The As of 500 SAT Words

Question 0

Abeyance

Answer 0

Suspension of an activity, postponed

The Beyoncé concert was postponed

Question 1

Aberration

Answer 1

Deviation from what is right or correct

Sounds like deviation

Question 2

Accolade

Answer 2

Embrace, award, commendation

Being an acolyte is an reward

Question 3

Acerbic

Answer 3

Bitter, harsh, caustic

Sounds like acidic

Question 4

Acrimonious

Answer 4

Sarcastic, angry, mordant

Like a criminal

Question 5

Acuity

Answer 5

Sharpness, keenness

Question 6

Adjunct

Answer 6

Attachment appendage OR subordinate capacity

Question 7

Adulation

Answer 7

Excessive flattery, adoration

Adoring

Question 8

Aggrandize

Answer 8

To make more powerful, amplify, increase

Question 9

Ambivalence

Answer 9

Uncertainty, doubt

Question 10

Ambulatory

Answer 10

Able to walk, not stationary

If you are able to walk you don’t need an ambulance

Question 11

Ameliorate

Answer 11

To make better, improve

Amelia Earhart needed to improve

Question 12

Antediluvian

Answer 12

Ancient, obsolete

Question 13

Aperture

Answer 13

Gap, opening, orifice

Question 14

Apocryphal

Answer 14

False, unauthenticated, disputed

The apocalypse is disputed

Question 15

Apotheosis

Answer 15

Essence, epitome

Almost like the word thesis and the thesis is the essence of an essay

Question 16

Approbatory

Answer 16

Expressing approval

Question 17

Arable

Answer 17

Suitable for cultivation or plowing.

Question 18

Ascetic

Answer 18

Strict, austere

Question 19

Atrophy

Answer 19

Waste away from lack of use, degenerate

Trophies waste away on shelves

Question 20

Avarice

Answer 20

Extreme desire for wealth, greed

Question 21

Avouch

Answer 21

Guarantee, to take responsibility for, affirm

Question 22

Avow

Answer 22

Affirm, declare, assert, acknowledge