SAT Word List - Quarter Two

Question 1

warrant

Answer 1

arrest authorization

Question 2

fester

Answer 2

to become inflamed, to form pus or decay

Question 3

inept

Answer 3

clumsy, unskilled

Question 4

nascent

Answer 4

starting to grow or develop

Question 5

bewail

Answer 5

to express great sorrow over

Question 6

belligerent

Answer 6

of warlike character; argumentative aggressive

Question 7

veracity

Answer 7

truth, honesty

Question 8

elucidate

Answer 8

to make clear; explain in detail

Question 9

illusory

Answer 9

deceptive, false, misleading

Question 10

surmise

Answer 10

guess, conclusion with strong evidence

Question 11

beatific

Answer 11

blissful, great happiness

Question 12

smirch

Answer 12

dirty, soil

Question 13

corroborate

Answer 13

to bear witness; to confirm

Question 14

hypocrite

Answer 14

a person who pretends to be what he is not

Question 15

apprise

Answer 15

inform; to notify

Question 16

validate

Answer 16

to confirm; to verify

Question 17

penance

Answer 17

penalty, punishment

Question 18

rampant

Answer 18

uncontrolled, out of hand

Question 19

affidavit

Answer 19

written legal declaration

Question 20

sable

Answer 20

very dark in color; black

Question 21

similitude

Answer 21

likeness; resemblance

Question 22

restitution

Answer 22

act of giving back something stolen

Question 23

clamor

Answer 23

loud cry; commotion

Question 24

haughty

Answer 24

arrogantly proud

Question 25

prodigy

Answer 25

person or thing that is extraordinary

Question 26

craven

Answer 26

weak, timid

Question 27

blight

Answer 27

disease; plague

Question 28

adjudge

Answer 28

formally pronounce, to ordain, decree

Question 29

welter

Answer 29

roll, toss, disordered mass

Question 30

circumvent

Answer 30

to evade or go around

Question 31

divulge

Answer 31

make known; confess, to reveal

Question 32

voluble

Answer 32

talkative

Question 33

epitome

Answer 33

perfect example, model

Question 34

eradicate

Answer 34

destroy; remove

Question 35

implore

Answer 35

to beg or ask earnestly

Question 36

aggregate

Answer 36

all together; combined

Question 37

volition

Answer 37

choice; option

Question 38

efficacy

Answer 38

efficiency; productiveness

Question 39

adventitious

Answer 39

extraneous, not inherent

Question 40

reiterate

Answer 40

to say or do again; repeat

Question 41

underwrite

Answer 41

to support; to guarantee

Question 42

astringent

Answer 42

binding; constricting

Question 43

oracle

Answer 43

a prophecy; soothsayer

Question 44

throes

Answer 44

condition of violent pain; agony

Question 45

serrate

Answer 45

jagged to groove; to notch

Question 46

analgesic

Answer 46

pain remover; anesthetic; painkiller

Question 47

bequeath

Answer 47

to hand down, pass on

Question 48

stature

Answer 48

rank, position

Question 49

vantage

Answer 49

superiority, advantage

Question 50

emission

Answer 50

discharging; outpouring