500 Hard SAT Word List
| Group (4) - Matching Quizzes |    |
menagerie 
1
 | suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
obfuscate
2
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
obliterate
3
| district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits |
| subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
obtuse
4
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
olfactory
5
| change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome |
| relating to, or contributing to sense of smell |
| powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority |
ornate
6
| excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
| burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing |
| introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
| threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
ostentatious
7
| lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly |
pallid
8
| dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly |
| tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
| sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
paradox
9
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
parsimony
10
| tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |