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SAT Words 9
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arcane | (adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an expert in _____ Lithuanian literature.) |
| archaic | (adj.) of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated (In a few select regions of Western Mongolian, an ______ Chinese dialect is still spoken.) |
| archetypal | (adj.) the most representative or typical example of something (Some believe George Washington, with his flowing white hair and commanding stature, was the _____ politician.) |
| ardor | (n.) extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm (The soldiers conveyed their _____ with impassioned battle cries.) |
| arid | (adj.) excessively dry (Little other than palm trees and cacti grow successfully in _____ environments.) |
| arrogate | (v.) to take without justification (The king _____d the right to order executions to himself exclusively.) |
| artifact | (n.) a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place (The scientists spent all day searching the cave for _____s from the ancient Mayan civilization.) |
| artisan | (n.) a craftsman (The _____ uses wood to make walking sticks.) |
| ascertain | (v.) to perceive, learn (With a bit of research, the student _____d that some plants can live for weeks without water.) |
| ascetic | (adj.) practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious (The priest lives an _____ life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures.) |
| ascribe | (v.) to assign, credit, attribute to (Some _____ the invention of fireworks and dynamite to the Chinese.) |
| aspersion | (n.) a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast _____s on each others’ integrity.) |
| aspire | (v.) to long for, aim toward (The young poet _____s to publish a book of verse someday.) |
| assail | (v.) to attack (At dawn, the war planes _____d the boats in the harbor.) |
| assess | (v.) to evaluate (A crew arrived to _____ the damage after the crash.) |
| assiduous | (adj.) hard-working, diligent (The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of ______ labor.) |
| assuage | (v.) to ease, pacify (The mother held the baby to ______ its fears.) |
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