Name:___________________

Mr. Sudol
SAT Vocabulary Activity Sheet # 3

Directions: Below, you will see the SAT vocabulary words for this cycle, as well as their parts of
speech. Below these, you will see ten sentences, each with a blank space in it; you must look up their
definitions on your own. Please fill each blank in with one of the words in the box below; each word
will only be used once.
SAT Word Part of
Speech
21. Insightful Adj.
22. Meddler Noun
23. Modicum Noun
24. Obscure Adj.
25. Pathos Noun
26. Rancorous Adj.
27. Scour Verb
28. Smug Adv.
29. Squander Verb
30. Wily Adj.

1. Some would say Bernie Madoff was a _____________ investor, while others would say he was just
an unscrupulous thief.

2. Tybalt’s eyes were flamed with rage and _____________ intent, one which he hoped would result in
Romeo’s death.

3. Some rappers are very talented, but most only have a ______________ of talent.

4. The reasons for that last plane crash are ________________, given that the government doesn’t want
to give out any information that might help people understand what really happened.

5. The play, showing how difficult life in the projects was, drew out the ______________ of those stu-
dents who actually lived in projects and who could identify (and feel bad for) the characters in the
play.

6. Tyler’s teacher decided to give him an A on his last paper because of how _______________ his ar -
gumentation was.

7. Everyone knew he was a ________________ because he was constantly getting into everyone’s busi-
ness.

8. Time, like good fortune, is not something you should ________________.

9. You could tell how wealthy Tom Buchanan was by the ________________ expression on his face.
10. No matter how hard he tried to _______________ his hands, Macbeth could not wash the blood away.