SAT Vocabulary Spring 2025

Abridge

• to lengthen and elaborate

• to shorten, condense, to diminish

• to clarify and explain

• to complicate and confuse

Umbrage

• a feeling of joy and happiness

• a sense of injury or insult, to take offense

• a state of confusion and chaos

• a form of celebration and festivity

Marauder

• raider, intruder

• defender

• guardian

• bystander

Rivet

• something that fastens two things together

• a type of metal used in construction

• a decorative element in fashion

• a tool for measuring distance

Emit

• send out, express, utter

• receive, contain, hold

• ignore, dismiss, reject

• create, generate, produce

Engulf

• Surround, enclose

• Isolate, separate

• Ignore, neglect

• Diminish, reduce

Abominate

• extreme hatred, loathing, something despised

• a strong desire or craving

• a feeling of indifference

• a state of confusion or disorder

Fester

• to generate pus, to linger and become a source of irritation

• to heal quickly and effectively

• to cause joy and happiness

• to disappear without a trace

Entomb

• to place as if in a tomb, to trap, a grave

• to release from confinement

• to decorate with flowers

• to bury in a garden

Rudimentary

• basic

• advanced

• sophisticated

• complex