SAT Words Fall Flashcards
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence?
Abstract
To be in accordance with?
Accordingly
To make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify?
Adapt
Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity?
Adequate
To stick to a surface; to believe/follow to a set of beliefs?
Adhere
A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy?
Advocate
Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen?
Apprehension
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty?
Aesthetic
The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point?
Apex
Campaign to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting action?
Agitate
campaign to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting action.
Agitate
Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed?
Ambitious
Regard as probable; expect or predict?
Anticipate
To guess through reasoning?
Infer
Honesty, decency?
Integrity
Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural?
Artificial
A way of approaching a problem?
Avenue
Having an eager desire for?
Avid
Carry or conduct oneself in a specified manner?
Bear
A rough or noisy fight or quarrel?
Brawl
Trust among friends?
Camaraderie
Truthful and straightforward; frank?
Candid
To take possession of?
Capture
Logical and consistent?
Coherent
Efficient and qualified?
Competent
To occur simultaneously?
Coincide
surrender or yield?
Concede
to allow or overlook?
Condone
to manage or control; to behave in a particular way?
Conduct
to trust someone with secrets?
Confide
to limit something?
Confine
think deeply and at length?
Contemplate
to be in contrast with?
Contradict
giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement?
Controversial
the climax?
Culmination
to foster?
Cultivate
to declare something formally?
Decree
empty, barren?
Desolate
exciting, stimulating?
Exhilarating
to make a process easier?
Facilitate
the possibility of something?
Feasibility
to grow, prosper (esp quickly)?
Flourish
clearly, directly?
Frankly
carefree?
Freewheeling
the most basic component?
Fundamental
dangerous, harmful?
Hostile
to bestow or transmit?
Impart
impressive in size or appearance?
Imposing
emotional detachment?
Indifference
to give into something?
Indulge
a problem?
Dilemma
careful and persistent work or effort?
Diligence
make or become less?
Diminish
extremely serious or urgent?
Dire
dull, sad?
Dreary
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing?
Eloquent
to sustain or withstand against?
Endure
jealousy to an excessive degree?
Envy
to enact or to found?
Establish
bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind?
Evoke
to be successful at something?
Excel
to put something into use?
Exert