Questions and Answers
As I began my speech, my feelings of nervousness quickly ______.
abated
Julie had trouble understanding the appeal of the ______ painting.
abstract
I got an ______ grade on my research paper!
abysmal
All students must behave ______.
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______ is easier for kids than it is for adults.
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Dogs are known for their ability to quickly ______ to their environments.
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Beth loves playing the piano, but she's especially ______ at the violin.
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The world has never been the same since the ______ of the light bulb.
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An ______ attitude will make you many enemies in life.
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I am an ______ for free higher education.
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Words
- Abate: to become less active, less intense, or less in amount (e.g., feelings of nervousness quickly abated)
- Abstract: existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality (e.g., abstract painting)
- Abysmal: extremely bad (e.g., got an abysmal grade on a research paper)
- Accordingly: in accordance with (e.g., all students must behave accordingly)
Language and Learning
- Acquisition: the act of gaining a skill or possession of something (e.g., language acquisition is easier for kids)
- Adapt: to make suit a new purpose, to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation (e.g., US adapted foreign foods, dogs adapt to environments)
- Adept: having knowledge or skill (usually in a particular area) (e.g., adept at the violin)
Judgment and Evaluation
- Adequate: having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose (e.g., resume was adequate, but company doubted fit)
- Adversarial: relating to hostile opposition (e.g., adversarial attitude will make many enemies)
- Advocate: someone who promotes or defends something (usually a belief, theory, opinion, etc.) (e.g., advocate for free higher education, environmental protesters advocate for cleaner energy)
Beauty and Perception
- Aesthetic: relating to beauty or refined taste (e.g., aesthetic decorations at a wedding reception)
- Afford: to be able to buy, to be able to spare (e.g., saving money to buy a new car, can't afford to lose more pencils)
Social Interactions and Conflict
- Agitate: to promote something (usually a cause) (e.g., agitating for better health care)
- Allow: to permit or consent to (e.g., US law allows citizens to speak freely)
- Allude: to make a secretive mention of something (e.g., alluded to the problem but didn't say more)
- Altercation: a noisy argument or confrontation (e.g., got into an altercation with a stranger at the bar)
Clarity and Certainty
- Ambiguous: unclear or vague in meaning (e.g., ambiguous statement made me question trust)
- Ambitious: having a powerful desire for success or achievement (e.g., wants to be president someday)
- Ambivalence: the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options (e.g., prevented from immediately signing the contract)
Similarities and Differences
- Analogous: similar but not identical (e.g., green onions are analogous to spring onions)
- Annihilate: to destroy or cause devastating destruction (e.g., sent orders to annihilate the group of rebels)
- Anomaly: something different from and very rarely happens (e.g., this result is an anomaly)
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Test your knowledge of essential SAT vocabulary words with their definitions and example sentences. Improve your language skills for the SAT exam.
