SAT Vocabulary - 20 Words

The film’s tragic ending put us all in a ___ mood.

• deft
• assuage
• dearth
• melancholy

The sound of the car horn __ our curiosity until we saw our neighbor had accidentally pressed it while backing out of his driveway. 

• pillaged
• embellished
• piqued
• defamed

The Wild Animal Safari has a wonderful  ____ of emu, buffalo, giraffes, and other wild animals roaming free and on display in a park-like setting.

• coup
• menagerie
• countenance
• astute

Since there is a ___ of ice cream shops in this area, now is the perfect time to open up shop.

• dearth
• pique
• deft
• citadel

The book is based on the true story of a seventeenth century ___ ruler who brutally killed anyone who disagreed with him.

• melancholy
• draconian
• deft
• elfin

___ and perceptive, the chess player seemed to always know what move his opponent would make next.

• melancholy
• astute
• dauntless
• draconian

Since your great plan ends with me going to prison, I do not feel it is a ___ plan!

• laudable
• lax
• citadel
• coup

If you want to make your shoes look new, you can always __ them with some bows or buckles.

• pique
• countenance
• dormant
• embellish

Because of a __experience I had on a roller coaster when I was a teenager, I no longer visit amusement parks.

• laudable
• melancholy
• harrowing
• assuage

Guards hid the royal family in a secret room in the __ during the invasion.

• coup
• citadel
• pillage
• menagerie