AP English SAT Vocab

To neutralize, make ineffective

The man was taken into ________ after his attempt to rob the bank went awry.

To aid, help, encourage (usually to do something illegal)

To reduce to a lower grade or rank

To seize, arrest

Brief and direct in expression; to the point

To scatter, thin out, break up

To increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect or gather

To be in the same place or occur at the same time

Courtesy, politeness

To voice disapproval

To criticize publicly, to accuse formally

To stop or hold; to keep from going on

The entire 4th grade class felt great ________ over the loss of their pet goldfish.

To criticize severely

Act of breakinig, violation

To wear away the surface or some part of by friction

Up in the air, especially in flight

Sharp, severe

To lower the status or stature of something

Honesty, frankness

After hurting Bobby's feelings, Joe decided to _______ for his actions by apologizing to him.

A noisy fight

Logically consistent, intelligible

A feeling of fear or nervous wonder and respect

The day after Thanksgiving, there was ________ gravy all over the unwashed plates.

The ________ boy created a plot to steal his classmate's lunch during recess.

Clearness of appearance, opinion or thought

I do not want to be merely proficient in Chinese; I want to be ________ and comprehensible.

To plot, scheme