SAT words set 2

sudden or curt - Although she was trying to be nice, her response was still _____________.

• abrupt

• keen

• ebullient

• corroborate

eager, incisive (intelligent) or to wail (verb form) He had a __________ wit, but sometime his observations hit too close to home.

• abrupt

• keen

• ebullient

• corroborate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

highly enthusiastic - Luke laugh a lot at everything; he's always been _______________.

• abrupt

• keen

• ebullient

• corroborate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

confirm, support - Lucy said that she'd been the house all day, and her sister ___________ that statement.

• abrupt

• keen

• ebullient

• corroborate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Have a pleasant smell - Smelling ____________ oils can be a good way to reduce stress.

• aromatic

• reproach

• naive

• entrenched

express disapproval - My mother's behavior is always perfect, completely beyond ______________.

• aromatic

• reproach

• naive

• entrenched

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

innocent, likely to believe anything; I used to think it was easy to get into a top 10 school, but I was a little ______________.

• aromatic

• reproach

• naive

• entrenched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

solidly established - It can be difficult to get rid of deep-rooted, ____________ beliefs, since we often take them for granted.

• aromatic

• reproach

• naive

• entrenched

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

disdain - My father loves to deliver lectures at the dinner table not realizing how __________ they sound

• condescending

• corroborate

• secession

• regression

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

gather, Before submitting my applications, I had to _____________ several letters of recommendation.

• condescending

• garner

• secession

• regression

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E