Week 6 SAT Words

acrimonious adj. full of bitterness

Due to much fighting over custody of the cats, their divorce was extremely acrimonious and led to the husband threatening his wife with a chair if she didn’t give up one of the kittens.

obstreperous adj. noisy and difficult to control

The tragically obstreperous class was virtually impossible to teach.

pedagogy n. the science and art of teaching

Determined to master pedagogy, Kyle asked to take over the sophomore class for a day, which he did with great success.

mediocre adj. ordinary

Contented with their mediocre grades of Cs and Ds, the students preferred to just chill in the hallway instead of actually doing their homework.

bibliomania n. the passion for collecting books

Thomas’ bibliomania brought great delight to his English teachers.

vacuous adj. empty

mercenary adj. greedy

truculent adj. fierce, brutal, likely to fight

The truculent trio often got into massive brawls during class, and frequently took several innocent bystanders down with them.

coerce v. to force

After being coerced by her father to marry the wealthy young man, the young woman was extremely reluctant to kiss her new husband.

palatial adj. magnificent