SAT Vocabulary Questions and
Answers 2026-2027
Abase -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To humiliate, degrade (after being overthrown and abased, the
deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
Abate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To reduce, lessen (the rain poured down for a while, then abated.)
Abdicate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To give up a position, usually one of leadership (when he realized
that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)
Abduct -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To kidnap, take by force (the evildoers abducted the fairy princess
from her happy home.)
Aberration -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Something that differs from the norm (in 1918, the boston red
sox won the world series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the red sox have not won
a world series since.)
Abet -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To aid, help, encourage (the spy succeeded only because he had a
friend on the inside to abet him.)
Abhor -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To hate, detest (because he always wound up kicking himself in the
head when he tried to play soccer, oswald began to abhor the sport.)
Abide -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (v.) To put up with (though he did not agree with the decision, chuck
decided to abide by it.) 2. (v.) To remain (despite the beating they've taken from the weather
throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.)
Abject -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Wretched, pitiful (after losing all her money, falling into a puddle,
and breaking her ankle, eloise was abject.)
,Abjure -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To reject, renounce (to prove his honesty, the president abjured the
evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)
Abnegation -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Denial of comfort to oneself (the holy man slept on the floor,
took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)
Abort -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To give up on a half-finished project or effort (after they ran out of
food, the men, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.)
Abridge -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (v.) To cut down, shorten (the publisher thought the dictionary was
too long and abridged it.) 2. (adj.) Shortened (moby-dick is such a long book that even the abridged
version is longer than most normal books.)
Abrogate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To abolish, usually by authority (the bill of rights assures that the
government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
Abscond -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To sneak away and hide (in the confusion, the super-spy absconded
into the night with the secret plans.)
Absolution -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Freedom from blame, guilt, sin (once all the facts were known,
the jury gave angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)
Abstain -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To freely choose not to commit an action (everyone demanded that
angus put on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and abstained.)
Abstruse -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Hard to comprehend (everyone else in the class understood
geometry easily, but john found the subject abstruse.)
Accede -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To agree (when the class asked the teacher whether they could play
baseball instead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded to their
request.)
,Accentuate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To stress, highlight (psychologists agree that those people who
are happiest accentuate the positive in life.)
Accessible -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Obtainable, reachable (after studying with sparknotes and
getting a great score on the sat, marlena happily realized that her goal of getting into an ivy-league
college was accessible.)
Acclaim -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) High praise (greg's excellent poem won the acclaim of his friends.)
Accolade (n.) High praise, special distinction (everyone offered accolades to sam after he won the noble
prize.)
Accolade -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) High praise, special distinction (everyone offered accolades to sam
after he won the noble prize.)
Accommodating -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Helpful, obliging, polite (though the apartment was not
big enough for three people, arnold, mark, and zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to
each other.)
Accord -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) An agreement (after much negotiating, england and iceland finally
came to a mutually beneficial accord about fishing rights off the cost of greenland.)
Accost -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To confront verbally (though antoinette was normally quite calm,
when the waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the
man.)
Accretion -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Slow growth in size or amount (stalactites are formed by the
accretion of minerals from the roofs of caves.)
Acerbic -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Biting, bitter in tone or taste (jill became extremely acerbic and
began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
Acquiesce -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To agree without protesting (though mr. Correlli wanted to stay
outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he
acquiesced to her demands.)
, Acrimony -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Bitterness, discord (though they vowed that no girl would ever
come between them, biff and trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after
they both fell in love with the lovely teresa.)
Acumen -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Keen insight (because of his mathematical acumen, larry was able to
figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.)
Acute -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (adj.) Sharp, severe (arnold could not walk because the pain in his foot
was so acute.) 2. (adj.) Having keen insight (because she was so acute, libby instantly figured out how
the magician pulled off his "magic.")
Adamant -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Impervious, immovable, unyielding (though public pressure was
intense, the president remained adamant about his proposal.)
Adept -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Extremely skilled (tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like
a monkey.)
Adhere -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (n.) To stick to something (we adhered the poster to the wall with
tape.) 2. (n.) To follow devoutly (he adhered to the dictates of his religion without question.)
Admonish -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To caution, criticize, reprove (joe's mother admonished him not to
ruin his appetite by eating cookies before dinner.)
Adorn -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To decorate (we adorned the tree with ornaments.)
Adroit -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Skillful, dexterous (the adroit thief could pick someone's pocket
without attracting notice.)
Adulation -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Extreme praise (though the book was pretty good, marcy did not
believe it deserved the adulation it received.)
