honors history sat words week 1-5

Question 1

ubiquitous

Answer 1

almost everywhere during the same time period

Question 2

cultivate

Answer 2

prepare and take care of growing crops

Question 3

encapsulate

Answer 3

to sum up something

Question 4

periphery

Answer 4

surface or boundary of an area

Question 5

reverberate

Answer 5

loud noise with repeating echo

Question 6

sacrilegious

Answer 6

doing something that is considered outrageous

Question 7

archaeology

Answer 7

study of human history by examining artifacts

Question 8

geography

Answer 8

study of physical features of the earth, atmosphere, and life

Question 9

paleontology

Answer 9

study of fossils of animals and plants

Question 10

anthropology

Answer 10

study of human actions and development

Question 11

chronology

Answer 11

study of records to find correct dates and order/ something in order (1. 2. 3. 4. etc.)

Question 12

abet

Answer 12

help someone do an unresponsible action

Question 13

accede

Answer 13

agree to a command

Question 14

cache

Answer 14

collection of items of the same type

Question 15

dearth

Answer 15

lack of something

Question 16

Abrogate

Answer 16

a lawful or formal agreement

Question 17

Assertion

Answer 17

having faith or being confident in a statement or belief

Question 18

Cognizant

Answer 18

being aware of something

Question 19

Constituent

Answer 19

piece of a whole

Question 20

Despot

Answer 20

Someone who claims a high amount of power

Question 21

Egregious

Answer 21

sacrilegious or shocking in a negative way

Question 22

Competent

Answer 22

being able to do a task skillfully

Question 23

Corroborate

Answer 23

giving support or verifying something

Question 24

Doctrine

Answer 24

a set of beliefs formed by a church

Question 25

Empirical

Answer 25

based on evidence or experience