AP English SAT Vocab

A feeling of fear or nervous wonder and respect

Act of breakinig, violation

To lower the status or stature of something

Sharp, severe

To wear away the surface or some part of by friction

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

To plot, scheme

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

To reduce to a lower grade or rank

Courtesy, politeness

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

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

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

A noisy fight

Brief and direct in expression; to the point

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

To voice disapproval

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

To seize, arrest

To criticize severely

Honesty, frankness

To stop or hold; to keep from going on

To neutralize, make ineffective

After hurting Bobby's feelings, Joe decided to _______ for his actions by apologizing to him.

To criticize publicly, to accuse formally

To scatter, thin out, break up

Clearness of appearance, opinion or thought

Up in the air, especially in flight

Logically consistent, intelligible

The ________ boy created a plot to steal his classmate's lunch during recess.