What does hostile mean?

Characterized by enmity or ill will.

What does sympathetic mean?

Expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings.

What does reverent mean?

Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.

What does amusement mean?

A feeling of delight at being entertained.

What does provocative mean?

Serving or tending to excite or stimulate.

What does disdain mean?

Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.

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SAT Prep Vocab Words - Quiz 3

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1
'Expressing contempt or ridicule' is the definition of which word?
Contempt
Criticism
Venerate
Mocking
2
What does hostile mean?
Expressing contempt or ridicule.
The act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession.
Characterized by enmity or ill will.
A feeling of delight at being entertained.
3
What does caustic mean?
A positive feeling of liking.
Consisting of or derived from a practice of long standing.
Expressing contempt or ridicule.
Harsh or corrosive in tone.
4
What does sympathetic mean?
Expecting the worst possible outcome.
Expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings.
A ready understanding of others emotional state.
A hopeful outlook for the future.
5
What does reverent mean?
Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.
Consisting of or derived from a practice of long standing.
Harsh or corrosive in tone.
Serving or tending to excite or stimulate.
6
What does amusement mean?
A feeling of delight at being entertained.
Expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings.
Serving or tending to excite or stimulate.
A positive feeling of liking.
7
'A positive feeling of liking' is the definition for which word?
Empathy
Ambivalence
Sympathy
Affection
8
'The act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession' is the definition for which word?
Resignation
Critical
Advocate
Disdain
9
'Consisting of or derived from a practice of long standing' is the definition of which word?
Optimistic
Traditional
Apprectiation
Disdain
10
'A person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea' is the definition for which word?
Sympathetic
Affection
Empathetic
Advocate
11
What does provocative mean?
A positive feeling of liking.
A feeling of delight at being entertained.
Serving or tending to excite or stimulate.
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
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What does disdain mean?
A feeling of delight at being entertained.
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
A positive feeling of liking.
Characterized by enmity or ill will.

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