SAT

Definitions

100

a condition notably different than that of the norm

a. abscond

b. aberration

c. accede

d. accretion

b. aberration

200

the denial or rejection of a doctrine sanctioned by society

a. abrogate

b. abnegation

c. accost

d. adumbrate

b. abnegation

300

having an abundant amount of money

a. aggrandize

b. alias

c. ambivalent

d. affluent

d. affluent

400

being able to comply

A: amenable

B: apocryphal

C: antediluvian

D: anachronistic

a. amenable

500

requiring secret knowledge

A: arboreal

B: bane

C: arcane

D: callous

c. arcane

Parts of Speech

100

candor

A: noun

B: verb

C: adjective

D: adverb

A. noun

200

caucus

A: verb

B: noun

C: adjective

D: adverb

B: noun

300

cavort

A: noun

B: verb

C: adjective

D: adverb

B. verb

400

circumscribe

A: verb

B: noun

C: adjective

D: adverb

A. verb

500

circumvent

A: noun

B: verb

C: adverb

D: adjective

B. verb

Context Clues

100

Consumed by an ______ rage, the father decidedly punished his son for larceny. 

A: apoplectic 

B: definitive 

C: disconcerting 

D: malicious 

A. apoplectic 

200

The ________ of your speech is of the utmost importance since it must be recited in the alloted time period 

A: brevity 

B: pugnacious 

C: volume 

D: chicanery

A. brevity 

300

The _______ was a cynical reviewer who did not appeal to anyone’s humanity.

A: friar  

B: iconoclast  

C: journalist 

D: supremacist

B: iconoclast 

400

The malicious laughter disconcerted the inebriated _______.

A: hedonist 

B: critic 

C: monk 

D: belligerent 

A. hedonist 

500

Japan’s _______ defeat in World War II catalyzed a social reform occupation and a period of low morale among citizens 

A: demarcated  

B: gregarious 

C: narcissistic 

D: ignominious 

D. ignominious 

Synonyms

100

A synonym for attenuate is...

A: Callous

B: Deplete

C: Egregious

D: Postulate

B. deplete

200

A synonym for promulgate is… 

A: Disseminate

B: Ramify

C: Undulate

D: Coalesce

A. disseminate

300

A synonym for emanate is...

A: Delineate

B: Secrete

C: Foment

D: Esoteric

B. secrete

400

A synonym for apprentice is...

A: Thespian

B: Prodigy

C: Neophyte

D: Entrepreneur

C. neophyte

500

A synonym for fastidious is… 

A: Punctilious

B: Provincial

C: Oracle

D: Redolent

A. punctilious

Antonyms

100

An antonym for pragmatic is...

A: innocuous

B: inane

C: lurid

D: morose

B. inane

200

An antonym for incentive is...

A: flagrance

B: floridity

C: deterrent

D: providence

C. deterrent

300

An antonym for unequivocal is… 

A: imperious

B: forlorn

C: hypothetical

D: ephemeral

C. hypothetical

400

An antonym for underdeveloped is...

A: peremptory

B: facilitated

C: onerous

D: precocious

D. precocious

500

An antonym for industrious is...

A: perfunctory

B: latent

C: idyllic

D: empiric

A. perfunctory