🌐Global Gateway Questions — SAT English

The new anthology of Bob Dylan songs contains all his greatest hits and a few songs that you might never have heard before. An 'anthology' is a:

The criminal was apprehended at the scene. To be 'apprehended' means to be:

After dinner, Marlon told an anecdote about the time he got his nose stuck in a toaster. An 'anecdote' is a:

The sudden drop in temperature threatened to ________ the already critical situation for the homeless population.

He tried to __________ his true feelings about the proposal, but his facial expressions betrayed his disapproval.

The mechanic 'calibrated' the car's transmission to make the motor run most efficiently. What did the mechanic do?

The new medication was prescribed to _____ the patient's symptoms and make them more bearable.

The artist sought to capture the ________ beauty of the morning light filtering through the clouds.

The poet wrote a moving ________ for his departed friend, expressing profound sorrow and remembrance.

Maud found Ronald's constant compliments and solicitous remarks 'cloying.' What did she find them to be?

The principal 'censured' the head of the English Department for forcing students to learn esoteric vocabulary. What did the principal do?

The government sought to _____ the old law that was deemed unconstitutional.

A 'ballad' is primarily known as a type of:

Chuck set the table with "alacrity" when his mother asked. What does this imply about his action?

My feelings about Calvin are ambivalent because on one hand he is a loyal friend, but on the other, he is a cruel and vicious thief. To have 'ambivalent' feelings is to:

I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but antipathy for you. 'Antipathy' is a feeling of:

Fred's buddies 'cajoled' him into attending the bachelor party. What did his buddies do?

Though Mr. Correlli wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands. Mr. Correlli's action shows:

There was an ________ stain on the front of his shirt, impossible to miss.

Joseph always dropped the names of the famous people his father knew as a way to aggrandize his personal stature. To 'aggrandize' is to: