“outside” of blame.
Fill in the Blank
1 . A Autocratic means behaving like a dictator. Dictators are bossy, so
(A) is the best choice. Choice (C) is a good trap, as it contains the same root, but
autonomy is simply independence.
2 . C Since he was “prominent” and a “professor,” (C) is the best answer.
A vocation is a job or career.
3 . B There are not many clues here, so think about which answer choice
best describes something that could be done to an economic program. Choice (A)
doesn’t fit, since that would mean weakening the program. One cannot seize control
of a program, so rule out (C). Anthologies are lists or groupings of things, so (D) is
also incorrect. An orator could certainly “speak” (voc-) on behalf of a program, so
(B) is the best answer.
4 . B There is obviously some sort or mistake in the use of these words,
so one of the mal- answer choices would work well. Choice (C) is far too negative
and would imply evil or disease. Choice (B) is the best answer and literally means
“not appropriate.”
5 . C To be “inebriated” is to be drunk, so (C) is the best match.
Synonyms
1. a
2. f
3. i
4. e
5. d
6. g
7. h
8. c
9. b
- j
SAT Quick Quiz
1 . D In a vocabulary-in-context question such as this, the obvious
definition, (A), is often a trap. Since the words in lines 5 and 6 might be confusing to
the average reader, rule out (B). They are not sad, so eliminate (C), which means
(D) is the answer. Inscrutable means “hard to understand.”
2 . A In the first paragraph, the author refers to literary criticism as “odd”
