MAT Vocabulary Words
abash - correct answer to embarrass (disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify)
abate - correct answer to decrease, reduce (dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane)
aberration - correct answer something different from the usual (anomaly,
irregularity, abnormality, deviation)
abet - correct answer to aid, act as accomplice (help, succor, assist)
abject - correct answer miserable, pitiful (pathetic, lamentable, sorry)
abridge - correct answer to condense, shorten (abbreviate, cut, prune)
abscond - correct answer to depart secretly (flee, decamp, fly, bolt)
abstemious - correct answer marked by restraint, especially in the
consumption of food or alcohol (moderate, temperate, sparing)
abstinent - correct answer abstaining (forbearing, refraining, ascetic)
accede - correct answer to express approval; agree to (assent, acquiesce,
consent, concur)
accolade - correct answer priase, distinction (praise, acclaim, approbation,
commendation, kudos)
,accretion - correct answer growth in size or increase in amount (buildup,
accumulation, accrual)
accrue - correct answer to accumulate, grow by additions (augment, enlarge,
expand, burgeon, wax)
acerbic - correct answer bitter, sharp in taste or temper (tart, biting, caustic,
cutting)
acme - correct answer highest point, summit (apex, crown, peak, pinnacle,
zenith)
acquiesce - correct answer to agree, comply quietly (accede, consent, submit)
acrid - correct answer harsh, bitter (sharp, pungent, caustic)
acrimony - correct answer bitterness, animosity (choler, spleen, rancor,
asperity, antipathy)
acumen - correct answer sharpness of insight (sagacity, discernment,
shrewdness)
adage - correct answer old saying or proverb (apothem, aphorism, maxim)
admonish - correct answer to caution or reprimand (reprove, chide, upbraid,
berate, rebuke)
adroit - correct answer skillful, accomplished, highly competent (deft,
dexterous, proficient, accomplished, adept)
adulation - correct answer high praise (admiration, flattery, accolade)
,adulterate - correct answer to corrupt or make impure (contaminate, dilute)
aesthetic - correct answer pertaining to beauty or art (artistic, tasteful)
alacrity - correct answer cheerful readiness, promptness in response (celerity,
promptness, dispatch, enthusiasm)
allusion - correct answer indirect reference (intimation, suggestion)
altercation - correct answer noisy dispute (argument, clash, fight, quarrel)
altruism - correct answer unselfish concern for others' welfare (benevolence,
generosity, kindness)
amalgamate - correct answer to mix, combine (integrate, assimilate, merge,
incorporate, league)
ambivalence - correct answer attitude of uncertainty, conflicting emotions
(indecision, vacillation)
ambulatory - correct answer of, relating to, or adapted to walking, moving
about from place to place (itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving, vagabond)
ameliorate - correct answer to make better, improve (amend, better, reform)
amulet - correct answer ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
(talisman, fetish)
anachronistic - correct answer outdated (anomalous, inconsistent,
inappropriate)
, anathema - correct answer ban, curse; something shunned or dislike
(execration, aversion, horror, abomination)
ancillary - correct answer accessory, subordinate, helping (adjunct, additional,
auxiliary, supplemental)
anecdote - correct answer short, usually funny account of an event (story,
joke)
antipathy - correct answer dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion
(enmity, malice, antagonism)
antithesis - correct answer exact opposite or direct contrast (contrary, reverse)
apex - correct answer highest point, summit (acme, crown, zenith, peak, crest)
aphorism - correct answer old saying or short, pithy statement (adage,
apothegm, maxim, proverb)
apocryphal - correct answer not genuine; fictional (erroneous, fictitious,
fraudulent, false)
apostate - correct answer one who renounces a religious faith (renegade,
turncoat, deserter)
appropriate *v - correct answer to take possession of (usurp, arrogate,
commandeer)
aquatic - correct answer belonging or living in water (watery, maritime,
pelagic)
arable - correct answer suitable for cultivation (farmable, fertile)
