CBEST Vocabulary Word List UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
abandon - CORRECT ANSWER - total lack of inhibition
ex: With her strict parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with ___________.
noun
abate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to decrease
•to reduce
ex: My hunger __________ when I saw how filthy the chef's hands were.
verb
abet - CORRECT ANSWER - •to aid
•to act as an accomplice
ex: When Derwin robbed the bank, Marvin _________ his friend by pulling up the getaway car.
verb
abjure - CORRECT ANSWER - •to renounce under oath
•to abandon forever
•to abstain from
,ex: After having been devout for most of his life, he suddenly __________ his beliefs, much to
his family's disappointment.
verb
abnegate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to give up
•to deny to oneself
ex: After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to _________
authority.
verb
abortive - CORRECT ANSWER - ending without results
ex: Her _________ attempt to swim the full five miles left her frustrated.
adj
abrogate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to annul
•to abolish by authoritative action
ex: The president's job is to ______ any law that fosters inequality among citizens.
verb
abscond - CORRECT ANSWER - to leave quickly in secret
,ex: The criminal _______ during the night with all of his mother's money.
verb
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER - •done sparingly
•consuming in moderation
ex: The spa served no sugar or wheat, but the clients found the retreat so calm that they didn't
mind the ___________ rules.
adj
accede - CORRECT ANSWER - •to express approval
•to agree to
ex: Once the mayor heard the reasonable request, she happily _______ to the proposal
verb
acclivity - CORRECT ANSWER - •an incline or upward slope
•the ascending side of a hill
ex: We were so tired from hiking that by the time we reached the ________, it looked more like a
mountain than a hill.
noun
accretion - CORRECT ANSWER - •a growth in size
, •an increase in amount
ex: The committee's strong fund-raising efforts resulted in an _________ in scholarship money.
noun
acme - CORRECT ANSWER - the highest level of degree attainable
ex: Just when he reached the _______ of his power, the dictator was overthrown
noun
actuate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to put into motion
•to activate
•to motivate or influence to activity
ex: The leaders rousing speech ________ the crowd into a peaceful protest.
verb
acuity - CORRECT ANSWER - •sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to
resolve fine detail
ex: With unusual _______, she was able to determine that the masterpiece was fake.
noun
acumen - CORRECT ANSWER - •sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding
•shrewd judgment
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
abandon - CORRECT ANSWER - total lack of inhibition
ex: With her strict parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with ___________.
noun
abate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to decrease
•to reduce
ex: My hunger __________ when I saw how filthy the chef's hands were.
verb
abet - CORRECT ANSWER - •to aid
•to act as an accomplice
ex: When Derwin robbed the bank, Marvin _________ his friend by pulling up the getaway car.
verb
abjure - CORRECT ANSWER - •to renounce under oath
•to abandon forever
•to abstain from
,ex: After having been devout for most of his life, he suddenly __________ his beliefs, much to
his family's disappointment.
verb
abnegate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to give up
•to deny to oneself
ex: After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to _________
authority.
verb
abortive - CORRECT ANSWER - ending without results
ex: Her _________ attempt to swim the full five miles left her frustrated.
adj
abrogate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to annul
•to abolish by authoritative action
ex: The president's job is to ______ any law that fosters inequality among citizens.
verb
abscond - CORRECT ANSWER - to leave quickly in secret
,ex: The criminal _______ during the night with all of his mother's money.
verb
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER - •done sparingly
•consuming in moderation
ex: The spa served no sugar or wheat, but the clients found the retreat so calm that they didn't
mind the ___________ rules.
adj
accede - CORRECT ANSWER - •to express approval
•to agree to
ex: Once the mayor heard the reasonable request, she happily _______ to the proposal
verb
acclivity - CORRECT ANSWER - •an incline or upward slope
•the ascending side of a hill
ex: We were so tired from hiking that by the time we reached the ________, it looked more like a
mountain than a hill.
noun
accretion - CORRECT ANSWER - •a growth in size
, •an increase in amount
ex: The committee's strong fund-raising efforts resulted in an _________ in scholarship money.
noun
acme - CORRECT ANSWER - the highest level of degree attainable
ex: Just when he reached the _______ of his power, the dictator was overthrown
noun
actuate - CORRECT ANSWER - •to put into motion
•to activate
•to motivate or influence to activity
ex: The leaders rousing speech ________ the crowd into a peaceful protest.
verb
acuity - CORRECT ANSWER - •sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to
resolve fine detail
ex: With unusual _______, she was able to determine that the masterpiece was fake.
noun
acumen - CORRECT ANSWER - •sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding
•shrewd judgment
