SAT Words

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

Become less active, less intense, or less in amount.
Grow less in intensity or degree
Eg: As he began giving his speech, his feelings of nervousness quickly abated

Question 2

Abridge

Answer 2

Reduce a text in length
E.g: The people feared that if the state became too powerful, government would abridge the liberties of the people

Question 3

Abstruse

Answer 3

Difficult to understand

Question 4

Accessible

Answer 4

Able to be reached

Question 5

Acclaim

Answer 5

Praise
Announce with great approval

Question 6

Accommodation

Answer 6

Provision of housing
Settlement or compromise
Process of adjusting to someone or something (adapting)

Question 7

Acknowledge

Answer 7

Recognize possibly, reluctantly the status or rights of something

Question 8

Acquiesce

Answer 8

Agree without protesting

Question 9

Acrid

Answer 9

Sharply bitter in taste or odor

Question 10

Acrimonious

Answer 10

Bitter in words or manners (Hostile)

Question 11

Acute

Answer 11

Quickly perceptive (smart)
Keen (Sharp)
Brief and Severe

Question 12

Adherent

Answer 12

Someone who follows a leader or supports a cause
E.g: The movement has many enthusiastic adherents.

Question 13

Adroit

Answer 13

Having skill or resourcefulness in coping with situations

Question 14

Advocate

Answer 14

Speak in favor of/ Support

Question 15

Adversary

Answer 15

One who resists or opposes

Question 16

Alleviate

Answer 16

Make more bearable

Question 17

Ambiguous

Answer 17

Having several possible meanings, therefore unclear.
E.g: -We were confused by the ambiguous wording of the message.
-He looked at her with an ambiguous smile. -Due to the ambiguous nature of the question, it was difficult to choose the right answer.

Question 18

Anarchy

Answer 18

A state of disorder due to absence of authority or other controlling systems
E.g: When the teacher was absent, there was anarchy in the classroom.

Question 19

Assumption

Answer 19

1- something taken for granted as true or sure, without proof
2- act of taking possession

Question 20

Belie

Answer 20

Give a false impression

Question 21

Benign

Answer 21

Gentle in disposition, harmless
E.g: But the tumor was benign, and Quinn had surgery to enable him to live with the tumor.

Question 22

Bolster

Answer 22

Support or prop up
E.g: We are more interested in bolstering confidence than in pointing out weaknesses.

Question 23

Brevity

Answer 23

Shortness of expression

Question 24

Buttress

Answer 24

Support, bolster

Question 25

Candor

Answer 25

Open honesty
E.g: I was impressed by the candor of his statement.
She spoke with candor about racism.

Question 26

Censure

Answer 26

Harshly criticize

Question 27

Censorious

Answer 27

Highly critical

Question 28

Catalyst

Answer 28

Something that causes an event or change to occur

Question 29

Capitulate

Answer 29

Give up resisting, surrender

Question 30

Coercion

Answer 30

Use of force to compel someone to obey
Threat of violence OR reprisel
E.g: The school bully used coercion to force the other kids to give him their lunch money

Question 31

Circumspect

Answer 31

Careful to consider possible consequences or dangers

Question 32

Cite

Answer 32

1- Refer to OR quote, especially to justify a position
2- Praise
3- Summon someone before a court

Question 33

Cogent

Answer 33

Strongly appealing to reason, well argued

Question 34

Colloquial

Answer 34

Familiar

Question 35

Commemorate

Answer 35

Honor the memory of

Question 36

Compile

Answer 36

Gather OR put together

Question 37

Complacency

Answer 37

Satisfaction with one’s person, possessions OR