SAT Core List 2

Question 1

Abide

Answer 1

Remain

Question 2

Abridge

Answer 2

Shorten

Question 3

Adulation

Answer 3

Extreme praise

Question 4

Affluent

Answer 4

Rich and wealthy

Question 5

Aggrandize

Answer 5

To increase or make greater

Question 6

Anathema

Answer 6

Cursed or hated person

Question 7

Arcane

Answer 7

Secret and known by only a few

Question 8

Collusion

Answer 8

Secret agreement

Question 9

Complacency

Answer 9

Feeling safe and secure

Question 10

Concede

Answer 10

Accept as valid

Question 11

Constituent

Answer 11

An essential part

Question 12

Convivial

Answer 12

Mood for feasting, drinking, and enjoying life

Question 13

Counteract

Answer 13

Neutralize or make ineffective

Question 14

Defile

Answer 14

To make impure or dirty

Question 15

Disseminate

Answer 15

Spread widely

Question 16

Eminent

Answer 16

Prominent

Question 17

Engender

Answer 17

Create, make, generate

Question 18

Fervent

Answer 18

Passionate

Question 19

Hapless

Answer 19

Unlucky

Question 20

Harangue

Answer 20

Lectured, gave a speech

Question 21

Incessant

Answer 21

Nonstop, continuous, endless

Question 22

Increment

Answer 22

Making larger of bigger

Question 23

Mores

Answer 23

The accepts way of acting or fixed customs in a group of people

Question 24

Nebulous

Answer 24

Cloudy and blurry

Question 25

Obsolete

Answer 25

Out of date

Question 26

Palatable

Answer 26

Eatable, yummy

Question 27

Pert

Answer 27

Bold

Question 28

Plaudits

Answer 28

Enthusiastic approval and applause

Question 29

Pugnacious

Answer 29

Fights a lot

Question 30

Quell

Answer 30

To settle a dangerous situation

Question 31

Reprieve

Answer 31

Temporary delay of punishment

Question 32

Rescind

Answer 32

Take back

Question 33

Succinct

Answer 33

Exact and precise

Question 34

Turgid

Answer 34

Swollen or excessively embellished

Question 35

Venerate

Answer 35

Respect and honor

Question 36

Zealous

Answer 36

Filled with eagerness