there was no manageable pathway through the swamp.

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viable

Question 16

Please pass me that carafe of water.

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pitcher

Question 17

Our story ______ his alibi, so the police had to let him go free.

Accepted Answer

corroborated

Question 18

The romantic feeling was not mutual: the admiration only flowed in one direction.

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reciprocal

Question 19

Though her words seemed innocent, my sister demolished my confidence with a faint hint of sarcasm.

Accepted Answer

subtle

Question 20

Despite having confessed to the priest, the man denied his prior testimony when questioned by the police.

Accepted Answer

refuted

Questions 20