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SAT VOCABULARY EXAM 2025; BRAND NEW
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
alacrity - correct-answer-(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to
help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the
table he did so with alacrity.)
alias - correct-answer-(n.) a false name or identity (He snuck past the guards by
using an alias and fake ID.)
allay - correct-answer-(v.) to soothe, ease (The chairman of the Federal Reserve
gave a speech to try to allay investors' fears about an economic downturn.)
allege - correct-answer-(v.) to assert, usually without proof (The policeman had
alleged that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up
no evidence, Marshall was set free.)
alleviate - correct-answer-(v.) to relieve, make more bearable (This drug will
alleviate the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while.)
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allocate - correct-answer-(v.) to distribute, set aside (The Mayor allocated 30
percent of the funds for improving the town's schools.)
aloof - correct-answer-(adj.) reserved, distant (The scientist could sometimes
seem aloof, as if he didn't care about his friends or family, but really he was just
thinking about quantum mechanics.)
altercation - correct-answer-(n.) a dispute, fight (Jason and Lionel blamed one
another for the car accident, leading to an altercation.)
amalgamate - correct-answer-(v.) to bring together, unite (Because of his great
charisma, the presidential candidate was able to amalgamate all democrats and
republicans under his banner.)
ambiguous - correct-answer-(adj.) uncertain, variably interpretable (Some people
think Caesar married Cleopatra for her power, others believe he was charmed by
her beauty. His actual reasons are ambiguous.)
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ambivalent - correct-answer-(adj.) having opposing feelings (My feelings about
Calvin are ambivalent because on one hand he is a loyal friend, but on the other,
he is a cruel and vicious thief.)
ameliorate - correct-answer-(v.) to improve (The tense situation was ameliorated
when Sam proposed a solution everyone could agree upon.)
amenable - correct-answer-(adj.) willing, compliant (Our father was amenable
when we asked him to drive us to the farm so we could go apple picking.)
amenity - correct-answer-(n.) an item that increases comfort (Bill Gates's house is
stocked with so many amenities, he never has to do anything for himself.)
amiable - correct-answer-(adj.) friendly (An amiable fellow, Harry got along with
just about everyone.) amicable (adj.) friendly (Claudia and Jimmy got divorced, but
amicably and without hard feelings.)
amorous - correct-answer-(adj.) showing love, particularly sexual (Whenever
Albert saw Mariah wear her slinky red dress, he began to feel quite amorous.)
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amorphous - correct-answer-(adj.) without definite shape or type (The effort was
doomed from the start, because the reasons behind it were so amorphous and
hard to pin down.)
anachronistic - correct-answer-(adj.) being out of correct chronological order (In
this book you're writing, you say that the Pyramids were built after the Titanic
sank, which is anachronistic.)
analgesic - correct-answer-(n.) something that reduces pain (Put this analgesic on
the wound so that the poor man at least feels a little better.)
analogous - correct-answer-(adj.) similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
(Though they are unrelated genetically, the bone structure of whales and fish is
quite analogous.)
anarchist - correct-answer-(n.) one who wants to eliminate all government (An
anarchist, Carmine wanted to dissolve every government everywhere.)
anathema - correct-answer-(n.) a cursed, detested person (I never want to see
that murderer. He is an anathema to me.)
SAT VOCABULARY EXAM 2025; BRAND NEW
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
alacrity - correct-answer-(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to
help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the
table he did so with alacrity.)
alias - correct-answer-(n.) a false name or identity (He snuck past the guards by
using an alias and fake ID.)
allay - correct-answer-(v.) to soothe, ease (The chairman of the Federal Reserve
gave a speech to try to allay investors' fears about an economic downturn.)
allege - correct-answer-(v.) to assert, usually without proof (The policeman had
alleged that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up
no evidence, Marshall was set free.)
alleviate - correct-answer-(v.) to relieve, make more bearable (This drug will
alleviate the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while.)
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allocate - correct-answer-(v.) to distribute, set aside (The Mayor allocated 30
percent of the funds for improving the town's schools.)
aloof - correct-answer-(adj.) reserved, distant (The scientist could sometimes
seem aloof, as if he didn't care about his friends or family, but really he was just
thinking about quantum mechanics.)
altercation - correct-answer-(n.) a dispute, fight (Jason and Lionel blamed one
another for the car accident, leading to an altercation.)
amalgamate - correct-answer-(v.) to bring together, unite (Because of his great
charisma, the presidential candidate was able to amalgamate all democrats and
republicans under his banner.)
ambiguous - correct-answer-(adj.) uncertain, variably interpretable (Some people
think Caesar married Cleopatra for her power, others believe he was charmed by
her beauty. His actual reasons are ambiguous.)
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ambivalent - correct-answer-(adj.) having opposing feelings (My feelings about
Calvin are ambivalent because on one hand he is a loyal friend, but on the other,
he is a cruel and vicious thief.)
ameliorate - correct-answer-(v.) to improve (The tense situation was ameliorated
when Sam proposed a solution everyone could agree upon.)
amenable - correct-answer-(adj.) willing, compliant (Our father was amenable
when we asked him to drive us to the farm so we could go apple picking.)
amenity - correct-answer-(n.) an item that increases comfort (Bill Gates's house is
stocked with so many amenities, he never has to do anything for himself.)
amiable - correct-answer-(adj.) friendly (An amiable fellow, Harry got along with
just about everyone.) amicable (adj.) friendly (Claudia and Jimmy got divorced, but
amicably and without hard feelings.)
amorous - correct-answer-(adj.) showing love, particularly sexual (Whenever
Albert saw Mariah wear her slinky red dress, he began to feel quite amorous.)
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amorphous - correct-answer-(adj.) without definite shape or type (The effort was
doomed from the start, because the reasons behind it were so amorphous and
hard to pin down.)
anachronistic - correct-answer-(adj.) being out of correct chronological order (In
this book you're writing, you say that the Pyramids were built after the Titanic
sank, which is anachronistic.)
analgesic - correct-answer-(n.) something that reduces pain (Put this analgesic on
the wound so that the poor man at least feels a little better.)
analogous - correct-answer-(adj.) similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
(Though they are unrelated genetically, the bone structure of whales and fish is
quite analogous.)
anarchist - correct-answer-(n.) one who wants to eliminate all government (An
anarchist, Carmine wanted to dissolve every government everywhere.)
anathema - correct-answer-(n.) a cursed, detested person (I never want to see
that murderer. He is an anathema to me.)
