SAT Words in Context Assessment Test Questions And Actual Answers.

Lawyers ADVOCATE for their clients - correct answer support, plead for, speak on behalf of Some employers insist on ACQUIESCENCE and will fire anyone who rebels. - correct answer agreeable; compliant The house had been in the family for generations, so they were AMBIVALENT about selling it. - correct answer indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions Management tried to APPEASE the strikers with a small salary increase. - correct answer calm; pacify Re-opening an old murder case requires the investigator to be ASSIDUOUS. - correct answer persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail Phyllis decided to AUGMENT her income by taking a second job. - correct answer make larger; increase All signs of poverty and suffering were EFFACED before the queen's visit. - correct answer erased The fox worked for hours to EXTRICATE itself from the trap. - correct answer to free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle Some companies take a summer HIATUS, closing down completely for weeks. - correct answer gap; interruption; a break in the continuity of a process; a pause JAUNDICE, a yellowish look to the skin, may be a sign of liver trouble. - correct answer yellow color; or, envy or resentment Abraham Lincoln is not LIONIZED by members of all political parties. - correct answer to put someone onto a pedestal; to treat with great respect. An effective note is clear and PITHY. - correct answer to the point; concise Pam REPUDIATED her membership and any connection with the organization - correct answer disown; reject With the volcano about to erupt, their chances of making it to safety were TENUOUS. - correct answer thin; flimsy Sleep-deprived and depressed, Gary slogged through each day in a TORPID state. - correct answer sluggish; dull; lacking enthusiasm Her face was WIZENED, not from age, but from her experiences. - correct answer old and wrinkled; withered