2016 SAT Vocabulary #7-13

Which word means "habitually untalkative; laconic; uncommunicative"?

The _______ smell coming from the kitchen made people incredibly hungry.

The princess felt that she was _____ and no one was worthy of her friendship, so she sat alone.

Cory is _____, so he believed the kidnappers when they said they were just going to Taco Bell.

Nobody believed that John was in Vietnam so he showed the military records to ___his statement.

Which word means "to be complaining"?

What part of speech is the word SCAPEGOAT?

Tricia would love to feast her _______ in Mason Dutrow’s face every day in sixth hour.

Texas has such a drought this year that almost all the crops ________ and died.

Bre told Bryce an _____ lie stating that his girlfriend did not love him which made him cry.

Trevor quitting his job was a ________ for him to go back to school to earn his degree.

 What part of speech is the word IMPLAUSIBLE?

The television documentary about Africa was very ______ and hard to get through.

What part of speech is the word WANTON?

Which word means "done quickly and in secret"?

Tyler _______ in pain after being kicked in the side.

What part of speech is the word EMBELLISH?

It was highly _________ that 9/11 was an inside job.

The boy _______his friends, so he could join the cool kids club.

Brady was hoping his semi-healed foot was not going to ______ his ability to play in the game.

What part of speech is the word ADVOCATE? 

I was angered at Jackie because she continued to _____ the little girl about her walking.

Along with his pride, the flowers ______ in Bryce’s hands after being stood up by his date.

Dating website TV ads try to ______ you with the sight of love, but they just want your money.

Zach was found _______ by some as he gave CPR to a deer.

Jackie hid the_______ in her algebra binder because no one would think to check there.

Bryce was very ________ after someone ate the potato he cared so much for.

Which of the words means "to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish"?

The teenage boy got punched for being ______ and making a rude comment about the girl’s weight.

What part of speech is the word GULLIBLE?

While we were at dinner, my cat made a ______ attempt to eat the bread on the counter.

What part of speech is the word WRITHE?

Bailey takes ibuprofen every day to _______ her constant headaches.

Ms. Gant was so ________; she kept her failing students in her basement.

Tricia would always ____at the people who tried to beat her in video game battles.

Which of the word means "not having or showing a sense of the right thing to do"?

What part of speech is the word DILIGENTLY? 

Tyler was known to be a bad babysitter as he was _______ _ when holding a child.

Alex’s new lotions claimed to ________ your skin and make you feel youthful.

Which word means "gloomy or bad tempered"?

Using his scalpel, he made an ______cut to open the patient's chest to operate.

The _______ puppy was wet and lost.

The AP math course was ______ to most, so the kids all dropped the class.

Hearing Chase’s maddening voice tends to _____ people mentally, physically and emotionally.

What part of speech is the word LISTLESSLY? 

The young boy ______ his father and wanted to try coffee and read the newspaper.

The robber’s _______ changed when the officer placed him in handcuffs then tickled him.

Which word is a verb and means "to involve in a fight"?

The enormous alpha wolf was undeniably _____; none of the other wolves dared to challenge him.

The teacher decided to ______ the test after everyone got bad scores on their homework.

Every night Kayla ______ her sheets with pee because she is too lazy to get up.

What part of speech is the word LEVITY?

Mr. Thompson begged his students to ____the chapter and their notes before their upcoming test.

What part of speech is the word EMULATE?

Which word means "drowsy, dull, sluggish"?

My sister screamed, "I won't ever talk again." It was just a ________; we're not that lucky.

The little middle schoolers were _______ the old man’s front yard as they tee-peed his yard.

I was going to get into trouble, but I made Zach the ________ and he got into trouble instead.

Miss Gant is always ______ at Bre and Kayla because they never shut up.

Which of the word means "a person who lives away from others and alone"?

My sister is so _______; she even talks in her sleep!

The judges called Jonas's dancing _____and unenthusiastic.

Although Jonas had been hit in the head, he was still ______ enough to remember his way home.

Freshmen are just little _______ in this misfortune we call high school.

I cannot believe some people ______ the terrorist as a hero.

Once Trevor realized Mekyala was ______, he tricked her as often as he wanted.

Cory has a ______ habit of reminding people of his missing tooth.

He was an _____ for gun control before he was robbed and couldn't defend himself.

I avoided my two best friends because I did not want to get ______ in their situation.

Which of the words means "to dry; to shrivel; to cause to lose courage or to be ashamed"?