1. Ascetic - Correct Meaning: No indulgence or luxuries 2. Innocuous - Correct Meaning: Harmless or insignificant 3. Banal - Correct Meaning: Commonplace, ordinary, prosaic 4. Ameliorate - Correct Meaning: To improve 5. Atrophy - Correct Meaning: To waste away from lack of use 6. Servile - Correct Meaning: Overly submissive 7. Flagrant - Correct Meaning: Glaringly wrong, faulty 8. Indolence - Correct Meaning: Laziness 9. Acquiesce - Correct Meaning: Accept reluctantly 10.Complacent - Correct Meaning: Smug, self-satisfied 11.Fastidious - Correct Meaning: Finicky, overly critical SAT practice 12.Parsimony - Correct Meaning: Stinginess 13.Provincial - Correct Meaning: Narrow-minded, unsophisticated 14.Depravity - Correct Meaning: Corruption, wickedness 15.Euphonious - Correct Meaning: Melodious, pleasant-sounding 16.Cacophonous - Correct Meaning: Harsh-sounding 17.Guile - Correct Meaning: Cunning, deceitful 18.Immutable - Correct Meaning: Not changing, permanent 19.Bastion - Correct Meaning: Stronghold, fort 20.Benign - Correct Meaning: Kindly, good natured 21.Disparage - Correct Meaning: To speak poorly of 22.Acuity - Correct Meaning: Sharpness/perceptive mind 23.Assuage - Correct Meaning: Reduce pain, alleviate, soothe