ACT & SAT Vocabulary

Which of the following does not belong in this group of words?

• laconic
• terse
• succinct
• garrulous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Select the best definition of ameliorate.

• Undecided.
• An act of charity or kindness.
• To show intolerance
• To make better.

What does bolster mean?

• support and strengthen
• characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
• standing above others in quality or position

Bombast is best defined as having ______.

• the bombing of a city
• pompous, over-inflated speech
• speaking in lies
• to increase in size

The adjective CAPRICIOUS means...

• Complaining
• To surrender; to cease resisting
• Changeable: fickle 
• Stinging, biting 

The word capricious also means

• zealous
• Reliable
• impulsively
• Stingy

Succinct means

• Long and important
• Brief and concise
• Extended
• Finished

Select the synonym for copious.

• arising naturally
• deeply affected
• plentiful
• knotted

Which word is an antonym for capricious?

• unpredictable
• unstable
• steady
• careless

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

What is the meaning of copious in this sentence?
The crop yield this year was copious due to the perfect mix of moisture and mild temperatures.

• omnipotent
• illegal
• disastrous
• large in quantity