PAP SAT List 8

n. a remedy for all diseases

• panacea
• quixotic
• relegate
• sanguine
• terse

Mr. Nelson thought yoga the ____ to pain and stiffness, but it instead exacerbated his back pain.

• panacea
• quixotic
• relegate
• sanguine
• terse

adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

• quixotic
• relegate
• sanguine
• terse
• umbrage

Mr. Nelson entertained briefly the ____ dream of becoming a balloon artist before reason returned.

• quixotic
• relegate
• sanguine
• terse
• umbrage

v. cast to a lower rank or role

• relegate
• sanguine
• terse
• umbrage
• vestige

With good reason most chess players ____ the Bird opening to a move not to play.

• relegate
• sanguine
• terse
• umbrage
• vestige

adj. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad situation

• sanguine
• terse
• umbrage
• vestige
• winsome

Even though his email server crashed, Mr. Nelson remained ____ about getting the NHS induction ceremony planned.

• sanguine
• terse
• umbrage
• vestige
• winsome

adj. brief; sparing in the use of words

• terse
• umbrage
• vestige
• winsome
• yoke

This is a ____ sentence example.

• terse
• umbrage
• vestige
• winsome
• yoked