SAT Vocabulary 1-15

What does the word "abdicate" mean?

• To beg or plead

• To decline or reject a powerful position

• An exaggerated or deliberate mannerism

• Boldness; audacity

Which word means "an exaggerated or deliberate mannerism"?

• Affection

• Arbitrary

• Affectation

• Fealty

What is the meaning of "arbitrary"?

• Done or chosen without a reason; random

• Finding fault; judging harshly

• An opinion agreed upon by all members of a group

• Loyalty; fidelity

What does "beseech" mean?

• To beg or plead

• To decline or reject a powerful position

• Unable to be heard

• Moving or bending easily

Which word means "finding fault; judging harshly"?

• Consensus

• Censorious

• Effrontery

• Hesitant

What is the meaning of "consensus"?

• A short, thick blunt weapon

• An opinion agreed upon by all members of a group

• Boldness; audacity

• Loyalty; fidelity

What does "cudgel" refer to?

• A change in form or shape

• A short, thick blunt weapon

• An exaggerated or deliberate mannerism

• Unable to be heard

What is the meaning of "despite"?

• In spite of

• Unable to be heard

• Moving or bending easily

• Belonging to the nighttime

Which word means "boldness; audacity"?

• Fealty

• Effrontery

• Hesitant

• Nocturnal

What does "fealty" mean?

• Loyalty; fidelity

• Unable to be heard

• Moving or bending easily

• A change in form or shape