SAT Vocab Quiz 1

1. establish the truth or correctness

2. showing contempt; scornful

3. to refer disapprovingly or contemptuously to somebody or something

4. to provide a child with care and upbringing

5. on which some form of limit or restriction is imposed

6. to say what is going to happen in the future, often on the basis of present indications or past experience

7. to raise somebody to a more senior job or a higher position or rank

8. inciting emotion; lively

9. examined closely and carefully

10. prove or support something

11. very skilled or proficient at something

12. find (something) out for certain; make sure of

13. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement

14. settled a dispute by mutual concession

15. not sure about an outcome or conclusion

16. to put an end to something, usually something undesirable

17. the ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties

18. not predictable, regular, or consistent, especially in being likely to depart from expected standards at any time

19. to make an offense or crime less serious or more excusable

20. to fail to give the proper or required care and attention to somebody or something

21. somebody or something that comes before, and is often considered to lead to the development of, another person or thing

22. a belief based on the fact that something is considered to be extremely reasonable or likely

23. sheltered from the elements

24. encourage; make more alert

25. withstand something

26. cause to stop, consciously resist

27. a short personal account of something; a short story

28. free of bias

29. biased

30. overused and lacking interest