SAT Vocab Set #3

Definition of "pretentious" in context: "Although he makes much more money than his peers, he does his best to avoid acting pretentious."

He was a (____), guided by materialism and contemptuous of culture and art.

Representation of "avarice"?

Definition of "paucity" in: "A difficulty has been in the paucity of examples..."

Blunt and C. Huber have done much to (suppress/elucidate) the main physical features of the country.

Synonym of "protracted"?

Her children's novels are certainly (____), and they are certainly moral.

Definition of "capricious" in context: Madison went from excited to anxious in seconds.

Synonym of "scrupulous"?

Definition of "languid" in: "The mystery unfolds at a languid pace..."