SAT Set 1
Kept secret or done secretively, especially something that isn't allowed
Clandestine
To scold or criticize (someone) angrily; harshly cutting someone down with words
Berate
Represents Joseph Stalin
Napoleon
The main character in a story
Protagonist
What type of sentence is the following?
When we are well-behaved, our teachers do not yell, and they may give us candy.
Compound-Complex
The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
Serendipity
Lacking interest or excitement; dull; very ordinary and therefore not interesting
Mundane
Represents the proletariat
Boxer
Central idea of a work of literature
Theme
How does the following sentence need to be corrected?
They think of instructors who teach curious tourists to dive and underwater photographers who take pictures of elaberate coral reefs.
Change elaberate to elaborate
Deprived of or lacking (something); sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure
Bereft
Complete and total-- usually used to describe something bad
Unmitigated
Represents the bourgeois
Mollie
A simple story which represents a more complex story or event
Allegory
How should the following sentence be corrected?
The city is also known for it’s lakes, rivers, and natural swimming pools.
Change it's to its
A very temperamental or moody person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance
Prima Donna
Referring to something that has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome; to a sickening or excessive degree
Ad Nauseum
Represents the Russian Orthodox Church and organized religion
Moses
Attitudes or feelings associated with a word
Connotation
How should the following sentence be corrected?
For example, last week I got behind on my homework, and had to spend the weekend catching up.
Delete the comma after homework
A significant or embarrassing error or mistake; a blunder; an improper act or remark, especially in social situations
Faux Pas
Complete authority to act as one wishes or thinks best; total freedom to do something
Carte Blanche
Represents the Pravda and its propaganda
Squealer
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject
Tone
How should the following sentence be corrected?
If you are a sports fan, you may get to watch Monday Night Football in the Fall.
Change Fall to fall