SAT Vocab: "Set 3 - Rejections & Restrictions"

What does the term "curtail" mean?

• To increase in extent or quantity

• To reduce in extent or quantity

• To maintain the same level

• To expand beyond limits

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Which of the following best describes the term "degrade"?

• To uplift someone's status

• To treat someone with contempt or disrespect

• To promote someone to a higher position

• To ignore someone's presence

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If a government "denounces" an action, what are they doing?

• Supporting it publicly, encouraging it

• Ignoring it, hoping it goes away

• Publicly declaring it to be wrong or evil

• Secretly approving it

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You tell your teacher that your partner on a project is "impeding" your progress. What are they doing?

• Bringing lots of resources

• Removing obstacles and obstructions

• Delaying or preventing the work

• Encouraging teamwork

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The school implemented a new _____: a ban on the sale of soda in the cafeteria, since it was too high in sugar.

• oppression

• mandate

• obstruction

• degradation

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How might a government "mandate" a new policy?

• By suggesting it as an option

• By ordering it to be done

• By ignoring it

• By discussing it in private

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What is the effect of "obstructing" a pathway?

• Clearing the way

• Making it easier to pass

• Blocking or making it difficult to pass

• Enhancing the pathway

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In the interview, the women described the country's _____ regime; the lack of food, cars, stores, jobs, choices caused hardship for many of the citizens.

• mandated

• imposing

• oppressive

• impeding

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She suffered an injury that ________ the possibility of a future athletic activity, and gave up on the idea of her future professional career.

• precluded

• repressed

• mandated

• imposed

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The government's current actions to inhibit the work of reporters, talk-show hosts, and museums seems to indicate a _________ of free speech.

• preclude

• repression

• denunciation

• degradation

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