SAT Vocabulary — Group 17 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Nemesis? A small or insufficient amount of something. Something parochial reflects a limited, small-scale perspective that ignores broader or more diverse viewpoints. Excessively greedy and aggressive in grabbing for money, resources, or power. A long-standing rival or an agent of someone's downfall, especially one seemingly impossible to overcome.

2. Which definition matches Panacea? A brief, uneasy feeling of doubt about whether an action is the right thing to do. A panacea is a single fix that is believed, often naively, to solve every kind of problem at once. Causing gradual, often unnoticed harm; insidiously destructive. A typical pattern or model of thinking that shapes how people understand an entire subject.

3. Which definition matches Phlegmatic? Calm, unemotional, and slow to react, even under stress. Excessively greedy and aggressive in grabbing for money, resources, or power. To recant is to publicly take back something you once claimed to believe, usually under pressure or after a change of heart. Sounding sad or mournful, expressing sorrow.

4. Which definition matches Plaintive? A brief, uneasy feeling of doubt about whether an action is the right thing to do. Excessively eager to please or obey; servile. Sounding sad or mournful, expressing sorrow. Excessively greedy and aggressive in grabbing for money, resources, or power.

5. Which definition matches Neophyte? Calm, unemotional, and slow to react, even under stress. A neophyte is someone who has just begun learning or practicing something and therefore still lacks experience. Offering unwanted help or advice in an overly pushy, meddling way, often to feel important. Sounding sad or mournful, expressing sorrow.

6. Which definition matches Ordain? A small or insufficient amount of something. A typical pattern or model of thinking that shapes how people understand an entire subject. To officially order or establish something with authority, or to formally appoint someone to a religious office. Sounding sad or mournful, expressing sorrow.

7. Which definition matches Penchant? To give formal, official approval to an agreement, making it valid and binding. A strong, recurring liking or inclination for something. A typical pattern or model of thinking that shapes how people understand an entire subject. Burdensome; requiring great effort and difficult to bear.

8. Which definition matches Palatable? Overly concerned with minor details or rules, especially in a way meant to show off knowledge. Excessively greedy and aggressive in grabbing for money, resources, or power. Acceptable or agreeable enough to be tolerated, or literally pleasant to taste. A neophyte is someone who has just begun learning or practicing something and therefore still lacks experience.

9. Which definition matches Pedantic? A small or insufficient amount of something. Overly concerned with minor details or rules, especially in a way meant to show off knowledge. Causing gradual, often unnoticed harm; insidiously destructive. A long-standing rival or an agent of someone's downfall, especially one seemingly impossible to overcome.

10. Which definition matches Ossify? To become rigid and fixed in a particular way, especially in habits, attitudes, or institutions; literally, to turn into bone. A typical pattern or model of thinking that shapes how people understand an entire subject. Acceptable or agreeable enough to be tolerated, or literally pleasant to taste. A neophyte is someone who has just begun learning or practicing something and therefore still lacks experience.