SAT Review

Critical Reading 
Vocabulary:
1. bashful: embarrassed or shy 

2. relinquish: to give up, to release let go

3. bequeath: to dispose of
4. ameliorate: to make better
5. exonerate: to free from guilt 
6. soporific: causing sleep 
7. maudlin: foolishly sentimental 
8. wanton: unjustifiable action, done with (uncalled for) 

9. edify: to improve 

10. candor: frank and sincere 

11. assuage: to make less sever 

12. reticence: being reserved 

13. sanguine: cheerfully optimistic 

14. flippant: shallow, lacking seriousness 

15. mercurial: volatile, changeable, erratic

16. vehement: strong ardent, passion 

17. Jaundice: judgment, prejudice 

18. chary: careful 

19. furtive: shifty, sly 

20. futile: ineffective useless

21. penchant: a strong inclination 

22. profundity: deep into a subject

23. cacophony: harsh unpleasant sound 

24. fastidious: hard to please, critical demanding

25. derisive: making fun of

SAT blue book test #1 

Section 6 Grammar

8. A cure for some kinds of cancer, scientists believe, may be found within the next decade

A. Scientists believe, may be

E.  Which, some scientists believe, may be

My answer should be more simple 

SAT October 2011

be altered or changed
or
to be altered

same meaning so the second option is more clear
before careful