SAT Words 5

She cannot --------------------- the extent of the disaster. She is shocked to understand .

• befell

• dub

• comprehend

• compliment

I'm such a ------------------cook that I usually eat out.

• lousy

• dismissive

• seasoned

• expansive

Popular fiction often becomes more important in ------------------------.

• aversion

• retrospect

• compliment

• anguish

Don’t allow yourself to be--------------- by his promises. Try to be objective.

• discerned

• dubbed

• befallen

• swayed

She sat for a while, checking an ----------------- which made her want to sob.

• understatement

• efficacy

• anguish

• expansion

To turn off a person is to ---------------

• put him or her off .

• put him or her out.

• encourage him or her to do something .

• impede his or her by force .

All the guests paid her extravagant ------------------------- for her hospitality.

• disdain

• complements

• compliments

• anguish

She looked at his with ------------------ as she thinks he is not good enough to get her respect .

• complement

• retrospect

• disdain

• compliment

There are times when ----------------------architectural solutions like this are the right ones.

• seasoned

• discerned

• understated

• befallen

Despite his ------------------- to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press.

• caliber

• complement

• aversion

• hurdle