1. SAT List #4 5 on front, 5 on back- space out!
brevity
callow
cantankerous
capricious
celerity
charlatan
chasten
churlish
clamor
clemency

2. Here we go again!
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

3. Charlatan = apocryphal
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

4. Chasten = Shame on you!
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

5. Four down, 16 to go!
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