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SAT 1-50
MasterVocab
Question | Answer |
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abate | to lessen; to subside |
abdication | giving up control, authority |
aberration | straying away from what is normal |
abeyance | suspended action |
abhor | to hate; to detest |
abide (by) | be faithful; to endure |
abjure | promise or swear to give up |
ablution | washing |
abnegation | self-denial |
abrogate | repeal or annul by authority |
abscond | to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) |
abstemious | restraint, especially of food and alcohol |
abstruse | difficult to comprehend; obscure |
abut on, against | border on |
abysmal | bottomless; extreme |
acarpous | effete; no longer fertile; worn out |
acclaimed | welcomed with shouts and approval |
accolade | praise; approval |
accretion | the growing of separate things into one |
adamant | kind of stone; inflexible |
addle | to become rotten; to become confused |
adduce | to offer as example, reason or proof |
adjudicate on, in | to settle judicially |
adjunct to | something added; assistant |
adjure | to beg |
admonitory | containing warning |
adorn with | add beauty; decorate |
adulteration | making unpure, poorer in quality |
adumbrate | to suggest or hint; overshadow |
adventitious | coming from another source and not innate |
affable | polite and friendly |
affinity for, with | close connection relationship |
aggravate | make worse; irritate |
agile | active; quick-moving |
agnostic | non-committal |
agog | eager; excited |
ail | trouble; be ill |
alacrity | eager and cheerful readiness |
alcove | recess; partially enclosed place |
allegiance | duty; support; loyalty |
alleviate | make (pain) easier to bear |
alloy | to debase by mixing with something inferior |
aloof | reserved; indifferent |
altercate | to dispute angrily or noisily |
amalgamate with | mix, combine, unite societies |
ambidextrous | use left or right hand equally well |
ambiguous | doubtful; uncertain |
ambivalent | having both of two contrary meanings |
amble | leisurely walk |
ameliorate | improve; make better |