PreAP SAT Vocabulary #1 activities
Definition
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the word that corresponds to the definition given.
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1. courage in facing difficulties
a. gibe b. intimation c. guise d. fortitude
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2. word for word
a. verbatim b. bereft c. warily d. insidious
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3. to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
a. gibe b. deploy c. adulterate d. reiterate
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4. not combed
a. stolid b. unkempt c. dour d. opulent
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5. cautiously, with great care
a. pliable b. verbatim c. ambidextrous d. warily
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6. not easily moved mentally or emotionally
a. insidious b. stolid c. bereft d. unkempt
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7. to make larger, increase
a. adulterate b. gape c. deploy d. augment
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8. intended to deceive or entrap
a. insidious b. dour c. verbatim d. bereft
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9. wealthy, luxurious
a. tentative b. bereft c. verbatim d. opulent
____ 10. experimental in nature
a. insidious b. tentative c. ambidextrous d. pliable
____ 11. a hint, indirect suggestion
a. fortitude b. intimation c. gibe d. guise
____ 12. to utter taunting words
a. augment b. reiterate c. gape d. gibe
____ 13. to position or arrange
a. gibe b. gape c. augment d. deploy
____ 14. deprived of
a. verbatim b. bereft c. ambidextrous d. opulent
____ 15. stern, unyielding, forbidding
a. insidious b. dour c. opulent d. pliable
____ 16. to say again, repeat
a. gape b. augment c. reiterate d. adulterate
____ 17. easily bent, flexible
a. pliable b. verbatim c. ambidextrous d. dour
____ 18. able to use both hands equally well
a. stolid b. ambidextrous c. dour d. verbatim
____ 19. to stare with open mouth
a. reiterate b. augment c. gibe d. gape
____ 20. an external appearance, cover, mask
a. fortitude b. guise c. intimation d. gibe
Synonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the item that means the same as the boldface word in the
introductory phrase.
____ 21. the verbatim testimony
a. vague b. remembered c. exact d. uncontested
____ 22. gape at the magician
a. throw b. ogle c. shout d. gesture
____ 23. heard the intimations
a. excuses b. culminations c. clues d. statements
____ 24. tentative contract
a. provisional b. extended c. long-term d. well-paid
____ 25. warily approached
a. noisily b. foolishly c. carefully d. angrily
____ 26. reiterate his demands
a. repeat b. ignore c. exaggerate d. deride
____ 27. dour attitude
a. forbidding b. forgiving c. casual d. open
____ 28. pliable tubing
a. steel b. rigid c. flexible d. electrical
____ 29. gibe at their fumble
a. wince b. jeer c. cry d. frown
____ 30. my stolid assistant
a. solid b. dull c. emotional d. animated
____ 31. deploy the players
a. fire b. hustle c. station d. ignore
____ 32. unkempt hair
a. combed b. colored c. straight d. uncombed
____ 33. opulent furnishings
a. luxurious b. sparse c. historic d. inexpensive
____ 34. augment her influence
a. defend b. amplify c. decrease d. monitor
____ 35. insidious appearance
a. fresh b. cunning c. tired d. odd
____ 36. guise of friendship
a. pretense b. assurance c. assertion d. hope
____ 37. said to be bereft
a. guiltless b. unjust c. deprived d. cheerful
____ 38. unexpected fortitude
a. courage b. debate c. splendor d. cowardice
____ 39. adulterate the coffee
a. sip b. contaminate c. refuse d. request
____ 40. proven to be ambidextrous
a. inflexible b. honest c. versatile d. clumsy
Antonym
In each of the following groups, identify the letter of the item that means the opposite or almost the opposite
of the boldface expression in the introductory phrase.
