SAT Vocab Lesson 1

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

(v) to lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade

Question 2

abdicate

Answer 2

(v) to give up (a position, responsibility, royal power, etc.)

Question 3

aberrant

Answer 3

(adj.) deviating from the usual, customary, or normal course

Question 4

aberration

Answer 4

(n) the fact or instance of deviation from the usual, customary, or normal course

Question 5

abeyance

Answer 5

(n) a state of suspension or temporary inaction

Question 6

abhor

Answer 6

(v) to regard with disgust, fear, or hatred

Question 7

abhorrence

Answer 7

(n) the act or state of extreme disgust, loathing, or hatred

Question 8

abject

Answer 8

(adj) sunk to a low condition; wretched; degraded

Question 9

abridge

Answer 9

(v) to make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaving out minor parts

Question 10

abstemious

Answer 10

(adj) characterized by self-denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink or food

Question 11

abstruse

Answer 11

(adj) hard to understand; deep; complex

Question 12

accede

Answer 12

(v) to agree

Question 13

accolade

Answer 13

(n) anything done or given as a sign of great respect, approval, appreciation, etc.

Question 14

accursed

Answer 14

(adj) doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune

Question 15

acerbic

Answer 15

(adj) sharp, harsh or bitter in words, tone, or temperament

Question 16

acquiesce

Answer 16

(v) to comply; submit

Question 17

acquiescence

Answer 17

(n) passive consent

Question 18

acrimonious

Answer 18

(adj) full of bitterness

Question 19

adamant

Answer 19

(adj) not giving in or relenting; unyielding

Question 20

adroit

Answer 20

(adj) having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situation

Question 21

aesthetics

Answer 21

(n) the study or theory of beauty and of the psychological responses to it; specifically, the branch of philosophy dealing with art, its creative sources, its forms, and its effects

Question 22

affable

Answer 22

(adj) pleasant and easy to approach; friendly

Question 23

aloof

Answer 23

(adj) removed or distant either physically or emotionally; not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others

Question 24

altruism

Answer 24

(n) unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

Question 25

amass

Answer 25

(v) to pile up; to accumulate

Question 26

ambidextrous

Answer 26

(adj) equal to use both hands with equal skill or ease

Question 27

ambiguous

Answer 27

(adj) having two or more possible meanings; not clear; uncertain

Question 28

ambivalence

Answer 28

(n) simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing

Question 29

ambivalent

Answer 29

(adj) feeling simultaneous conflicting feelings

Question 30

ambulatory

Answer 30

(adj) of or for walking