SAT Vocabulary 12

Quon‘s team tested designs that ____ Mars‘s atmospheric conditions.

• mimicked
• destroyed
• opposed
• ignored

The rapid ____ of animal remains in the Cambrian period changed the fossil record.

• diversification
• reduction
• removal
• confusion

The historian's thesis that military plans led to a ____ outcome was criticized.

• positive
• catastrophic
• minor
• unimportant

His thoughts remained ____ despite his efforts to focus.

• clear
• elusive
• obvious
• definite

The scientist suggested that an ____ change in the fossil record occurred.

• slow
• delayed
• abrupt
• subtle

The novel foreshadows the man‘s ____ termination from his job.

• surprising
• delayed
• imminent
• irrelevant

The argument ____ that the timelines are incorrect.

• clarifies
• ignores
• presupposes
• refutes

The plant alters its ____ of metals in response to exposure.

• supply
• intake
• absorption
• uptake

The committee must be ____ and not favor one side.

• impartial
• biased
• indifferent
• offhand

Annie Dodge Wauneka‘s ____ effort led to significant health improvements.

• persistent
• sporadic
• brief
• minimal