PowerScore SAT 50 Easy Repeat Offenders | Day 5

Definition: adhere (verb)

• to oppose or resist
• to ignore or neglect
• to detach from or separate
• to stick to or follow closely

Answer explanation

Example: Once you sign the athletic code of conduct, you must adhere to school rules in order to be eligible for the team.

Word Forms: adherable, adherence, adherent, adherer

Antonym Form: inadherent

Related Words: adhesive, adhesion

Definition: alienate (vb)

• To create hostility or make somebody isolated

• To improve communication between individuals.
• To bring people together in harmony.
• To enhance someone's social skills.

Answer explanation

Example: Allen alienated his classmates by insulting them and refusing to participate in group activities.

Word Forms: alienation, alienative, alienator

Related Word: alien

Definition: animated (adj)

• calm and serene
• full of life or excitement; lively
• dull and lifeless
• boring and monotonous

Answer explanation

Example: The storyteller used animated gestures to help tell the exciting tale.

Word Forms: animate, animately, animateness, animatingly, animation

Antonym Forms: inanimate, inanimately

Definition: apt (adj)

• unfit or improper
• irrelevant or unrelated
• intelligent and clever

• inappropriate or unsuitable

Answer explanation

Example: The apt student scored a 780 on the math section of the SAT.

Word Forms: aptly, aptness

Antonym Forms: inapt, inaptly, inaptness

Related Words: aptitude, inaptitude

Definition: arbitrate (vb)

• To negotiate a contract.
• To ignore a disagreement.
• To escalate a conflict.
• To judge or decide

Answer explanation

Example: The teacher arbitrated the dispute between the juniors and seniors concerning prom decorations.

Word Forms: arbitrative, arbitrator, arbiter

Related Word: arbitrary

Definition: atypical (adj)

• common
• not typical
• standard
• ordinary

Answer explanation

Example: Mr. Ericksen was an atypical teacher; he never gave homework or used textbooks.

Word Forms: atypically, atypicality

Antonym Forms: typical, typically, typicality

Definition: audible (adj)

• unheard
• capable of being heard
• inaudible
• silent

Answer explanation

Example: Audrey’s murmur was just audible enough for Ms. Frank to have heard.

Word Forms: audibly, audibility, audibleness

Antonym Forms: inaudible, inaudibly, inaudibility, inaudibleness

Definition: aversion: (n)

• A strong dislike or avoidance of something.
• An intense passion for something.
• A neutral feeling towards something.
• A strong preference for something.

Answer explanation

Example: Ava’s aversion to dogs stemmed from an incident in her childhood when she was bit by a stray terrier.

Word Forms: aversive, aversively, averse, aversely

Related Word: adverse, avert

Definition: avert (vb)

• to encourage something to happen
• to ignore a situation completely
• to enhance the likelihood of an event occurring
• to prevent or turn away

Answer explanation

Example: I knew my sister was lying because she averted her eyes when I asked her about the rip in my shirt.

Word Forms: avertable, avertedly, averter

Related Word: aversion

Definition: awestruck (adj)

• filled with awe or wonder
• filled with fear or dread
• overwhelmed with confusion
• completely indifferent

Answer explanation

Example: Unable to speak or move, I was awestruck in the presence of the rock star.

Word Form: awestricken

Related Words: awe, awesome