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 or regard 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

• Ignoring it

• Publicly declaring it to be wrong or evil

• Secretly approving it

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Which action would "impede" the progress of a project?

• Facilitating resources

• Removing obstacles

• Delaying or preventing by obstructing

• Encouraging teamwork

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What does it mean to "impose" a rule?

• To suggest a rule

• To force a rule to be obeyed

• To discuss if a rule is fair

• To ignore a rule

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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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Which of the following scenarios is an example of "oppressive" behavior?

• Allowing freedom of speech

• Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint

• Encouraging open dialogue

• Promoting equality

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What does it mean to "preclude" an event?

• To ensure it happens

• To make it impossible

• To delay it

• To encourage it

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Which of the following is an example of "repression"?

• Encouraging expression of feelings

• The restraint or inhibition of a feeling

• Promoting creativity

• Allowing free expression

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