SAT Vocabulary Questions With All
Correct Answers
abase Correct answer-(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed
leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
abate Correct answer-(v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)
abdicate Correct answer-(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that
the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)
abduct Correct answer-(v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from
her happy home.)
aberration Correct answer-(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox
won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a
World Series since.)
abet Correct answer-(v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on
the inside to abet him.)
abhor Correct answer-(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head
when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)
abide Correct answer-1. (v.) to put up with (Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided
to abide by it.) 2. (v.) to remain (Despite the beating they've taken from the weather throughout the
millennia, the mountains abide.)
abject Correct answer-(adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and
breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)
abjure Correct answer-(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil
policies of his wicked predecessor.)
abnegation Correct answer-(n.) denial of comfort to oneself (The holy man slept on the floor, took
only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)
abort Correct answer-(v.) to give up on a half-finished project or effort (After they ran out of food, the
men, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.)
,abridge Correct answer-1. (v.) to cut down, shorten (The publisher thought the dictionary was too
long and abridged it.) 2. (adj.) shortened (Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the abridged version
is longer than most normal books.)
abrogate Correct answer-(v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the
government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
abscond Correct answer-(v.) to sneak away and hide (In the confusion, the super-spy absconded into
the night with the secret plans.)
absolution Correct answer-(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin (Once all the facts were known, the jury
gave Angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)
abstain Correct answer-(v.) to freely choose not to commit an action (Everyone demanded that Angus
put on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and abstained.)
abstruse Correct answer-(adj.) hard to comprehend (Everyone else in the class understood geometry
easily, but John found the subject abstruse.)
accede Correct answer-(v.) to agree (When the class asked the teacher whether they could play
baseball instead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded to their
request.)
accentuate Correct answer-(v.) to stress, highlight (Psychologists agree that those people who are
happiest accentuate the positive in life.)
accessible Correct answer-(adj.) obtainable, reachable (After studying with SparkNotes and getting a
great score on the SAT, Marlena happily realized that her goal of getting into an Ivy-League college was
accessible.)
acclaim Correct answer-(n.) high praise (Greg's excellent poem won the acclaim of his friends.)
accolade (n.) high praise, special distinction (Everyone offered accolades to Sam after he won the Noble
Prize.)
accolade Correct answer-(n.) high praise, special distinction (Everyone offered accolades to Sam after
he won the Noble Prize.)
accommodating Correct answer-(adj.) helpful, obliging, polite (Though the apartment was not big
enough for three people, Arnold, Mark, and Zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to each
other.)
accord Correct answer-(n.) an agreement (After much negotiating, England and Iceland finally came to
a mutually beneficial accord about fishing rights off the cost of Greenland.)
accost Correct answer-(v.) to confront verbally (Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when the
waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the man.)
,accretion Correct answer-(n.) slow growth in size or amount (Stalactites are formed by the accretion
of minerals from the roofs of caves.)
acerbic Correct answer-(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to
cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
acquiesce Correct answer-(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Correlli wanted to stay outside
and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to
her demands.)
acrimony Correct answer-(n.) bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come
between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they
both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.)
acumen Correct answer-(n.) keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to
figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.)
acute Correct answer-1. (adj.) sharp, severe (Arnold could not walk because the pain in his foot was so
acute.) 2. (adj.) having keen insight (Because she was so acute, Libby instantly figured out how the
magician pulled off his "magic.")
adamant Correct answer-(adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding (Though public pressure was
intense, the President remained adamant about his proposal.)
adept Correct answer-(adj.) extremely skilled (Tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like a
monkey.)
adhere Correct answer-1. (n.) to stick to something (We adhered the poster to the wall with tape.) 2.
(n.) to follow devoutly (He adhered to the dictates of his religion without question.)
admonish Correct answer-(v.) to caution, criticize, reprove (Joe's mother admonished him not to ruin
his appetite by eating cookies before dinner.)
adorn Correct answer-(v.) to decorate (We adorned the tree with ornaments.)
adroit Correct answer-(adj.) skillful, dexterous (The adroit thief could pick someone's pocket without
attracting notice.)
adulation Correct answer-(n.) extreme praise (Though the book was pretty good, Marcy did not
believe it deserved the adulation it received.)
adumbrate Correct answer-(v.) to sketch out in a vague way (The coach adumbrated a game plan, but
none of the players knew precisely what to do.)
adverse Correct answer-(adj.) antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous (Because of adverse conditions,
the hikers decided to give up trying to climb the mountain.)
