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SAT week 1
Term | Definition |
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abate | to reduce in amount; lessen |
aberrant | deviating from the proper or expected course |
abhorance | a felling of repugnance or laothing |
abrupt | unexpectedly sudden |
abstemious | sparingly used or consumed; restricted to bare necessities |
abstruse | difficult to understand |
abundance | to great or plentiful amount |
acclaim | to praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud |
acerbic | sour or bitter in tone or character; stinging |
acolyte | a devoted follower or attendant |
acquaintance | knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship |
acrimonious | bitter and sharp in language and tone; rancorous |
acumen | quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement and insight |
adamant | impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyeilding |
adhere | to carry out a plan, a scheme, or an operation without deviation |
adorning | to lend beauty to; decorate |
adroit | dexterous; deft; skillful and adept under preasure |
advocate | to speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
aeon | an infinitely long period of time; age |
aesthetic | an artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance; conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful |