Name:___________________
Mr. Sudol
SAT Vocabulary Activity Sheet # 20
Directions: Below, you will see the SAT vocabulary words for this cycle, as well as their parts of speech.
Below these, you will see ten sentences, each with a blank space in it; you must look up their
definitions on your own. Please fill each blank in with one of the words in the box below; each word
will only be used once.
SAT Word Part of Speech
191. Intransigent Adj.
unwilling непримиримый
or
refusing
to
change
one's
views or
to agree
about
somethin
g.
192. Irresolute Adj.
showing нерешительный
or feeling
hesitanc
y;
uncertain
.
193. Profound Adj.
very
great or
intense.
194. Proponent Noun
195. Raze Verb
complete
ly
destroy
(a
building,
town, or
other
site).
196. Reiterate Verb
say
somethin
g again
or a
number
of times,
typically
for
emphasis
or clarity.
197. Spurious Adj.
Ложный поддельный
not being
what it
purports
to be;
false or
fake.
198. Tangential Adj.
касательный
199. Temperance Noun
Умеренность
сдержанность
200. Vacillate Verb
alternate Колебаться качаться
or waver
between
different
opinions
or
actions;
be
indecisiv
e.
1. Ariel’s teacher had a ________________ effect regarding the college he eventually chose to attend.
2. The school board voted to ____________ the old school building to the ground and erect a statue in
its place.
3. The editor was ______________ regarding the deadline for all articles for Friday’s paper.
4. Do not ______________ when trying to write an argument; choose a position and stay with it.
5. Vaughn was outraged by the ______________ accusations that he stole coffee from Mena’s Market.
6. It is best not to be _______________ with misbehaving children; parents must deal firmly with them
from the beginning.
7. Alfred, not typically known for his ______________, resolved the argument between his friends with
all the patience of a saint.
8. Victor, a devoted _____________ of animal rights, rescued stray cats at night in his neighborhood.
9. Mr. Winkle was forced to ______________ the instructions and requirements for the literary
analysis paper after discovering that several students had not listened to them in the first place.
10. Your argument, while interesting, is ______________ to the matter at hand; I suggest we get back to
the point.
