SAT Vocabulary 1-Review 2

When we visit the nursing home, we try to spend extra time with all of the ________________ senior citizens sitting by themselves.

• pious

• forlorn

• intrepid

The ______________ boss made his workers stay late, even though they were not getting paid.

• ignominious

• intrepid

• imperious

I ____________ students to turn in their essays, even if it is not finished, because it is a MAJOR grade.

• exhort

• attenuate

• divulge

By signing these papers, I agree to not ___________any of my company’s financial records to anyone outside of my firm.

• attenuate

• divulge

• accost

The massive oil spill has a number of ______________consequences for the environment.

• ignominious

• imperious

• deleterious

Aggressive reporters waited outside of the celebrity’s home, ready to _________the man with questions about the scandal.

• exhort

• divulge

• accost

It was ___________ that the baseball player struck out four consecutive times to a pitcher that had a 1-9 record.

• intrepid

• ignominious

• forlorn

Because it stalls growth, a high level of unemployment has a ______________ effect on the economy

• imperious

• pious

• deleterious

The woman's ________ devotion led her to donate all of her lottery winnings to the church.

• ignominious

• exhort

• pious

To be an astronaut, you must be a/an _____________person who craves adventure and is not afraid of heights.

• intrepid

• deleterious

• pious

• ignominious