Oral SAT Words
write to examples that can be whetted besides your appetite
pencil, knowledge
nocturnal
pertaining to the night; active at night
think of three antonyms for opulent
poor, needy, modest
think of three synonyms for altercation
quarrel, conflict, fight
cryptic
secret; mysterious
We hoped the school play would be a great success, but it turned out to be a _______
fiasco
assiduous
hard-working; diligent
In spite of poor visibility, the _________ explorer continued his climb up the snow covered mountain
intrepid
owls are ______ animals
nocturnal
altercation- part of speech
noun
demagogue- part of speech
noun
fiasco-part of speech
noun
unscramble the following letters to discover a synonym for cryptic LUCTOC
occult
The ________ lifestyle of the business tycoon was evident in his luxurious mansion on the ocean
opulent
conform
to become similar; to act in agreement
whet
to sharpen; to stimulate
conform- part of speech
verb
whet-part of speech
verb
My brief trip to Europe served to _____ my appetite for more travel
whet
write three synonyms for assiduous
best, all-out, dedicated
intrepid
fearless; bold
The _____ message was read and reread by the detective trying to find the missing child
cryptic
what is the opposite of nocturnal
day-timer
After the election, the _______ 's supporters were disappointed when he did not fulfill his campaign promise
demagogue
can you think of another word that contains the root demo?
democracy
write some synonyms and antonyms for intrepid
S: brave, bold, daring corageous A: cowardly, afraid, frightened
opulent
demonstrating great wealth; extravagant
choose the word that is most nearly opposite to the meaning conform
differ
fiasco
a failure
demagogue
a leader who promises things to gain power
altercation
a noisy dispute
assiduous-part of speech
adjective
cryptic- part of speech
adjective
intrepid- part of speech
adjective
nocturnal- part of speech
adjective
opulent- part of speech
adjective
choose the word that is most closely related in the meaning conform
agree
The ___________ between the two teams erupted after the umpire made several bad calls
altercation
She was not a natural athlete, but with _________ effort she became the best soccer player at the school
assiduous
In order to _____ to the stated school dress code, all young men had to wear ties
conform
write three synonyms for fiasco
disaster, catastrophe, failure
