做一下下面的sat核心词汇测试题就知道离正式上考场还有多远了。

instruction:

1. all vocabulary are made into sentence completion test respectively.

2. ten words are gathered in each a group which requires you to choose the right word to fit in the void.

1. if you are _______, you feel embarrassed and ashamed. (written)

2. if you ______ something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.

           he persuaded his son to abbreviate his first name to alec.

              = shorten 

           it was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.

3. if someone is _____ by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.

           he was on his way to the airport when his car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen.

           she was sent for trial yesterday charged with abducting a six-month-old child.

              = kidnap 

4. ______ means unusual and not socially acceptable. (formal)

       ian's rages and aberrant behavior worsened.

5. if one person ______ another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. (formal or legal)

           his wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him.

           we shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.

6. if something is in a______, it is not operating or being used at the present time. (formal)

           the russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance.

           the matter was left in abeyance until haig saw french.

7. if you _______ something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. (formal)

           he was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation.

           if nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little news to cover.

8. if you describe someone as _______, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves. (literary)

           he sounded abject and eager to please.

           he looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.

9. if you ______ something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it. (formal)

           he abjured the protestant faith and became king in 1594.

           ...countries whose officials abjure bribery.

10. if something bad or undesirable ____, it becomes much less strong or severe. (formal)

           the storms had abated by the time they rounded cape horn.

           ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.

              = die down 

pick up the most appropriate word from the pool below to fill in the blank

abjure abeyance  abduction  abate  abash  abject  abhor   abet  aberrant abbreviate