SAT Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

Laura received ___ from her parents when she brought home her report card with straight As.

Accepted Answer

accolades

Question 2

It is generally believed that most women _____________ mice.

Accepted Answer

abhor

Question 3

An _____ dictionary is one that has been shortened.

Accepted Answer

abridged

Question 4

David ______ vegetables; he doesn't even want them on his dinner plate.

Accepted Answer

abominates

Question 5

Hang gliding is only an _____ to Roseanna's real love, which is skydiving.

Accepted Answer

adjunct

Question 6

In Hong Kong, the skyscrapers so closely ___ each other, in some cases they touch sides.

Accepted Answer

abut

Question 7

Max had an ___ for sports and excelled at football, basketball, and tennis.

Accepted Answer

affinity

Question 8

The lost spaceship wandered endlessly in the vast ____ of the galaxy.

Accepted Answer

abyss

Question 9

Elizabeth's directions to the party were very _____.

Accepted Answer

abstruse

Question 10

The defense lawyer had a sworn __ from witnesses claiming his client was innocent of the crime.

Accepted Answer

affidavit

Questions 10