Hard SAT Words - Group 1
Match Quiz
| Hard SAT Words - Group 1 | View Group Words |
abet 
1
 | v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist |
| v. inform; give notice to; make aware |
abnegation
2
| a. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| n. South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
accouter
3
| n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| v. equip; provide with military equipment |
| n. family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage |
| n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena |
adjudicate
4
| v. muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| v. hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
| v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something |
adulation
5
| n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| n. excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| a. manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
| n. severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
agnostic
6
| v. officially charge someone in a court of law |
| n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| n. eye defect that prevents proper focus |
| n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment |
ambulatory
7
| a. manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
| n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| a. able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
amphitheater
8
| n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena |
| v. appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
| v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
anathema
9
| n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| ad. once more; again; in a new and different way |
| n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| a. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
anew
10
| v. fasten; append; add on; secure to something |
| a. bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| v. make or become better; improve; grow better |
| ad. once more; again; in a new and different way |