Week 4 SAT Vocabulary #2

What does florid mean?

• a middle way between two extremes

• promote the growth of

• elaborately or excessively ornamented; ornate; fancy

• someone who has the power of perceiving things usually beyond the range of human senses; psychic

What does fortitude mean?

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

• good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence; patience; the act of deliberately not doing or saying something when you could do or say it

• elaborately or excessively ornamented; ornate; fancy

• a middle way between two extremes

What does fortuitous mean?

• a middle way between two extremes

• good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence; patience; the act of deliberately not doing or saying something when you could do or say it

• having no cause or apparent cause

• strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

What does forbearance mean?

• a middle way between two extremes

• partially excusing or justifying; making a mistake or wrongdoing seem less serious than it first appeared

• patient self-control; restraint and tolerance

• someone who has the power of perceiving things usually beyond the range of human senses; psychic

What does foster mean?

• promote the growth of

• a middle way between two extremes

• elaborately or excessively ornamented; ornate;

  fancy

• someone who has the power of perceiving things usually beyond the range of human senses; psychic

Select the word that best fills in the blank.

The man hoped to ________ a strong work ethic in his son so he gave him a job on the weekends.

• clairvoyant

• foster

• compassion

• forbearance

Select the word that best fills in the blank.

Because Joan lost her job, she is going to request a _________________so she can pay her debts when her finances are stronger.

• extenuating

• foster

• compassion

• forbearance

Select the word that best fills in the blank.

Mark proved to be __________________ by selecting all six winning lotto numbers.

• fortitude

• collaborate

• fortuitous

• compromise

Select the word that best fills in the blank.

Only those with _________________________ are able to stay on task without getting distracted.

• fortitude

• collaborate

• fortuitous

• compromise

Select the word that best fills in the blank.

The _______________ Christmas tree was so fancy, it received an award.

• fortitude

• collaborate

• fortuitous

• florid