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10th Grade SAT
(summerwork) Part 1
Question | Answer |
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abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity |
abdicate | to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner |
aberration | the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course |
abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe |
abstain | to hold oneself back voluntarily; refrain |
adversity | fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress |
aesthetic | pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality |
amicable | characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable |
anachronistic | pertaining or containing something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time |
arid | extremely dry; parched |
asylum | an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance; an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary |
benevolent | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; charitable |
bias | to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, especially unfairly |
boisterous | rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained |
brazen | shameless or impudent |
brusque | abrupt in manner; blunt; rough |
camaraderie | comradeship; good-fellowship |
canny | careful; cautious; prudent |
capacious | capable of holding much; spacious or roomy |