English SAT words

Question 1

Abberation

Answer 1

Deviating from the right or usual path

Question 2

Abstinence

Answer 2

Giving up certain pleasures

Question 3

Abstract

Answer 3

Theoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand

Question 4

Acclaim

Answer 4

Loud applause; approval

Question 5

Acquiesce

Answer 5

To accept conclusions or arrangements of others

Question 6

Admonish

Answer 6

To advise against something

Question 7

Advocate

Answer 7

Active supporter

Question 8

Aesthetic

Answer 8

Appreciation for beauty and art

Question 9

Affinity

Answer 9

A natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing

Question 10

Aggrandizement

Answer 10

An increase in rank or wealth

Question 11

Alienate

Answer 11

To turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone

Question 12

Alleviate

Answer 12

To make easier to endure; to relieve

Question 13

Aloof

Answer 13

Indifferent; unphased

Question 14

Altruistic

Answer 14

Thoughtful of the welfare of others

Question 15

Ambiguous

Answer 15

Permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined

Question 16

Ambivalence

Answer 16

Condition of conflicting attitudes

Question 17

Ameliorate

Answer 17

To make better or more tolerable; to improve

Question 18

Analogous

Answer 18

Similar in certain qualities; comparable

Question 19

Animosity

Answer 19

Active dislike; ill will

Question 20

Anonymity

Answer 20

Condition of being nameless or unknown

Question 21

Antagonism

Answer 21

Hostility, active opposition

Question 22

Antithesis

Answer 22

Direct opposite

Question 23

Apocryphal

Answer 23

Of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit

Question 24

Arduous

Answer 24

Hard to do; strenuous

Question 25

Articulate

Answer 25

Able to put one's thoughts into words easily and clearly

Question 26

Assuage

Answer 26

To calm or sooth; to satisfy

Question 27

Atrophy

Answer 27

To waste away

Question 28

Augment

Answer 28

To increase or enlarge; to become greater in size

Question 29

Austere

Answer 29

Stern in manner or appearance; strict in morals

Question 30

Authoritarian

Answer 30

A person who supports authority over people

Question 31

Autonomy

Answer 31

Independence; self government

Question 32

Aversion

Answer 32

Strong or fixed dislike; antipathy

Question 33

Belittle

Answer 33

To make someone seem less important

Question 34

Bequeath

Answer 34

To leave money or property by will; to pass along

Question 35

Bizarre

Answer 35

Strikingly odd in appearance or style

Question 36

Blithe

Answer 36

Happy and cheerful

Question 37

Bombastic

Answer 37

High sounding with language but has no meaning

Question 38

Buffoon

Answer 38

A clown

Question 39

Cache

Answer 39

Hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place

Question 40

Cacophony

Answer 40

Discord; harsh sound

Question 41

Cajole

Answer 41

To persuade by pleasant words or false promises

Question 42

Callous

Answer 42

Unfeeling; insensitive

Question 43

Capitulate

Answer 43

To surrender; cease resisting

Question 44

Capricious

Answer 44

Changeable

Question 45

Carping

Answer 45

Complaining

Question 46

Catalyst

Answer 46

Someone or something that brings about change

Question 47

Catharsis

Answer 47

An emotional purification or relief

Question 48

Celestial

Answer 48

Having to do with the heavens; divine

Question 49

Caustic

Answer 49

Stinging, biting

Question 50

Censure

Answer 50

To blame; to criticize aversely