SAT List #4 5 on front, 5 on back- space out! 1.brevity 2.callow 3.cantankerous 4.capricious 5.celerity 6.charlatan 7.chasten 8.churlish 9.clamor 10.clemency

1. After listening to the first speaker’s long, drawn-out speech, we appreciated the next speaker’s brevity. (n) shortness of time or duration; briefness 2. The boy’s callow behavior was a result of his young age. (adj) immature or inexperienced; fledgling 3. The cantankerous old man yelled at us for no reason at all. (adj) cranky, disagreeable

4. The weather has been capricious lately; we never know what to expect the next day. (adj) impulsive and unpredictable 5. The starving dog finished his food with a celerity that surprised us all. (n) swiftness; speed 6. The charlatan bilked my poor grandmother by pretending to be a doctor with a fake degree. (n) a person who pretends or claims to have skills they do not possess; quack

7. The boy was chasten (ed) by his parents for playing with matches in the house. (v) to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; chastise 8. The churlish man’s boorish behavior annoyed everyone. (adj) rude, surly, ungracious

9. The clamor from the crowd showed their disagreement with the score of the game. (n) a loud uproar; outcry [also used as a verb: She clamored for more food.] 10. The governor granted clemency to the inmate on death-row. (n) the act of showing mercy or leniency; forgiveness