SAT WORDS WEEK 2

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

praise; official approval

Question 2

arcane

Answer 2

secret, obscure, known only to a few

Question 3

ardor

Answer 3

great emotion or passion

Question 4

ascendancy

Answer 4

state of rising, ascending; power or control

Question 5

ascertain

Answer 5

to determine, discover, make certain of

Question 6

assiduous

Answer 6

diligent, persistent, hard-working

Question 7

assimilation

Answer 7

act of blending in, becoming similar

Question 8

attenuate

Answer 8

to make thin or slender; weaken

Question 9

audacious

Answer 9

bold, daring, fearless

Question 10

audit

Answer 10

formal examination of financial records

Question 11

augment

Answer 11

to expand, extend

Question 12

avarice

Answer 12

Extreme desire for wealth; greed; acquisitiveness.

Question 13

aversion

Answer 13

intense dislike

Question 14

belabor

Answer 14

to insist repeatedly or harp on

Question 15

avouch

Answer 15

Guarantee; take responsibility for: affirm.

Question 16

bemuse

Answer 16

to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought

Question 17

benefactor

Answer 17

someone giving aid or money

Question 18

beseech

Answer 18

to beg, plead, implore

Question 19

betoken

Answer 19

to indicate, signify, give evidence of

Question 20

blanch

Answer 20

to pale; take the color out of