Abnegate: meaning and SAT practice
Abnegate (verb) means: To renounce or reject something, especially a right or responsibility.
Abnegate in a sentence
The king decided to abnegate his throne and give power to his son.
Similar: renounce, reject, deny, relinquish. Opposite: claim, accept.
SAT-style practice: what does “abnegate” most nearly mean?
The king decided to abnegate his throne and give power to his son.
As used in the sentence, “abnegate” most nearly means
- outlined
- indicate
- renounce
- cheat
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Answer: C. “abnegate” means: To renounce or reject something, especially a right or responsibility. “renounce” is the closest match in this sentence. The other choices are real SAT-level words, but none of them carries that meaning here.
On the digital SAT this is the “Words in Context” skill, about 7 of the 54 Reading and Writing questions. The test asks what a word means as used in the passage, so a word’s most common meaning is not always the answer. More of these, with full explanations, are on SAT Words in Context practice questions.
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