SAT 2 vocabulary

The word skeptical most nearly means:

• Confident without doubt

• Hesitant to accept something as true

• Carefree and relaxed

• Attentive to detail

An observant person is best described as someone who:

• Notices subtle details others might miss

• Prefers to avoid social interactions

• Is quick to judge others

• Is generally distracted

When someone is confident, they are:

• Doubtful about their abilities

• Self-assured and certain

• Reluctant to take risks

• Passive and submissive

A disconcerting experience is one that:

• Is comforting and reassuring

• Causes slight unease or confusion

• Is irrelevant and unimportant

• Is joyful and uplifting

Something described as imperceptible is:

• Easily noticed or obvious

• So subtle as to be almost undetectable

• Extremely loud or intense

• Large and substantial

A substantial amount refers to something:

• Minimal and insignificant

• Large and important in size or degree

• Vague and unclear

• Superficial and trivial

If an action is done involuntarily, it is performed:

• Consciously and deliberately

• Without intention or willingness

• After careful consideration

• With enthusiasm and energy

To work strenuously means to:

• Exert great physical or mental effort

• Proceed without much effort

• Work leisurely and casually

• Avoid difficult tasks

To prevail in a competition means to:

• Be defeated

• Triumph or succeed

• Withdraw from participation

• Avoid confrontation

To succumb means to:

• Resist temptation successfully

• Yield or give in, often to pressure or illness

• Prevail over obstacles

• Intervene in a dispute