Hard SAT Words - Group 1
Match Quiz
| Hard SAT Words - Group 1 | View Group Words |
abash 
1
 | slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
abdication
2
| elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered |
| calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc. |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
abhorrent
3
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
| disgusting, loathsome |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
accolade
4
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
acrimonious
5
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
acrimony
6
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
| animosity, sharp or bitter hatred |
| hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
adjunct
7
| something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
| make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
advert
8
| poise; self-confident assurance |
| something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior |
| comment; make explanatory notes |
| advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service |
alacrity
9
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| once more; again; in a new and different way |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
amity
10
| once more; again; in a new and different way |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |