SAT Vocabulary 1 Quiz

1. open to several meanings or interpretations

2. to challenge as false

3. ahead of the times, like nothing ever seen

4. moderate or small amount

5. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.

6. Of or associated with the time or place of one's birth

7. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust:

8. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction

9. To toss or throw back and forth

10. faithful attachment

11. Kept or done in secret

12. A violation of etiquette

13. to speak or write in favor of

14. apart from concrete, specific ideas or events

15. enthusiastic approval or welcome

16. deprive of self-esteem or confidence

17. To split with a sharp instrument

18. hard to understand

19. a short, amusing story

20. Causing or designed to cause fires

21. habitually calm and composed in manner; serene

22. something out of place in historical time

23. Talk intended to charm or beguile

24. The face or facial expression of a person; countenance

25. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.

26. A letter, especially a formal one.

27. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift

28. full of life or spirit

29. To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

30. A longtime close friend or companion.

31. moderate, not extreme

32. A person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant

33. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting

34. native to or limited to a certain region

35. to make easier or endure

36. Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging

37. of a settled, sedate, and steady character

38. to cause something to be forgotten

39. smoothness or slipperiness

40. denial of an indulgence or appetite

41. Easily molded or shaped

42. uncertainty or fluctuation, mixed feelings

43. a person who does silly things, usually to make other people laugh

44. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with

45. easy to approach or enter

46. Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency