SAT Vocabulary 10

The dictator attempted to ______________ the neighboring country to gain more power.

• surmise
• surrogate
• subjugate
• succinct

The ______________ speech given by the governor energized the crowd.

• succinct
• surreptitious
• superfluous
• sublime

Tracy's continuous praise of others after winning the campaign was completely ______________.

• superfluous
• surreptitious
• subjugated
• swarthy

The detective could only ______________ the reason for the fight based on limited evidence.

• surmise
• subjugate
• swarthy
• surreptitious

The CIA agents carried out their mission in a ______________ manner, unnoticed by anyone.

• submissive
• superfluous
• surreptitious
• sublime

The ______________ carried the child to term for the biological parents.

• surrogate
• swarthy
• subjugated
• sycophant

His ______________ complexion suggested he had spent a lot of time in the sun.

• surmise
• swarthy
• sublime
• subjugate

The cabinet members were seen as ______________ by many, always flattering the president.

• swarthy
• subjugate
• sycophants
• sublime

My parents' silence was a ______________ approval of my plans.

• tacit
• taciturn
• tantamount
• temperance

Though talkative, her brother remained quite ______________.

• tacit
• tantamount
• taciturn
• torrid