SAT Vocab Throwdown 5-8

Front

v. to give in; to agree

Back

acquiesce

Front

v. to lessen; relieve; make bearable

Back

alleviate

Front

Resentment; hostility; ill will

Back

animosity

Front

adj. feeling superior; snooty

Back

arrogant

Front

adj. like a dictator

Back

authoritarian

Front

Stronghold; fortress; fortified place

Back

bastion

Front

A generous donor

Back

benefactor

Front

Prejudice; favoring one side.

Back

bias

Front

adj. believing; gullible

Back

credulous

Front

(v.) to use up; reduce; lessen

Back

deplete