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SAT Multiple Choice Questions - List 45

SAT - Flashcards - Multiple Choice Questions - SHOW ME LIST 45

Definition:

(noun) a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the #######"

(adjective satellite) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last ####### attempt to reach the climber"; "the ####### gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G

(adjective satellite) fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a ####### illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a ####### situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

(adjective satellite) showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a ####### urge to confess"; "a ####### need for recognition"

(adjective satellite) arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a ####### cry for help"; "helpless and #######--as if at the end of his tether"; "her ####### screa

(adjective satellite) #######ly determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"

(adjective satellite) (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a ####### criminal"; "taken hostage of ####### men"

 

** Please Select the best Word that fits the definition in the left column

PREVALENCE
DESPERATE
PREEXISTENCE
REGRETFUL
UPBRAID