SAT Vocabulary Unit 1 & Unit 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

affidavit

Question 2

Harry has had six by-pass operations but realizes it is better than the _____.

Accepted Answer

alternative

Question 3

Tired of always being an ____, Mike trained hard and finally own the annual tennis tournament.

Accepted Answer

also-ran

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

abut

Question 5

The Mafia had a slight __ with the police, and ten gang members were arrested and booked.

Accepted Answer

alteracation

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

abominate

Question 7

Aspirin ___ painful headaches most of the time.

Accepted Answer

alleviate

Question 8

An _____ dictionary is one that has been shortened.

Accepted Answer

abridge

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

accolades

Question 10

Most everyone thought that Theodore was ___, when actually he was only shy.

Accepted Answer

aloof

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

aggrandize

Question 12

Elizabeth's directions to the party were very _____.

Accepted Answer

abstruse

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

abyss

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

affinity

Question 15

It is generally believed that most women _____________ mice.

Accepted Answer

abhor

Question 16

An ___ of the bombing of Hiroshima was thousands of cancer cases caused by radiation.

Accepted Answer

aftermath

Question 17

The kicker felt __ from the team after he missed a possible game winning field goal.

Accepted Answer

alienate

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

adjunct

Question 19

The sailors were __ that the calm, balmy seas would never become a ferocious storm.

Accepted Answer

allured

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

ajar

Questions 20