SAT Vocab Week 3

When is a time you might here someone use the word diluvial?

• When there is a drought and it hasn't rained in 200 days.

• In the rainy season when there has been a lot of flash flooding.

• When it's very icy outside.

• When there's a chance of snow.

A student council president wins the election by promising the student body that free candy bars will be given out in every class once a week. This person is an example of

• censorious

• a catalyst

• dearth

• a demagogue

What word could we associate with a catalyst?

• fast

• slow

• stagnant

• colorful

Your teammate constantly critiques everything you do. They say you are too slow, not talented enough, and that you aren't doing a good job on the team. Which word would describe this teammate?

• diluvial

• dearth

• censorious

• catalyst

When hurricanes are coming, stores often sell out of things like toilet paper and bottled water. Which word could be used to describe this situation?

• diluvial

• dearth

• catalyst

• demagogue

Which word means relating to a flood?

• catalyst

• demagogue

• dearth

• diluvial

Which word means a scarcity of something?

• Catalyst

• Diluvial

• Dearth

• Demagogue

Which word means "a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason?"

• Catalyst

• Demagogue

• Dearth

• Censorious

Which word means severely critical of others?

• Censorious

• Catalyst

• Demagogue

• Dearth

Which word means "a substance the increases the rate of chemical reaction?"

• Dearth

• Censorious

• Diluvial

• Catalyst