SAT Vocabulary 1-20

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

To increase in strength, volume, or intensity.

To evaluate the worth, significance, or status of something

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

To dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive; to call into question.

To regard something as unimportant or to reduce the price of an item.

To make narrower or tighter.

To leave out or exclude someone or something.

To refuse to accept or be associated with; to deny the truth or validity of.

Unconventional and slightly strange.

Lacking in quantity or quality.

A person who disparages or belittles the worth of something.

A person who starts something or initiates an action

To make something appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

To convert something into money or revenue.

To omit or slur over (a sound or syllable) in pronunciation.