, advocate Correct answer-1. (v.) to argue in favor of something (Arnold advocated turning left at the
stop sign, even though everyone else thought we should turn right.) 2. (n.) a person who argues in favor
of something (In addition to wanting to turn left at every stop sign, Arnold was also a great advocate of
increasing national defense spending.)
aerial Correct answer-(adj.) somehow related to the air (We watched as the fighter planes conducted
aerial maneuvers.)
aesthetic Correct answer-(adj.) artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty (We hired Susan as our
interior decorator because she has such a fine aesthetic sense.)
affable Correct answer-(adj.) friendly, amiable (People like to be around George because he is so
affable and good-natured.)
affinity Correct answer-(n.)a spontaneous feeling of closeness (Jerry didn't know why, but he felt an
incredible affinity for Kramer the first time they met.)
affluent Correct answer-(adj.) rich, wealthy (Mrs. Grebelski was affluent, owning a huge house, three
cars, and an island near Maine.)
affront Correct answer-(n.) an insult (Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to
his honor.)
aggrandize Correct answer-(v.) to increase or make greater (Joseph always dropped the names of the
famous people his father knew as a way to aggrandize his personal stature.)
aggregate Correct answer-1. (n.) a whole or total (The three branches of the U.S. Government form an
aggregate much more powerful than its individual parts.) 2. (v.) to gather into a mass (The dictator tried
to aggregate as many people into his army as he possibly could.)
aggrieved Correct answer-(adj.) distressed, wronged, injured (The foreman mercilessly overworked his
aggrieved employees.)
agile Correct answer-(adj.) quick, nimble (The dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit.) agnostic
(adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven (Joey's parents are very
religious, but he is agnostic.)
agriculture Correct answer-(n.) farming (It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes
left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as
agriculture.)
aisle Correct answer-(n.) a passageway between rows of seats (Once we got inside the stadium we
walked down the aisle to our seats.)
alacrity Correct answer-(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother
whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)
Correct Answers
abase Correct answer-(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed
leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
abate Correct answer-(v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)
abdicate Correct answer-(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that
the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)
abduct Correct answer-(v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from
her happy home.)
aberration Correct answer-(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox
won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a
World Series since.)
abet Correct answer-(v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on
the inside to abet him.)
abhor Correct answer-(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head
when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)
abide Correct answer-1. (v.) to put up with (Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided
to abide by it.) 2. (v.) to remain (Despite the beating they've taken from the weather throughout the
millennia, the mountains abide.)
abject Correct answer-(adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and
breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)
abjure Correct answer-(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil
policies of his wicked predecessor.)
abnegation Correct answer-(n.) denial of comfort to oneself (The holy man slept on the floor, took
only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)
abort Correct answer-(v.) to give up on a half-finished project or effort (After they ran out of food, the
men, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.)
,abridge Correct answer-1. (v.) to cut down, shorten (The publisher thought the dictionary was too
long and abridged it.) 2. (adj.) shortened (Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the abridged version
is longer than most normal books.)
abrogate Correct answer-(v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the
government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
abscond Correct answer-(v.) to sneak away and hide (In the confusion, the super-spy absconded into
the night with the secret plans.)
absolution Correct answer-(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin (Once all the facts were known, the jury
gave Angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)
abstain Correct answer-(v.) to freely choose not to commit an action (Everyone demanded that Angus
put on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and abstained.)
abstruse Correct answer-(adj.) hard to comprehend (Everyone else in the class understood geometry
easily, but John found the subject abstruse.)
accede Correct answer-(v.) to agree (When the class asked the teacher whether they could play
baseball instead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded to their
request.)
accentuate Correct answer-(v.) to stress, highlight (Psychologists agree that those people who are
happiest accentuate the positive in life.)
accessible Correct answer-(adj.) obtainable, reachable (After studying with SparkNotes and getting a
great score on the SAT, Marlena happily realized that her goal of getting into an Ivy-League college was
accessible.)
acclaim Correct answer-(n.) high praise (Greg's excellent poem won the acclaim of his friends.)
accolade (n.) high praise, special distinction (Everyone offered accolades to Sam after he won the Noble
Prize.)
accolade Correct answer-(n.) high praise, special distinction (Everyone offered accolades to Sam after
he won the Noble Prize.)
accommodating Correct answer-(adj.) helpful, obliging, polite (Though the apartment was not big
enough for three people, Arnold, Mark, and Zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to each
other.)
accord Correct answer-(n.) an agreement (After much negotiating, England and Iceland finally came to
a mutually beneficial accord about fishing rights off the cost of Greenland.)
accost Correct answer-(v.) to confront verbally (Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when the
waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the man.)
