SAT Vocabulary Set 9: Commonly Confused Words

The students felt they were ____ for the examination.

• already

• all ready

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Stanhope's painting "Love and the Maiden" _____ the longings and aspirations of an artistic generation that sought escape from the grim realities of urban life.

• captivates

• captures

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

When Tony remembered all the wicked deeds he had done, his ___ troubled him.

• conscience

• conscious

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Abe was under the ___ that he could break the cycling record.

• allusion

• illusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Although the president spends a good deal of time traveling, his ____ residence is the White House.

• principal

• principle

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The movie's unlikely happy ending came to pass as the result of an ____ series of lucky accidents.

• incredulous

• incredible

Because James had disobeyed computer lab regulations by downloading games, the computer science teacher penalized him by taking away his computer privileges for an ____ period.

• indecisive

• indefinite

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

After the visiting team had scored twelve runs in the first inning, Couch Dan have us a pep talk to improve our _____.

• morals

• morale

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Does that remark ______ that you dislike the way I am running the business?

• imply

• infer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

_________ visitors to tropical countries should start taking their antimalaria pills on to two weeks prior to setting out on their trips.

• Perspective

• Prospective

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C