SAT #2 Vocabulary Review

The _______ was able to convince the students to make wiser decisions.

• expedite

• amorous

• sage

• deride

Don't _______ the younger students by pointing and laughing at them.

• sage

• deride

• vacuous

• benevolent

Type the word that means to swell up or to extend.

(a)  

True or False: If you describe someone as vacuous, you are saying that they are highly intelligent.

• True

• False

The ______ student pretended to be severely hurt when she had only broken a nail.

• histrionic

• assail

• didactic

• expedite

The _______ ladies were disgusted by the poor table manners displayed by the people sitting next to them.

• corroborate

• deride

• decorous

• assail

Type the word that means to assault someone or abuse them with words.

(a)  

The tunes of the birds were so _______ that it baffled my ears.

• volatile

• deride

• amorous

• discordant

Her little brother is so annoying and bothersome. It's a pain having a sibling that _______ you.

• corroborates

• exasperates

• derides

• benevolent

The detectives _______ the evidence before the court date to make sure they had the real criminal.

• idyllic

• scrutinized

• assailed

• corroborate