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Barron's Basic Word List: 1500 words for the PSAT, SAT, etc. Quiz
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Question 1
What does 'abase' mean?
- To lower or humiliate
- To encourage or aid
- To move faster
- To stick fast to
Question 2
Which word means 'a deviation from the expected or normal'?
- Aberration
- Abeyance
- Abstruse
- Acrimony
Question 3
'Abstain' means to refrain voluntarily from an action or practice.
- True
- False
Question 4
To wear away by friction is to ____.
Fill in the blank
Question 5
What does 'accolade' mean?
- Award of merit
- Mental keenness
- Bitterness of words
- Suspended action
Question 6
'Abstract' means concrete and representational.
- True
- False
Question 7
Which word means 'partner in crime'?
- Accomplice
- Accessory
- Acquittal
- Addiction
Question 8
A compulsive, habitual need is an ____.
Fill in the blank
Question 9
What does 'absolve' mean?
- To pardon an offense; free from blame
- To accuse publicly
- To depart secretly
- To lower in status
Question 10
'Adamant' means hard and inflexible.
- True
- False
Question 11
What is 'acumen'?
- Mental keenness
- Bitterness of words or manner
- An additional object
- A state of suspended action
Question 12
Which word means 'to stick fast to'?
- Adhere
- Abrade
- Adapt
- Abscond
Question 13
Which word means 'adjoining; neighboring; close by'?
- adjacent
- adjudicate
- admonish
- advocate
Question 14
To pass legal judgment on a case is to ___.
Fill in the blank
Question 15
Adulation means criticism and disapproval.
- True
- False
Question 16
Which of the following is the closest synonym for 'admonish'?
- warn
- praise
- ignore
- admire
Question 17
What does 'adroit' mean?
- skillful
- clumsy
- hostile
- flattering
Question 18
If someone is your adversary, they are your ___.
- opponent
- friend
- neighbor
- judge
Question 19
Adverse conditions are favorable conditions.
- True
- False
Question 20
Which word means 'to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances'?
- adulterate
- advocate
- adjudicate
- admonish
Question 21
Which word is closest in meaning to 'adversity'?
- misfortune
- flattery
- skill
- judgment
Question 22
To urge or plead for a cause is to ___ it.
Fill in the blank
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