"C" SAT Words
An accommodation in which both sides make concessions.
What is a compromise?
This city served as Australia's capital from 1901 to 1927.
What is Melbourne?
All of the stars that you can see with the naked eye are part of this galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
This strong cocktail is typically made with vodka, tequila, rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola.
What is a Long Island Iced Tea?
These are the only ancient world wonders still standing today.
What are the Pyramids of Giza?
An issue likely to cause disagreement or argument would be described as this.
What is contentious?
This Nigerian city is the most populous in Africa.
What is Lagos?
This star, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky and also inspired the name of a beloved Harry Potter character.
What is Sirius?
This type of white wine, my personal favorite, means “Wild White" and originated in the Bordeaux region of France.
What is Sauvignon Blanc?
This statue, dedicated to the Greek god Helios, was approximately two thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty.
What is the Colossus of Rhodes?
Having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority
What is condescending?
This city in Southeast Asia was known as Saigon up until 1976.
What is Ho Chi Minh City?
This planet, smallest and closest to the Sun, was named after the Greek god Hermes.
What is Mercury?
This drink, traditionally served at the Kentucky Derby, is bourbon over crushed ice and garnished with mint.
What is a Mint Julep?
This famous mausoleum was commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shan Jahan after his favorite wife passed away during childbirth.
What is the Taj Mahal?
A verb meaning to work together on a common enterprise or project.
What is to collaborate?
Home of France's oldest botanical garden, Vermont's capital was named for this city.
What is Montpelier?
Gamma Leonis, also named Algieba, is the binary star in this fiery zodiac constellation.
What is Leo?
El Floridita, a restaurant in Old Havana frequented by Hemingway, claims to be the birthplace of this rum drink sometimes served frozen.
What is a daiquiri?
This statue is one of South America's most iconic landmarks.
What is Christ The Redeemer?
A word used to describe someone who can perceive things not present to the senses.
What is clairvoyant?
The Gaelic name for this capital city is Baile Atha Cliath.
What is Dublin?
What is Halley's Comet?
This rye whiskey and vermouth cocktail was allegedy first brewed for a party at the Manhattan Club.
What is a Manhattan?
This sixth-century structure was located in Turkey and built to honor the Greek goddess of the hunt.
What is the Temple of Artemis?