SAT Final Vocabulary Review

T or F: Banal means trite, trivial, uninteresting

humorus, jolly

to avoid or shun

The ____ young man had a hard time understanding the simple instructions.

to weaken physically, morally, mentally

The rioters ____ actions were all over the news.

T or F: Learning the alphabet is a primordial skill for reading.

outgoing, sociable

I don't see why my mother wants more shoes when she already has a ____ of them.

to waste away; to deteriorate

With your ____ criticism, you have succeeded in making me dislike you!

luck, act of finding things not sought

to imitate or copy

to discard or cast off; to get rid of something unnecessary

to nurture or to encourage

to disguise, to give a false impression of

tending to make worse; derogatory

The teacher became very ____ when the students did not turn in their homework assignments.

severe or stormy

to imitate with intention of equaling or surpassing the model

a grossly inferior imitation

habitually quiet, not inclined to talk

to chain or shackle; to render helpless

Impossible to satisfy

lasting only a short time

The investigators had to ___ the body to examine it.

a crude image of a despised person

T or F: Sharpness of the mind or senses is the definition for acuity

Although the movie was pretty corny, I loved the feeling of ____ I got at the end.

On the holiday, the children will _____ through the pasture for eggs filled with treasures.

T or F: House pets are typically feral creatures

intensity of passion or affection

a desire for money, greed

a self-serving brown-noser

to destroy completely or demolish

After her divorce, Mary became a ____ in her church and was excluded from many social functions

excessively emotional, melodramatic

having complete or unlimited knowledge or understanding

inclined to mislead or deceive

to strengthen or reinforce