SAT Vocab A #1

SAT Vocab A #1

The most important SAT vocabulary with the letter "A"

Abate

become less in amount or intensity

Multiple Choice

abate means to:

• dwindle

• suceed

• multiply

• shine

Abdicate

give up power, duties, or obligations

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people would be most likely to abdicate?

• a choreographer

• a sleepy baby

• an unpopular king

• a firefighter

Aberration

An aberration is something strange that rarely occurs. An example of an aberration is when the temperature in Chicago hits 95 degrees in January — it's nice and warm, but it's really strange.

Multiple Choice

aberration means :

• regularity

• ordinariness

• abnormality

• mundaneness

Abstain

If you abstain from something, you restrain yourself from consuming it. People usually abstain from things that are considered vices — like eating French fries every day for lunch

Multiple Choice

Who is abstaining?

• a person on a strict diet

• a drummer playing a solo

• a person typing a letter

• a man eating a sandwich

adversity

When circumstances or situations work against you, you face adversity. Refugees from war-torn countries encounter terrible adversity.

Multiple Choice

adversity means:

• ascent

• misfortune

• prediction

• validity

aesthetic

characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

Multiple Choice

An aesthetic arrangement is most likely to be which of the following?

• beautiful

• austere

• excessive

• random

amicable

characterized by friendship and good will

Multiple Choice

The opposite of amicable is:

• obligatory

• palatable

• soluble

• violent

anachronistic

Something that's old-fashioned and maybe a little out of place 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely be considered anachronistic?

• starting a rebellion

• missing the bus

• using a laptop

• writing with a quill pen (feather)

arid

Arid is so dry that nothing will grow. Death Valley in California features an arid climate, which is why it's called Death Valley and not Life Valley.

Arid can also mean terribly dull, boring, or lifeless

Multiple Choice

arid means:

• unbelievable

• homely

• waterless

• impersonal

asylum

When someone needs profection from a difficult or dangerous situation, they need asylum. If a government offers to protect people who have fled war or hardship in their own country, it gives them asylum.

Multiple Choice

asylum means:

• sanctuary

• cradle

• cylinder

• nursery