____ 41. walked warily toward
a. slowly b. recklessly c. pointedly d. cautiously
____ 42. tentative approval
a. symbolic b. insincere c. definite d. hesitant
____ 43. her dour countenance
a. harsh b. cheery c. wary d. sullen
____ 44. an opulent display
a. rich b. wretched c. electrifying d. comic
____ 45. pliable metal
a. crumpled b. bent c. inflexible d. rusted
____ 46. absolutely bereft
a. replete b. penitent c. dependent d. fanciful
____ 47. stolid lieutenant
a. boring b. lenient c. furious d. oversensitive
____ 48. unkempt dog
a. unwashed b. self-reliant c. wounded d. well-groomed
____ 49. adulterate the water
a. purify b. pollute c. evaporate d. muddy
____ 50. knew he was ambidextrous
a. skillful b. serene c. touchy d. clumsy
____ 51. augment his account
a. increase b. affect c. decrease d. safeguard
____ 52. a verbatim account
a. exact b. colorful c. dull d. paraphrased
____ 53. acknowledged fortitude
a. strength b. benevolence c. timidity d. adoration
____ 54. offer him gibes
a. criticism b. taunts c. assets d. praise
____ 55. an insidious movement
a. sneaky b. frank c. exciting d. clumsy
Completing the Sentence
From the four items given, identify the letter of the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
____ 56. In his autobiography the author Mark Twain launches very funny _____ at everyone who did him wrong;
unfortunately for his targets, Twain's scorn is always stated memorably.
a. gibes b. fortitudes c. guises d. intimations
____ 57. The mail carrier eyed the Doberman _____ because he knew from experience that if the dog were not dealt
with cautiously, the result might be a nasty bite.
a. warily b. ambidextrously c. dourly d. verbatim
____ 58. At the beginning of the meeting, the counselor explained the registration procedures to the incoming
freshmen, but because the instructions were complicated she _____ them before the students were dismissed.
a. reiterated b. adulterated c. deployed d. gibed
____ 59. The dirt-filled runoff from the storm has _____ the water in the pool so that it is now unfit for swimming.
a. adulterated b. augmented c. gibed d. reiterated
____ 60. The mother, first by subtle _____ and then, when that didn't work, by flat assertions, made it clear to her
daughter that a dress was inappropriate for a hike in the woods.
a. fortitude b. guise c. intimation d. gibe
____ 61. The baseball coach congratulated herself on finding a(n) _____ athlete, one who could hit right- or lefthanded.
a. bereft b. dour c. verbatim d. ambidextrous
____ 62. The farmer had always admired the _____ his father had shown during the huge flood; a lesser man would not
have had the courage to spend hours in the raging river struggling to save the livestock.
a. guise b. intimation c. fortitude d. gibe
____ 63. Before the days of tape recorders, a(n) _____ report of a meeting was difficult to create.
a. pliable b. verbatim c. dour d. ambidextrous
____ 64. The Internet can be a fast, easy way to get information, but searchers must always be wary of sites that
contain opinionated inaccuracies or _____ attempts to push disinformation.
a. insidious b. opulent c. verbatim d. stolid
____ 65. His sister's talent so amazed him that he _____ at her in slack-jawed astonishment.
a. augmented b. gibed c. reiterated d. gaped
____ 66. When England wanted to _____ its national treasury in the eighteenth century, it imposed additional taxes on
its American colonies to raise the money.
a. adulterate b. reiterate c. augment d. deploy
____ 67. When the protagonist in the novel Silas Marner begins caring for a young girl, he changes from a(n) _____,
gloomy man to someone with a genial outlook.
a. ambidextrous b. insidious c. opulent d. dour
____ 68. The choreographer knew that to get the most from his dancers, he needed to _____ them so that they all had a
chance to shine.
a. gibe b. deploy c. adulterate d. augment
____ 69. The actress presented a(n) _____ of intrigue and excitement to her fans, but that was just a cover for a life of
quiet domesticity.
a. intimation b. fortitude c. guise d. gibe
____ 70. In the book The Little Princess, the heroine is forced by circumstances to leave her _____ home, move to a
cold garret, and wear the rough clothing of a servant.
a. opulent b. unkempt c. verbatim d. pliable
____ 71. The sisters could not be more different; while one is easily excited and so emotional that she weeps during
commercials, the other is _____, virtually unaffected by anything.
a. unkempt b. stolid c. ambidextrous d. pliable
____ 72. The clerk, who had not had the time to wash or shave, was embarrassed by his _____ appearance.
a. verbatim b. dour c. ambidextrous d. unkempt
____ 73. Aluminum is a popular metal for manufacturing, in part because it is _____ and can be easily formed into a
variety of shapes.
a. insidious b. opulent c. pliable d. stolid
____ 74. The scientist was reluctant to publicize his results because they were _____ and had not yet been proven to his
satisfaction.
a. verbatim b. dour c. tentative d. ambidextrous
____ 75. Inclined to overstatement, the young man who was not chosen as the lead in the musical wrung his hands and
cried, "I am _____ of happiness, deprived of my dreams!"
a. insidious b. opulent c. bereft d. unkempt