SAT VOCAB

____ is an adjective that describes the feeling of being bored with what’s going on around you. If you don’t care one way or another, you’re ____.

• indignant

• objective

• subjective

• apathetic

Choose the adjective ____ for someone who does good deeds or shows goodwill. If your teacher collects homework with a ____ smile, she's hoping that you've done a good job.

• benevolent

• earnest

• poignant

• malevolent

Someone who is ____ enjoys hurting or embarrassing others.

• malicious

• macabre

• pessimistic

• ironic

If you are ____, you don’t show respect toward something, like sitting through the pledge of allegiance while your classmates stand.

• ironic

• fatalistic

• cynical

• irreverent

Anything ____ is a joke. If you've just won a hotdog-eating contest and someone asks if you'd like to go out for burgers, they’re probably being ____.

• vehement

• haughty

• facetious

• benevolent

Uncertain, torn, or unable to decide about what course to follow; as in- “He was ____ about having children”

• facetious

• ambivalent

• irreverent

• obsequious

If you're ____ to your little brother, you're always picking on him and giving him a hard time — causing him agony — a word that's buried in ____.

• didactic

• indignant

• whimsical

• antagonistic

If you are upfront about what you want and bold in devising a plan that helps you get it, you could be described as _____, meaning you act with authority and confidence.

• didactic

• assertive

• derisive

• pedantic

If you are _____, it means you are serious about something. Your parents might not want you to drop out of school to follow some fly-by-night dream, but if you're _____ about wanting a career in show biz, they'll support you.

• detached

• objective

• apathetic

• earnest

You feel ____ when you miss your childhood, people you know but haven't seen in a while, or the things that bring you comfort, like the ____ memories you feel when you listen to the songs you loved when you were little.

• nostalgic

• pensive

• vehement

• whimsical