SAT vocab words 221-240

Question 1

robbery; unlawful taking of another’s property

Answer 1

larceny

Question 2

to sing the praises of; to extol, applaud

Answer 2

laud

Question 3

lightness, frivolity, humor

Answer 3

levity

Question 4

talkative, chatty

Answer 4

loquacious

Question 5

absurd, ridiculous, laughable

Answer 5

ludicrous

Question 6

wolf-like; ravenous, rapacious

Answer 6

lupine

Question 7

melodramatic, sensational, shocking, gruesome

Answer 7

lurid

Question 8

scheming action or design

Answer 8

maschination

Question 9

to great world, universe

Answer 9

macrocosm

Question 10

a person of wealth, influence, power, or distinction, most often in business

Answer 10

magnate

Question 11

a feeling of discomfort or uneasiness

Answer 11

malaise

Question 12

to pretend incapacity or illness to avoid responsibility

Answer 12

malinger

Question 13

an authoritative command; the authorization to act, expressed by voters in an election

Answer 13

mandate

Question 14

a public declaration of intentions, motives, or views, particularly political ones

Answer 14

manifesto

Question 15

to organize for a purpose

Answer 15

marshal

Question 16

a rebel, a nonconformist

Answer 16

maverick

Question 17

a mixture of various elements; a hodgepodge

Answer 17

mélange

Question 18

sweetly flowing

Answer 18

mellifluous

Question 19

motivated by desire for money; greedy

Answer 19

mercenary

Question 20

to measure; to give out by measure, dole

Answer 20

mete