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SAT Vocabulary
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Question | Answer |
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abate | v. subside; decrease; lessen They waited for the storm to abate. |
abridge | v. condense or shorten Due to time restraints, Sally read the abridged version of the novel. |
abstemious | adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate The vegetarian's abstemious diet provided him with little nutrition. |
abstract | adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. |
abstruse | adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand The abstruse text assigned to Ted as a part of his philosophy class baffled him. |
accessible | adj. easy to approach; obtainable |
acclaim | v. applaud; announce with great approval The book met with modest acclaim. |
accolade | n. award of merit In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade. |
acknowledge | v. recognize; admit Naruto Uzumaki wanted to become Hokage so that the people of Konohagakure would acknowledge him ;) |
acquiesce | v. assent; agree without protesting They demanded it, and he acquiesced. |
acrid | adj. sharp; bitterly pungent As Susan cut the lemon, the acrid smell drifted up her nose. |
acrimonious | adj. bitter in words or manner Mr. Bernard's acrimonious attitude made him disagreeable to most people. |
adulation | n. flattery; admiration The adulation of his fans made the rock star happy. |
adversary | n. opponent Victor used his intellect to defeat his adversary in the chess match. |
adversity | n. poverty; misfortune We face great adversity in this world, and we must remain patient and strong in order to overcome it. |
advocate | v. urge; plead for The student advocated less homework so that the students could work with less stress. |
aesthetic | adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful Her keen aesthetic sense allowed her to create a painting that appealed to all who laid eyes upon it. |
affable | adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly Lisa's affable attitude made it feel easy and comfortable for people to open up to her. |
affirmation | n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath Always truthful Anna's affirmation of the incident convinced Bob it had truly taken place. |
aggregate | v. gather; accumulate By saving a little bit of her pocket money every time she received it, Nami managed to aggregate quite a huge sum of money over the years. |
alleviate | v. relieve Panadol is the most common medicine taken to alleviate pain. |
aloof | adj. apart; reserved Her aloof nature made it difficult for her to make friends. |
altruistic | adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others The people of Arabasta loved and respected Vivi for her altruistic actions; she had risked her own life to save the country from civil war and ensure no lives were lost. |
ambiguous | adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning The ambiguous question on the Maths test confused Harry; he did not understand what it was asking for. |
ambivalence | n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes The ambivalence of Nao's feelings confused her; she could not tell if she loved Kenji or hated him. |
amorphous | adj. formless; lacking shape or definition Shikamaru watched the amorphous mass of clouds drifting along the sky. |
anachronistic | adj. having an error involving time in a story The gun in the drawing of cavemen from the Stone Age was anachronistic. |
analogous | adj. comparable We looked at what had been done in an analogous situation to help us make our decision. |
anarchist | n. person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority The anarchist was arrested for attempted assassination. |
anecdote | n. short account of an amusing or interesting event At every family gathering, my aunts and uncles would tell anecdotes that kept us laughing for hours. |
animosity | n. active enmity |
anomaly | n. irregularity |
antagonism | n. hostility; active resistance |
antediluvian | adj. antiquated; extremely ancient |
antidote | n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease |
antipathy | n. aversion; dislike |
antiquated | adj. old-fashioned; obsolete |
apathy | n. lack of caring; indifference |
apocryphal | adj. untrue; made up |
appease | v. pacify or soothe; relieve |
apprehension | n. fear |
arable | adj. fit for growing crops |
arbitrary | adj. capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical |
archaic | adj. antiquated |
ardent | adj. intense; passionate; zealous |
arrogance | n. pride; haughtiness |
articulate | adj. effective; distinct |
artifact | n. object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced |
artisan | n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist |
ascendancy | n. controlling influence; domination |
ascetic | adj. practising self-denial; austere |
aspire | v.. seek to attain; long for |
assiduous | adj. diligent |
assuage | v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
astute | adj. wise; shrewd; keen |
atrophy | v. waste away |
attribute | v. ascribe; explain |
audacious | adj. daring; bold |
augment | v. increase; add to |
austere | adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented |