SAT Words List 2

Question 1

abominable

Answer 1

Syn. detestable detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

Question 2

aboriginal

Answer 2

Syn. primitive; native being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

Question 3

abrade

Answer 3

v. Syn. scrape; erode wear away by friction; scrape; erode

Question 4

abrasion

Answer 4

n. Syn. scratch; friction scratch; friction

Question 5

abridge

Answer 5

v. Syn. condense; shorten condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

Question 6

abrogate

Answer 6

a. Syn. abolish abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

Question 7

abrupt

Answer 7

a. Syn. sudden; unforeseen broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

Question 8

abscond

Answer 8

v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

Question 9

absence

Answer 9

n. state of being absent; state of being away

Question 10

absolution

Answer 10

n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

Question 11

absolve

Answer 11

v. Syn. release; liberate; exempt let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation