SAT Vocabulary — Group 13 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Cogent? Using inflated, showy language that sounds impressive but says little. Clear, logical, and convincing. To reduce the amount of a resource, usually through continued or careless use. Willing to cooperate or agree, open to guidance or suggestion from others.

2. Which definition matches Anachronism? An award or expression of praise given in recognition of an achievement. Something or someone placed in the wrong time period, out of step with the present era. A bold, swaggering display of courage meant to impress or intimidate, often overstated. Willing to cooperate or agree, open to guidance or suggestion from others.

3. Which definition matches Cajole? To persuade someone to do something through flattery or gentle, persistent coaxing. Feeling worried or fearful about something that might happen in the near future. Using inflated, showy language that sounds impressive but says little. To make a problem, pain, or difficulty less severe or easier to bear.

4. Which definition matches Capitulate? To support, strengthen, or reinforce something. So ordinary and overused that it has become dull and unoriginal. To surrender or give in to a demand, typically after resistance. An award or expression of praise given in recognition of an achievement.

5. Which definition matches Callous? To persuade someone to do something through flattery or gentle, persistent coaxing. Feeling worried or fearful about something that might happen in the near future. Showing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others' feelings or suffering. A bold, swaggering display of courage meant to impress or intimidate, often overstated.

6. Which definition matches Cordial? A confusing and difficult problem or question that has no easy answer. Warm, friendly, and polite in manner, especially in a formal or social setting. Feeling worried or fearful about something that might happen in the near future. Showing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others' feelings or suffering.

7. Which definition matches Bombastic? Sharp bitterness or anger expressed in speech or manner, especially between people in conflict. To make a problem, pain, or difficulty less severe or easier to bear. An award or expression of praise given in recognition of an achievement. Using inflated, showy language that sounds impressive but says little.

8. Which definition matches Debacle? A bold, swaggering display of courage meant to impress or intimidate, often overstated. To support, strengthen, or reinforce something. A sudden, complete failure or disastrous collapse of something. To criticize or punish someone harshly.

9. Which definition matches Abstain? To persuade someone to do something through flattery or gentle, persistent coaxing. Willing to cooperate or agree, open to guidance or suggestion from others. To deliberately choose not to do something, especially something enjoyable or something you have a right to do, such as voting. Blunt and abrupt in manner or speech, to the point of seeming rude.

10. Which definition matches Accolade? A bold, swaggering display of courage meant to impress or intimidate, often overstated. An award or expression of praise given in recognition of an achievement. A sudden, complete failure or disastrous collapse of something. Warm, friendly, and polite in manner, especially in a formal or social setting.