English SAT Vocab

Logically consistent, intelligible

Honesty, frankness

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

Courtesy, politeness

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

Clearness of appearance, opinion or thought

Up in the air, especially in flight

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

A noisy fight

To stop or hold; to keep from going on

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

To reduce to a lower grade or rank

To criticize severely

Sharp, severe

A feeling of fear or nervous wonder and respect

To plot, scheme

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

To scatter, thin out, break up

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

To seize, arrest

To voice disapproval

Act of breakinig, violation

To neutralize, make ineffective

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

To lower the status or stature of something

Brief and direct in expression; to the point