SAT Vocabulary 1-100

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

belittle, degrade, denigrate, deride

Question 2

abash

Answer 2

to make someone feel embarrassed

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

to decrease, reduce, dwindle

Question 4

abdicate

Answer 4

to step down from a powerful position, resign

Question 5

abet

Answer 5

to encourage someone to do something wrong

Question 6

abhor

Answer 6

to hate deeply, detest, loathe

Question 7

abridge

Answer 7

to abbreviate, shorter, condense, curtail

Question 8

absolve

Answer 8

to forgive, make free of sin or blame, acquit, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

Question 9

abstemious

Answer 9

restraining oneself, self-disciplined, ascetic, abstinent, temperate

Question 10

acclaim

Answer 10

to praise enthusiastically, approve passionately, applaud, hail

Question 11

accord

Answer 11

consensus, concord, harmony, agreement; to agree, match, correspond; confer, bestow, afford

Question 12

acerbic

Answer 12

bitter, sour in taste; caustic, incisive, trenchant, sharp

Question 13

acquiesce

Answer 13

to agree passively, accept something reluctantly but without protest, comply unwillingly

Question 14

acrid

Answer 14

pungent, unpleasantly bitter in taste; sharp, acerbic, caustic, harsh, bitter (Describe smell and taste)

Question 15

acrimonious

Answer 15

acrid, acerbic, sharp, bitter, spiteful, hostile (Describes words and personality)

Question 16

admonish

Answer 16

to warn, criticize, scold, reprove, reproach, rebuke

Question 17

adroit

Answer 17

skillful, adept, competent, dexterous, deft

Question 18

adulation

Answer 18

extreme flattery, admiration, lionization

Question 19

affect

Answer 19

pretend, feign, assume, fake

Question 20

aggrandize

Answer 20

make great, increase, expand; exaggerate, overstate, embellish (aggressive+size)

Question 21

alacrity

Answer 21

cheerful and brisk readiness, quickness, enthusiasm

Question 22

aloof

Answer 22

distant, indifferent, reserved in. manner

Question 23

amalgam

Answer 23

fusion, a blend of of different things

Question 24

ambivalent

Answer 24

indecisive, having, two contrasting feelings, experiencing conflicting feelings

Question 25

ameliorate

Answer 25

to make better, improve

Question 26

amiable

Answer 26

friendly, pleasant, agreeable, amicable (=affable, to describe a person)

Question 27

amicable

Answer 27

possessing or showing friendliness, polite, friendly, amiable (between 2 things like in a group)

Question 28

anachronistic

Answer 28

having a mismatch in time, having an error involving time (ana=opposite and chronsitic=time)

Question 29

analogous

Answer 29

comparable, similar, equivalent

Question 30

anecdote

Answer 30

a short, humorous story

Question 31

antagonistic

Answer 31

hostile, actively opposing, aggressive

Question 32

antiquated

Answer 32

too old to be fashionable or useful, old and out of date, old-fashioned (antique=old)

Question 33

antipathy

Answer 33

a natural dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion, animosity (anti=hostile)

Question 34

apartheid

Answer 34

racial segregation, especially a former segregation policy in South Africa (apart=separate)

Question 35

aplomb

Answer 35

calmness, self-confident assurance, poise, calmness

Question 36

apostasy

Answer 36

teacher, perfidy, renunciation of religious faith

Question 37

appease

Answer 37

to soothe, pacify, relieve

Question 38

apprehensive

Answer 38

dreading or fearing coming adversity, anxious or worried

Question 39

approbation

Answer 39

approval, acceptance, praise

Question 40

arcane

Answer 40

mysterious, secret, obscure, unknown to the masses

Question 41

archaic

Answer 41

antiquated, outdated, obsolete

Question 42

arduous

Answer 42

difficult, tiresome, laborious, strenuous, onerous

Question 43

aria

Answer 43

a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically in an opera or oratorio

Question 44

artifice

Answer 44

artful trick, deception, clever or artful skill (artificial=fake)

Question 45

ascetic

Answer 45

monk-like, self-denying, abstinent, austere, abstemious,

Question 46

assiduous

Answer 46

diligent, conscientious, industrious, laborious, sedulous, studious

Question 47

assuage

Answer 47

to soothe, make less severe, satisfy, ease, alleviate