SAT Vocabulary Quizs

Candid

• Deceptive and misleading

• Truthful and straightforward; frank.

• Reserved and secretive

• Polite and courteous

Brevity

• A style of writing that uses elaborate and complex sentences.

• The use of excessive words to convey a simple idea.

• Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

• A technique to make writing more verbose.

Antipathy

• A strong affection or love for something.

• A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.

• A neutral stance towards a subject.

• An intense desire to achieve something.

Acquisition

• The act of acquiring or gaining possession.

• A process of losing something valuable.

• A method of evaluating performance.

• A strategy for improving communication.

Benevolent

• Well meaning and kindly.

• Malicious and harmful.

• Indifferent and apathetic.

• Selfish and greedy.

Ambivalence

• The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

• A strong and unwavering opinion on a subject.

• The ability to make decisions quickly and confidently.

• A feeling of complete indifference towards a topic.

Ambiguous

• Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

• Clear and straightforward in meaning.

• Having a single, definite interpretation.

• Easily understood without confusion.

Adept

• Very skilled or proficient at something.

• Lacking in skill or ability.

• Somewhat skilled but inexperienced.

• Completely untrained or novice.

Bolster

• To support or strengthen; to prop up.

• To weaken or diminish; to take down.

• To confuse or mislead; to trick.

• To ignore or overlook; to neglect.

Abate

• To increase in amount, degree, or intensity; to enhance.

• To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; to lessen.

• To maintain the same level; to stabilize.

• To eliminate completely; to eradicate.