SAT Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

Abortive

Answer 1

(ADJ) failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed

Question 2

Absurd

Answer 2

(ADJ) contrary to reason; obviously inconsistent with truth or common sense

Question 3

Bedlam

Answer 3

(N) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Question 4

Belie*

Answer 4

(V) contradict; give a false impression

Question 5

Cacophony

Answer 5

(N) harsh-sounding, discordant

Question 6

Callous

Answer 6

(ADJ) emotionally hardened, unfeeling

Question 7

Debilitate*

Answer 7

(V) to make weak or feeble

Question 8

Debutante

Answer 8

(N) young woman who has just made her formal entrance into society

Question 9

Edifice

Answer 9

(N) a building; a structure; a large or massive building (church, palace)

Question 10

Eclectic

Answer 10

(ADJ) selective in choosing from a variety of sources

Question 11

Fabricate

Answer 11

(V) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

Question 12

Gamut

Answer 12

(N) an entire range or series

Question 13

Hamper*

Answer 13

(V) obstruct

Question 14

Iconoclast

Answer 14

(N) one who attacks or seeks to overthrow popular or traditional belief, ideas, or institutions; an opponent of religious use of images

Question 15

Ignominious

Answer 15

(ADJ) marked with or full of disgrace; quality of conduct deserving disgrace; shameful; disgraceful

Question 16

Jeopardize

Answer 16

(V) to expose to loss or injury; to risk

Question 17

Labyrinth

Answer 17

(N) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation

Question 18

Magnanimous

Answer 18

(ADJ) generous in forgiving, above small meannesses

Question 19

Nadir

Answer 19

(N) the lowest point; time of greatest depression

Question 20

Obliterate

Answer 20

(V) to erase or blot out; to render imperceptible