Answers 2026-2027
Abase -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To humiliate, degrade (after being overthrown and abased, the
deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
Abate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To reduce, lessen (the rain poured down for a while, then abated.)
Abdicate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To give up a position, usually one of leadership (when he realized
that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)
Abduct -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To kidnap, take by force (the evildoers abducted the fairy princess
from her happy home.)
Aberration -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Something that differs from the norm (in 1918, the boston red
sox won the world series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the red sox have not won
a world series since.)
Abet -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To aid, help, encourage (the spy succeeded only because he had a
friend on the inside to abet him.)
Abhor -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To hate, detest (because he always wound up kicking himself in the
head when he tried to play soccer, oswald began to abhor the sport.)
Abide -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (v.) To put up with (though he did not agree with the decision, chuck
decided to abide by it.) 2. (v.) To remain (despite the beating they've taken from the weather
throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.)
Abject -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Wretched, pitiful (after losing all her money, falling into a puddle,
and breaking her ankle, eloise was abject.)
,Abjure -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To reject, renounce (to prove his honesty, the president abjured the
evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)
Abnegation -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Denial of comfort to oneself (the holy man slept on the floor,
took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)
Abort -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To give up on a half-finished project or effort (after they ran out of
food, the men, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.)
Abridge -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (v.) To cut down, shorten (the publisher thought the dictionary was
too long and abridged it.) 2. (adj.) Shortened (moby-dick is such a long book that even the abridged
version is longer than most normal books.)
Abrogate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To abolish, usually by authority (the bill of rights assures that the
government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
Abscond -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To sneak away and hide (in the confusion, the super-spy absconded
into the night with the secret plans.)
Absolution -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Freedom from blame, guilt, sin (once all the facts were known,
the jury gave angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)
Abstain -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To freely choose not to commit an action (everyone demanded that
angus put on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and abstained.)
Abstruse -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Hard to comprehend (everyone else in the class understood
geometry easily, but john found the subject abstruse.)
Accede -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To agree (when the class asked the teacher whether they could play
baseball instead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded to their
request.)
,Accentuate -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To stress, highlight (psychologists agree that those people who
are happiest accentuate the positive in life.)
Accessible -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Obtainable, reachable (after studying with sparknotes and
getting a great score on the sat, marlena happily realized that her goal of getting into an ivy-league
college was accessible.)
Acclaim -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) High praise (greg's excellent poem won the acclaim of his friends.)
Accolade (n.) High praise, special distinction (everyone offered accolades to sam after he won the noble
prize.)
Accolade -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) High praise, special distinction (everyone offered accolades to sam
after he won the noble prize.)
Accommodating -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Helpful, obliging, polite (though the apartment was not
big enough for three people, arnold, mark, and zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to
each other.)
Accord -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) An agreement (after much negotiating, england and iceland finally
came to a mutually beneficial accord about fishing rights off the cost of greenland.)
Accost -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To confront verbally (though antoinette was normally quite calm,
when the waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the
man.)
Accretion -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Slow growth in size or amount (stalactites are formed by the
accretion of minerals from the roofs of caves.)
Acerbic -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Biting, bitter in tone or taste (jill became extremely acerbic and
began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
Acquiesce -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To agree without protesting (though mr. Correlli wanted to stay
outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he
acquiesced to her demands.)
, Acrimony -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Bitterness, discord (though they vowed that no girl would ever
come between them, biff and trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after
they both fell in love with the lovely teresa.)
Acumen -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Keen insight (because of his mathematical acumen, larry was able to
figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.)
Acute -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (adj.) Sharp, severe (arnold could not walk because the pain in his foot
was so acute.) 2. (adj.) Having keen insight (because she was so acute, libby instantly figured out how
the magician pulled off his "magic.")
Adamant -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Impervious, immovable, unyielding (though public pressure was
intense, the president remained adamant about his proposal.)
Adept -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Extremely skilled (tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like
a monkey.)
Adhere -CORRECT ANSWER ->>1. (n.) To stick to something (we adhered the poster to the wall with
tape.) 2. (n.) To follow devoutly (he adhered to the dictates of his religion without question.)
Admonish -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To caution, criticize, reprove (joe's mother admonished him not to
ruin his appetite by eating cookies before dinner.)
Adorn -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(v.) To decorate (we adorned the tree with ornaments.)
Adroit -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(adj.) Skillful, dexterous (the adroit thief could pick someone's pocket
without attracting notice.)
Adulation -CORRECT ANSWER ->>(n.) Extreme praise (though the book was pretty good, marcy did not
believe it deserved the adulation it received.)
