SAT Words: New Words List 2

Question 1

abominable

Answer 1

abominable a. Syn. detestable detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

Question 2

abrade

Answer 2

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

Question 3

abrasion

Answer 3

n. Syn. scratch; friction scratch; friction

Question 4

abridge

Answer 4

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

Question 5

abrogate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

abrupt

Answer 6

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

Question 7

abscond

Answer 7

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

Question 8

absence

Answer 8

n. state of being absent; state of being away

Question 9

absolution

Answer 9

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

Question 10

absolve

Answer 10

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

Question 11

aboriginal

Answer 11

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