SAT Vocabulary As

hard to understand

a natural attraction

Alienate...

An ___________ dictionary is one that has been shortened.

Chemistry is an ___________ subject for many students.

David ___________ vegetables, he doesn’t even want them on his dinner plate.

Texas ___________ Mexico on its southerborder.

•To _________________ his achievements Richard would make up unbelievable stories of personal accomplishments.

The lawyer had a sworn ___________ from witnesses claiming his client was innocent of the crime charged against him.

Staring down the ___________ of the mine shaft we were uncertain how deep it really was.

to border upon*very close to each other

to dislike strongly

A natural ___________ exists between monkeys and apes.

to shorten

If something is partially open ...

After running in his first marathon, Mike said he didn’t do it for the ___________ he just wanted to get back in shape.

•Bob was ______________ from her group when they learned that she was the town gossip.

a sworn written statement

It is a fact that most people ___________ the thought of public speaking.

bottomless pit

to hate very much

events following something that happened; a consequence

something added

an honor, praise

•When the police carefully examined the crime scene, they found a window had been left ___________.

The library was an ___________ to the Black’s original home.

aggrandize is....

•Poverty and economic depression are usually the _______________ of wars.