Barron's SAT 1-2

Question 0

Abridge

Answer 0

Condense or shorten

Americans read “A Clockwork Orange: Abridged.”

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

Subside; decrease, lessen

As the weather front moved through, the wind abated and with it came sunshine and a changing wind direction.

Question 2

Abstemious

Answer 2

Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

An person who suffers from anorexia is an example of someone who is abstemious.

Question 3

Abstract

Answer 3

Theoretical; lacking in substance

Question 4

Abstruse

Answer 4

Hard to understand

Question 5

Accessible

Answer 5

Easy to approach; obtainable

Question 6

Acclaim

Answer 6

Praise; applause; admiration

Question 7

Accolade

Answer 7

Award of merit

Question 8

Acknowledge

Answer 8

Recognize; admit

Question 9

Acquiesce

Answer 9

To give in; to agree

Question 10

Acrid

Answer 10

Shard; bitterly pungent

The acrid smell of burnt eagle feathers hung in the air.

Question 11

Acrimonious

Answer 11

Bitter in words or manner

When a person says mean and hurtful things to someone, it is an example of acting in an acrimonious manner.

Question 12

Adulation

Answer 12

Flattery; intense admiration

An example of adulation may be a couple who is very much in love.

Question 13

Adversary

Answer 13

Opponent

Question 14

Adversity

Answer 14

Unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event

Question 15

Abase

Answer 15

Lower; humiliate

An example of abase is a bully taunting a victim.

Question 16

Aberrant

Answer 16

Abnormal or deviant

Question 17

Abject

Answer 17

Wretched; lacking pride

An example of abject poverty would be homelessness.

Question 18

Abjure

Answer 18

Renounce upon oath

An example of the word abjure is when a confession is given but then later rescinded.

Question 19

Abnegation

Answer 19

Repudiation; self-sacrifice

An example of abnegation is when a successful lawyer gives up her practice in order to become a missionary.

Question 20

Abortive

Answer 20

Unsuccessful; fruitless

Hence, abortions.

Question 21

Abrade

Answer 21

Wear away by friction; scrape; erode

In order to go on an AB RADE (raid) someone would have to file your abs down.

Question 22

Abrasive

Answer 22

Rubbing away; tending to grind down

Brenda Lee Johnson had an abrasive attitude in order to get her suspects to confess.

Question 23

Abscond

Answer 23

Depart secretly and hide

An example of abscond would be a prisoner escaping from jail. ABSCOND from Alcatraz.

Question 24

Abut

Answer 24

Border upon; adjoin Your butt ABUTS your legs and lower back.

Question 25

Accede

Answer 25

Agree Sort of like concede.

Question 26

Acclivity

Answer 26

Sharp upslope of a hill

Question 27

Accoutre

Answer 27

Equip

Question 28

Acerbity

Answer 28

Bitterness of speech and temper

Question 29

Acme

Answer 29

Top; pinnacle

Question 30

Acquittal

Answer 30

Deliverance from a charge

Question 31

Acrophobia

Answer 31

Fear of heights

Question 32

Actuarial

Answer 32

Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

Question 33

Acuity

Answer 33

Sharpbess

Question 34

Acumen

Answer 34

Mental keeness

Question 35

Adage

Answer 35

Wise saying; proverb

Question 36

Addle

Answer 36

Muddle; drive crazy; become rotten

Question 37

Admonition

Answer 37

Warning

Question 38

Adroit

Answer 38

Skillful

Question 39

Adulterate

Answer 39

Make impure by adding inferior or tainted subsances

Question 40

Advent

Answer 40

Arribal

Question 41

Adverse

Answer 41

Unfavorable; hostile

Question 42

Advocate

Answer 42

To support; to speak in favor of

Question 43

Aerie

Answer 43

Nest of a large bird of pret

Question 44

Aesthetic

Answer 44

Artistic; having to do with artist beauty

Question 45

Affable

Answer 45

Easily approachable; warmly friendly

Question 46

Affidavit

Answer 46

Written statement made under oath

Question 47

Affinity

Answer 47

Kinship

Question 48

Affirmation

Answer 48

Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

Question 49

Affliction

Answer 49

State of distress; cause of suffering

Question 50

Affluence

Answer 50

Abundance; wealth

Question 51

Aggrandize

Answer 51

Increase or intensify

Question 52

Aggregate

Answer 52

Gather; accumula

Question 53

Alacrity

Answer 53

Cheerful promptness

Question 54

Alimentary

Answer 54

Supplying norishment

Question 55

Alimony

Answer 55

Payments made to ex-spouse after divorce

Question 56

Allay

Answer 56

Calm; pacify

Question 57

Allegory

Answer 57

Story in which characters are used as symbols

Question 58

Alleviate

Answer 58

To lessen; to relieve; to make bearable

Question 59

Aloof

Answer 59

Apart; reserved

Question 60

Altercation

Answer 60

Noisy quarrel; heated duspute

Question 61

Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

Question 62

Amalgamate

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Combine; unite in one body

Question 63

Ambience

Answer 63

Environment; atmosphere

Question 64

Ambiguous

Answer 64

Having more than one interpretation

Question 65

Ambivalence

Answer 65

Undecided; hot and cold

Question 66

Ambulatory

Answer 66

Able to walk; not bedridden

Question 67

Amenable

Answer 67

Readily managed; willing to be led