SAT Verb-Preposition Idiom

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

(v.) to humiliate, degrade

Question 2

abate

Answer 2

(v.) to reduce, lessen

Question 3

abdicate

Answer 3

(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership

Question 4

abduct

Answer 4

(v.) to kidnap, take by force

Question 5

aberration

Answer 5

(n.) something that differs from the norm

Question 6

abet

Answer 6

(v.) to aid, help, encourage

Question 7

abhor

Answer 7

(v.) to hate completely, to detest

Question 8

abide

Answer 8

(v.) to put up with; tolerate

Question 9

abject

Answer 9

(adj.) wretched, pitiful

Question 10

abjure

Answer 10

(v.) to reject, renounce

Question 11

abnegation

Answer 11

(n.) denial of comfort to oneself

Question 12

abort

Answer 12

(v.) to give up on a half-finished project or effort

Question 13

abridge

Answer 13

1.(v.) to cut down, shorten

Question 14

abrogate

Answer 14

(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

Question 15

balk

Answer 15

(v.) to stop, block abruptly

Question 16

ballad

Answer 16

(n.) a love song

Question 17

banal

Answer 17

(adj.) dull, commonplace

Question 18

cacophony

Answer 18

(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious loud sound

Question 19

cadence

Answer 19

(n.) a rhythm, progression of sound

Question 20

cajole

Answer 20

(v.) to urge, coax

Question 21

calamity

Answer 21

(n.) an event with disastrous consequences

Question 22

calibrate

Answer 22

(v.) to set, standardize

Question 23

callous

Answer 23

(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling