SAT Vocabulary List Twelve Words (words first)

Question 1

whimsical

Answer 1

unusual, strange, and often amusing

Question 2

haphazard

Answer 2

happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized

Question 3

unimpeachable

Answer 3

so good or definite that criticism or doubt is impossible

Question 4

incongruous

Answer 4

seeming to be wrong, inappropriate, strange, or unexpected in a particular situation

Question 5

unscathed

Answer 5

not hurt by a dangerous situation

Question 6

homogeneous

Answer 6

consisting of people or things that are all of the same kind

Question 7

kindle

Answer 7

1. to make something start burning

2. to make someone interested or excited

Question 8

peripheral

Answer 8

1. involved in or connected with an activity or situation, but not as one of the main features or people
2. in the outer area of something, or relating to this area (i.e. regarding eyesight)
3. can be connected to a computer and used with it

Question 9

deter

Answer 9

to stop something from happening or to stop someone from doing something by making it seem difficult or threatening people with punishment

Question 10

ubiquitous

Answer 10

seeming to be everywhere

Question 11

elaborate

Answer 11

1. having a lot of small details or parts that are connected to each other in a complicated way
2. to give more details or new information about something

Question 12

iconoclast

Answer 12

someone who attacks established ideas and customs

Question 13

paradigm

Answer 13

1. a particular way of doing something of thinking about something which is generally accepted or copied
2. a very clear or typical example of something
3. an example or pattern of a word, showing all its forms in grammar

Question 14

precipitate

Answer 14

1. to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected
2. to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way
3. to make someone fall down or forward with great force

Question 15

unethical

Answer 15

not obeying rules of moral behavior, especially those concerning a profession

Question 16

vindictive

Answer 16

deliberately cruel and unfair to someone you believed has harmed you in a way that seems unreasonable to others

Question 17

voluminous

Answer 17

1. documents or books that are very long and contain a lot of detail
2. a piece of clothing that is very large and loose
3. a container that is very large and can hold a lot of things

Question 18

voracious

Answer 18

1. eating or desiring large quantities of food

2. extremely eager to read books and gain knowledge

Question 19

precocious

Answer 19

behaving like an adult in some ways, especially referring to a young child

Question 20

propensity

Answer 20

a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or cause something

Question 21

virulent

Answer 21

1. a poison or disease that is very dangerous and affects people very quickly
2. full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way

Question 22

turbulent

Answer 22

1. period of time in which there are a lot of sudden changes and often wars or violence
2. air or water that moves around a lot because of the wind
3. people that are noisy and violent

Question 23

tacit

Answer 23

an agreement, approval, support, etc. that is given without actually being spoken or officially agreed to

Question 24

discord

Answer 24

1. formal disagreement between people

2. an annoying sound produced by a group of musical notes that do not go together well