Sat Practice Test

Ascetic - No induldgence or luxuries Innocuous - Harmless or insignificant Banal - Commonplace, ordinary, prosaic Ameliorate - To improve Atrophy - To waste away from lack of use Servile - Overly submissive Flagrant - Glaringly wrong, faulty Indolence - Laziness Acquiesce - Accept reluctantly Complacent - Smug, self-satisfied Fastidious - Finicky, overly critical Parsimony - Stinginess Provincial - Narrow-minded, unsophisticated Depravity - Corruption, wickedness Euphonious - Melodious, pleasant-sounding Cacophonous - Harsh-sounding Guile - Cunning, deceitful Immutable - Not changing, permanent Bastion - Stronghold, fort Benign - Kindly, good natured Disparage - To speak poorly of Acuity - Sharpness/perceptive mind Assuage - Reduce pain, alleviate, soothe Avarice - Greed Philistine - Lacks culture/taste Scrupulous - Concerned, proper, conscientious, diligent Languid - Slow and listless Protracted - Drawn out, lengthy Paucity - Scarcity, insufficient amounts Didactic - Intending to teach Elucidate - Explain, make clear Capricious - Whimsical, fickle Pretentious - Pompous, self-important Suppress - To end an activity Accolade - Praise Ambivalence - Uncertainty, having mixed feelings Anomalous - Odd, not fitting the pattern Aspersion - Negative feeling, damaging remark Belligerence - Aggression Bombastic - Too elaborate, exaggerated Convoluted - Complicated, long-winded Credence - Belief Decorous - Good and correct behavior Denunciation - Speaking out against Despotic - Acting like a tyrant Detritus - Rubbish