SAT Vocabulary Lessons 1-4

Jack’s part-time job did little to __________ his family’s financial woes.

threatening; hurtful

to make amends

to soothe

to attribute to a specific cause

To __________ his mother, Zachary always walked the dog before dinner.

military supplies and weapons

Music __________ our ears as we walked into the concert hall.

silly; stupid

Sharon cast a __________ glance at her boyfriend when he said she hadgained a lot of weight.

Nothing the convicted murderer said could __________ for his crime.

We equipped ourselves with an __________ no enemy could match.

to make or become greater

to attack violently

the highest point; peak

The phone solicitor asked so many __________ questions that I finally hung up.

The war became a battle of __________ , each side wearing down theother.

When the swing reached its __________ , we feared the little girl might goover the top.

a gradual reduction

The physics professor __________ to the theory that what goes up mustcome down.