SAT vocabulary

Front

Angst

Back

Stress and dread

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

to act against (something) in order to reduce its force or neutralize it

Back

counteract

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

support or strengthen; prop up

Back

bolster

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Panacea

Back

cure - all

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

clairvoyant

Back

can predict the future

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

to make something less severe or intense

Back

mitigate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

a person who is excessively concerned with minor details

Back

pedant

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

to express disapproval or disappointment

Back

reproach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

a situation that is difficult or unpleasant

Back

quandary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

to make something more attractive by adding decorative items

Back

embellish

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E