SAT List #1

What is the meaning of the word "Heresy"?

• Deeply moving, emotional

• Against common opinion

• Weakness, incapacity

• Calm, collected

Which word means "deeply moving, emotional"?

• Poignant

• Respite

• Boorish

• Languid

What does "Respite" mean?

• A short break or intermission

• Ill-mannered

• Weakness, incapacity

• Interruption or break

Which word is defined as "ill-mannered"?

• Poised

• Boorish

• Cynical

• Resplendent

What is the meaning of "Debility"?

• Weakness, incapacity

• Calm, collected

• Shining, glowing

• Sharp, pungent

Which word means "interruption or break"?

• Languid

• Hiatus

• Terse

• Lance

What does "Languid" mean?

• Tired, slow

• Calm, collected

• Concise, to the point

• Spear, to cut open

Which word is defined as "calm, collected"?

• Poised

• Obscure

• Bourgeois

• Acrid

What is the meaning of "Terse"?

• Difficult to understand, not well known

• Distrustful, believing the worst of people

• Concise, to the point

• Shining, glowing

Which word means "spear, to cut open"?

• Lance

• Respite

• Hiatus

• Poignant