,accretion Correct answer-(n.) slow growth in size or amount (Stalactites are formed by the accretion
of minerals from the roofs of caves.)
acerbic Correct answer-(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to
cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
acquiesce Correct answer-(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Correlli wanted to stay outside
and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to
her demands.)
acrimony Correct answer-(n.) bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come
between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they
both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.)
acumen Correct answer-(n.) keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to
figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.)
acute Correct answer-1. (adj.) sharp, severe (Arnold could not walk because the pain in his foot was so
acute.) 2. (adj.) having keen insight (Because she was so acute, Libby instantly figured out how the
magician pulled off his "magic.")
adamant Correct answer-(adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding (Though public pressure was
intense, the President remained adamant about his proposal.)
adept Correct answer-(adj.) extremely skilled (Tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like a
monkey.)
adhere Correct answer-1. (n.) to stick to something (We adhered the poster to the wall with tape.) 2.
(n.) to follow devoutly (He adhered to the dictates of his religion without question.)
admonish Correct answer-(v.) to caution, criticize, reprove (Joe's mother admonished him not to ruin
his appetite by eating cookies before dinner.)
adorn Correct answer-(v.) to decorate (We adorned the tree with ornaments.)
adroit Correct answer-(adj.) skillful, dexterous (The adroit thief could pick someone's pocket without
attracting notice.)
adulation Correct answer-(n.) extreme praise (Though the book was pretty good, Marcy did not
believe it deserved the adulation it received.)
adumbrate Correct answer-(v.) to sketch out in a vague way (The coach adumbrated a game plan, but
none of the players knew precisely what to do.)
adverse Correct answer-(adj.) antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous (Because of adverse conditions,
the hikers decided to give up trying to climb the mountain.)
, advocate Correct answer-1. (v.) to argue in favor of something (Arnold advocated turning left at the
stop sign, even though everyone else thought we should turn right.) 2. (n.) a person who argues in favor
of something (In addition to wanting to turn left at every stop sign, Arnold was also a great advocate of
increasing national defense spending.)
aerial Correct answer-(adj.) somehow related to the air (We watched as the fighter planes conducted
aerial maneuvers.)
aesthetic Correct answer-(adj.) artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty (We hired Susan as our
interior decorator because she has such a fine aesthetic sense.)
affable Correct answer-(adj.) friendly, amiable (People like to be around George because he is so
affable and good-natured.)
affinity Correct answer-(n.)a spontaneous feeling of closeness (Jerry didn't know why, but he felt an
incredible affinity for Kramer the first time they met.)
affluent Correct answer-(adj.) rich, wealthy (Mrs. Grebelski was affluent, owning a huge house, three
cars, and an island near Maine.)
affront Correct answer-(n.) an insult (Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to
his honor.)
aggrandize Correct answer-(v.) to increase or make greater (Joseph always dropped the names of the
famous people his father knew as a way to aggrandize his personal stature.)
aggregate Correct answer-1. (n.) a whole or total (The three branches of the U.S. Government form an
aggregate much more powerful than its individual parts.) 2. (v.) to gather into a mass (The dictator tried
to aggregate as many people into his army as he possibly could.)
aggrieved Correct answer-(adj.) distressed, wronged, injured (The foreman mercilessly overworked his
aggrieved employees.)
agile Correct answer-(adj.) quick, nimble (The dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit.) agnostic
(adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven (Joey's parents are very
religious, but he is agnostic.)
agriculture Correct answer-(n.) farming (It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes
left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as
agriculture.)
aisle Correct answer-(n.) a passageway between rows of seats (Once we got inside the stadium we
walked down the aisle to our seats.)
alacrity Correct answer-(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother
whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)
