SAT VOCAB 8

What is the best definition of the word skeptical?

• Occurring between different tribes

• To think deeply or carefully about something

• Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

• An abundance or large quantity of something

What is the best definition of the word smoothly?

• Sudden and striking in effect

• In an even, uninterrupted, or efficient manner

• Arranged in time order

• Giving fulfillment or pleasure

What is the best definition of the word speculate?

• To recall or retain something in one’s memory

• Intense and eager enjoyment or interest in something

• To make or become less

• To form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence

What is the best definition of the word standard?

• Providing motivation or encouragement

• A scientist who studies ancient life forms through fossils

• A level of quality or attainment used as a norm

• To take away from the value or importance of something

What is the best definition of the word strenuously?

• Engraved or impressed clearly

• To lose strength or suffer hardship over time

• The cargo carried by a vehicle, especially in space or military missions

• In a way that requires great effort and energy

What is the best definition of the word struggling?

• Showing variety or differences

• Having difficulty coping or making progress

• The ability to understand and share another’s feelings

• Concerned with beauty or artistic impact

What is the best definition of the word study?

• To obstruct or delay progress

• A detailed investigation or analysis of a subject

• Restores a supply to a former level or condition

• In an even, uninterrupted, or efficient manner

What is the best definition of the word subsequent?

• Satisfies or meets a requirement

• Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

• Coming after something in time; following

• The avoidance of excess or extremes

What is the best definition of the word subsist?

• To maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level

• Able to be identified from previous encounters or knowledge

• Existing or happening in the air

• A feeling of deep sadness or sorrow

What is the best definition of the word subsistence?

• Archaic form of "does"

• The action or means of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimal level

• To put into effect or carry out

• To produce or create