SAT Vocab Groups 9-17

Question 1

Prefix il, in, im, ir

Answer 1

“Not” or “un”

Question 2

illegible

Answer 2

hard to read, impossible to read

Question 3

illiterate

Answer 3

unable to read or write

Question 4

illogical

Answer 4

contrary to the rules of logic

Question 5

immaculate

Answer 5

free from stain or flaws

Question 6

immature

Answer 6

not mature, ripe, developed

Question 7

impunity

Answer 7

exempt from punishment

Question 8

inaccessible

Answer 8

unapproachable

Question 9

incessant

Answer 9

continuing without interruption, unending

Question 10

inflexible

Answer 10

not capable of bending

Question 11

ingratitude

Answer 11

state of being ungrateful

Question 12

inhospitable

Answer 12

not friendly, hostile

Question 13

insoluble

Answer 13

not capable of being dissolved

Question 14

irreconcilable

Answer 14

incapable of being brought to harmony, incompatible

Question 15

irrelevant

Answer 15

not relevant, not pertaining to the topic

Question 16

irrevocable

Answer 16

not to be revoked or recalled, unchangeable

Question 17

Prefix Bene; Mal, Male

Answer 17

“good”; “bad, evil, ill, badly”

Question 18

benediction

Answer 18

utterance of good wishes

Question 19

malediction

Answer 19

a curse

Question 20

benefactor

Answer 20

a person who takes the benefit

Question 21

malefactor

Answer 21

a person who violates a law

Question 22

beneficial

Answer 22

advantageous

Question 23

beneficiary

Answer 23

a person or group that receives benefits

Question 24

benevolent

Answer 24

characterized by expressing good will

Question 25

malevolent

Answer 25

wishing harm or evil

Question 26

maladjusted

Answer 26

badly adjusted

Question 27

malice

Answer 27

a desire to inflict damage

Question 28

malnutrition

Answer 28

lack of proper nutrition

Question 29

maltreat

Answer 29

to treat badly

Question 30

Prefix "de"

Answer 30

down, down from, opposite of

Question 31

decadent

Answer 31

un restrained self esteem

Question 32

deciduous

Answer 32

not permanent

Question 33

demented

Answer 33

crazy insane mad

Question 34

demolish

Answer 34

to destroy break down

Question 35

demote

Answer 35

to lower in rank or power

Question 36

dependent

Answer 36

relying on someone

Question 37

depreciate

Answer 37

to reduce in value

Question 38

despise

Answer 38

to regard with disgust

Question 39

deviate

Answer 39

to turn aside away from

Question 40

devour

Answer 40

to eat, swallow up

Question 41

Prefix "dis"

Answer 41

opposite of, differently, apart, away

Question 42

discontent

Answer 42

not satisfied

Question 43

discredit

Answer 43

to show undeserving trust

Question 44

discrepancy

Answer 44

an instance of inconsistency, difference in two facts

Question 45

disintegrate

Answer 45

to separate into parts

Question 46

dispassionate

Answer 46

free from passion

Question 47

disrepair

Answer 47

the condition of needing repair

Question 48

dissent

Answer 48

to differ in opinion

Question 49

dissident

Answer 49

disagreeing in opinion or atitude

Question 50

distract

Answer 50

to divide attention

Question 51

Prefix "Se-", "Circum"

Answer 51

apart; around, round

Question 52

Secede

Answer 52

to withdraw formally

Question 53

Secession

Answer 53

an act of seceding

Question 54

seclude

Answer 54

to place or withdraw

Question 55

secure

Answer 55

free from or not exposed to

Question 56

sedition

Answer 56

rebellion against a government

Question 57

segregate

Answer 57

to separate or set apart

Question 58

circumference

Answer 58

the area around a circle

Question 59

circumlocution

Answer 59

a roundabout way of speaking

Question 60

circumnavigate

Answer 60

to fly or sail around

Question 61

circumscribe

Answer 61

to draw a line around

Question 62

circumspect

Answer 62

watchful or discreet

Question 63

circumvent

Answer 63

to go around or bypass

Question 64

Prefix Con, Co, Col, Cor,

Answer 64

together, with

Question 65

Coalesce

Answer 65

to grow together to form one

Question 66

coherent

Answer 66

logically connected, sticking together

Question 67

collaborate

Answer 67

to work with, together, cooperate

Question 68

collusion

Answer 68

a secret agreement

Question 69

concord

Answer 69

a agreement between nations

Question 70

congenital

Answer 70

a condition present at birth

Question 71

convene

Answer 71

to come together or assemble

Question 72

correspond

Answer 72

to be in agreement

Question 73

Prefix Ob-; Per-

Answer 73

against, in the way, over; through, to the end, thoroughly

Question 74

Obliterate

Answer 74

to remove all traces of

Question 75

obsess

Answer 75

to preoccupy with thoughts of

Question 76

obstacle

Answer 76

something that obstructs progress

Question 77

obstruct

Answer 77

to block or close up

Question 78

obtrude

Answer 78

to thrust forward

Question 79

obviate

Answer 79

to prevent or eliminate

Question 80

perennial

Answer 80

lasting for a indefinite amount of time

Question 81

perforate

Answer 81

to make holes in

Question 82

permeate

Answer 82

to pass through

Question 83

perplex

Answer 83

to confuse or puzzle

Question 84

persist

Answer 84

to continue steadfastly or firmly

Question 85

pertinent

Answer 85

relevant to a matter

Question 86

perturb

Answer 86

to disturb or disquiet greatly

Question 87

Prefix Pre-

Answer 87

before, beforehand

Question 88

Precede

Answer 88

to go before

Question 89

preclude

Answer 89

to prevent the occurrence of a event

Question 90

precocious

Answer 90

advanced in mature development

Question 91

preconceive

Answer 91

to form a conception

Question 92

prefabricated

Answer 92

to manufacture in standardized parts for assembly

Question 93

preface

Answer 93

a preliminary statement in a book

Question 94

premature

Answer 94

before the proper mature state

Question 95

premeditate

Answer 95

to plan beforehand

Question 96

presume

Answer 96

to assume truth in the absence of proof

Question 97

preview

Answer 97

an earlier of previous views

Question 98

Prefix Pro-

Answer 98

forward, forth

Question 99

Procrastinate

Answer 99

to delay

Question 100

Proficient

Answer 100

well skilled in a skill

Question 101

profuse

Answer 101

spending or giving freely, abundant in amount

Question 102

project

Answer 102

to set forth, show

Question 103

prominent

Answer 103

standing out as easily seen

Question 104

propel

Answer 104

to thrust forward

Question 105

proponent

Answer 105

a person who puts forward an proposal, one who supports an idea

Question 106

prospect

Answer 106

to search or explore, expectation

Question 107

prospects

Answer 107

an outlook for the future

Question 108

protract

Answer 108

to draw out or lengthen

Question 109

protrude

Answer 109

to project out, stand out

Question 110

provoke

Answer 110

to anger enrage