SAT Vocab

Question 1

Abashed

Answer 1

Ashamed or embarrassed

Question 2

Abate

Answer 2

To reduce

Question 3

Abide

Answer 3

To remain; to continue; to endure; to stay

Question 4

Ablution

Answer 4

A cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual; liquid used in such an act

Question 5

Abstract

Answer 5

Difficult to understand; abstruse; not applied or practical

Question 6

Accountable

Answer 6

Expected to answer for ones actions; responsible, liable, answerable

Question 7

Accrue

Answer 7

To accumulate over time

Question 8

Acme

Answer 8

The highest point

Question 9

Addict

Answer 9

To devote oneself habitually or compulsively; one who is addicted

Question 10

Adherent

Answer 10

A follower of a leader; supporter

Question 11

Joe was not at all ___ when he opened a Valentine from Linda.

Answer 11

Abashed

Question 12

Tom went to a financial consultant to seek advice on ___ his burdening debts.

Answer 12

Abating

Question 13

Soldiers in battle need to have an ___ faith in their fellow soldiers.

Answer 13

Abiding

Question 14

The priest performed his ___ in private.

Answer 14

Ablutions

Question 15

Though Joshua thought his ideas were sound, he considered them ___.

Answer 15

Abstract

Question 16

Timothy was ___ for counting the votes after the election.

Answer 16

Accountable

Question 17

Bryan’s unpaid parking tickets ___ to the point they would have paid for his college tuition.

Answer 17

Accrued

Question 18

Lisa thought the story’s ___ was effective, but I thought the author should have told more.

Answer 18

Acme

Question 19

His friends worried constantly about him because he was a drug ___.
Betty has become so ___ to reading she does nothing else.

Answer 19

Addict

Addicted

Question 20

The political candidate praised his ___ for their support.

Answer 20

Adherents

Question 21

Adroit

Answer 21

Skillful; deft

Question 22

The auto workers of Detroit are \_\_\_ at manufacturing automobiles.
Mr. Smith \_\_\_ removed Eric from the class before he could cause a problem.

Answer 22

Adroit

Adroitly

Question 23

Aesthetic

Answer 23

Having to do with artistic beauty

Question 24

Japanese rock gardens demonstrate ___ values typical of a Far Eastern culture.
The artist had an uncanny sense of ___; he could make a drawing of a plate of food look like a Thanksgiving feast.

Answer 24

Aesthetic

Aesthetics

Question 25

Agog

Answer 25

Highly excited by eagerness

Question 26

Jim sat ___ when his name was announced as the winner of the prize.

Answer 26

Agog

Question 27

Ambivalence

Answer 27

Indecision, experiencing contradictory emotions

Question 28

Ben’s ___ toward his boss made him regret the day he accepted the job.

Answer 28

Ambivalence

Question 29

Ambulatory

Answer 29

of or for walking; capable of walking

Question 30

Most ___ patients do not stay overnight at the hospital.

Answer 30

Ambulatory

Question 31

Ancillary

Answer 31

Helping; providing assistance; subordinate

Question 32

Our chemistry workbook is ___ to the textbook.

Answer 32

Ancillary

Question 33

Animated

Answer 33

Having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor, or spirit

Question 34

Liz played the violin with intense ___.

Answer 34

Animation

Question 35

Animosity

Answer 35

Having a feeling of ill-will; bittern hostility

Question 36

The two sisters had a deep-seated ___toward each other.

Answer 36

Animosity

Question 37

Annals

Answer 37

Descriptive record; history

Question 38

The ___ of history should teach us how to avoid war.

Answer 38

Annals

Question 39

Annex

Answer 39

To add or attach

Question 40

The wedding reception was held in the ___ of the church.

Because the school was growing so quickly, portable buildings were ___ to the campus.

Answer 40

Annex

Annexed

Question 41

Apex

Answer 41

The highest point; peak

Question 42

Our shadows were shortest when the sun had reached its ___.

Answer 42

Apex

Question 43

Appease

Answer 43

To soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving to

Question 44

To ___ his mother, Zach always walked the dog before dinner.

The trainer ___ the monkey by giving him extra bananas.

Answer 44

Appease

Appeases

Question 45

Armament

Answer 45

Military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war

Question 46

Chris is the ___ officer for his division.

Answer 46

Armaments

Question 47

Ascribe

Answer 47

To attribute to a specific cause, source, or orgin

Question 48

Kurt ___ his gold medal to hard work and dedication.

Answer 48

Ascribed

Question 49

Asinine

Answer 49

Silly; stupid

Question 50

Adam is usually a nice guy, but sometimes he is so ___ no one can stand him.

Answer 50

Asinine

Question 51

Assail

Answer 51

To attack violently

Question 52

Music ___ our ears as we walked into the concert hall.

Answer 52

Assailed

Question 53

Atone

Answer 53

To make amends

Question 54

After ___ for his past indiscretions, the president quickly won back the support of the nation.

Answer 54

Atoning

Question 55

Attrition

Answer 55

A gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away

Question 56

Because our school has so many older teachers, the ___ rate is high

Answer 56

Attrition

Question 57

Augment

Answer 57

To make or become greater as in size, quality or strength

Question 58

The president ___ his problems by denying his involvement in any wrong doing.

Answer 58

Augmented

Question 59

Baleful

Answer 59

Threatening; hurtful; malignant; ominous

Question 60

The sky was ___ thick with clouds.

Answer 60

Balefully