WorksheetsSAT Terms 1-20 (Part #1)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
During holy festival, the king's ancient enemies abducted the beautiful Princess Wanda from her castle chamber.
Abduct means ___________.
to elope
to kidnap or take by force
to disappear without a trace
The doctor's ill-tempered behavior was thought to be nothing more than an aberration, that is, until it continued for a full year.
Aberration means ________.
crazy
to party hard
something that differs from what's normal
To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.
Abjure means __________.
to reject or renounce
to explore
to get caught skipping class
Though Brutus, a twice-held-back bully, tried his best to verbally abase Travis and some of the other kids, nothing he said seemed to matter to any of them.
Abase means __________.
to humiliate or degrade
abase
to teach an unknown topic
Motivational speakers all agree that success in life means accentuating the positives while learning from and then dismissing the negatives.
Accentuate means ________________.
run really fast
stress or highlight
take a nap
James Bond absconded into the night with top secret codes.
Abscond means to _____________.
yell loudly
make yourself seen easily
to sneak or hide away
Everyone else in the class understood geometry and algebra with ease, but poor Kaden found the entire subject abstruse.
Abstruse means _____________.
easy to comprehend
hard to comprehend
to comprehend and forget
The rain poured down like a broken dike for a long while; then, as the clouds began to move on, it slowly abated.
Abate means ___________.
to reduce or lessen
to gradually increase
to completely disappear
When King John realized that his enemies would ultimately win, he abdicated his throne and hid.
Abdicate means ____________.
be a coward
stop fighting
to give up a position of great power or authority
Surprisingly, the coach acceded to the players' request to miss practice to go to a party.
Accede means _______________.
disagree
agree
unsure
Everyone demanded Angus to put on the kilt, but he did not want to, so he abstained.
Abstain means ________________.
to freely choose not to commit an action
to commit an action in shame
to commit an action later
Once all the real facts were in, the prudent jury granted Mr. Clydette complete a total absolution, rendering a verdict of not guilty.
Absolution means __________.
guilty because of your past
to ignore the person punishing you
freedom from blame, guilt, or sin
The spy escaped only because he had a secret friend on the inside to aid and abet his efforts.
Abet means __________.
to assist or encourage
to deny or ignore
to hate on and lie about
Because he wound up tripping himself constantly when he tried to play touch football, Ray began to abhor his favorite sport.
Abhor means ____________.
to slowly grow fond of
to deny loving
to hate or detest
Normally, Chuck would never abide such conduct; but, decided to this time because of the strain the girls have been under recently.
Abide means ________________.
to put up with
to punish
to yell at or remove
After losing all her memory, Martha fell into abject poverty, having nothing left of value.
Abject means ___________.
unknown riches
wretched and pitiful
prayerful
The zealot slept only on the floor, took only cold showers, and followed religiously many other practices of abnegation and self denial.
Abnegation means ____________.
to lose control over self
denial of comfort to oneself
to pretend to be holy
After they ran out of food, the men, attempting to jog around the entire country had to abort their task and go home.
Abort means _____________________.
to give up on a half-finished project or effort
to quit because one is upset and ashamed
to take shortcuts to achieve
The publisher thought the new compendium was much too long and abridged it.
Abridge means __________________.
to cut down or shorten
to lengthen
to cheat and finish quickly
The Constitution assures that the united States government cannot abrogate our rights.
Abrogate means _____________.
double
hug
abolish
