SAT Skill 1

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

In line 1, "flair" most nearly means

• conflagration

• signal

• panache

• flame

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

In line 9, the term "public" refers to

• all citizens

• theater attendees

• Millay's readers

• a visiting nurse

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

In line 11, "nature" most nearly means

• world

• chronicle

• environment

• spirit

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

In line 11, "adoration" most nearly means

• respect

• desire

• charisma

• tenacity

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

In line 15, "bleak" most nearly means

• bland

• austere

• weak

• lonely

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

"The others" in line 22 refers to

• Millay's public

• Millay's parents

• Millay's siblings

• Millay's readers

The image contains an adaptation from a 2006 essay about poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. The author of the essay is referring to one of Millay's poems.

In line 22, "pinched" most nearly means

• wan

• twisted

• evil

• virtuous