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SAT words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abridge | to make shorter |
| abstemious | taking little food, drink, etc. |
| abstract | theoretical |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| accessible | able to be reached easily |
| acclaim | to applaud or welcome |
| acknowledge | admit as being fact |
| adulation | foolishly excessive praise |
| adversary | an enemy |
| adversity | misfortune |
| advocate | supporter |
| aesthetic | relating to the sense of beautiful |
| affable | easy to talk to |
| affirmation | stated positively and firmly |
| alleviate | improve by lessening (pain) |
| aloof | unfriendly |
| altruistic | unselfish |
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning |
| ambivalence | uncertainty caused by wanting to do two opposite things |
| analogous | similar in features |
| anarchist | a person who promotes disorder against any established rule |
| anecdote | short funny story |
| animosity | strong dislike |
| antagonism | opposition |
| antidote | a medicine counteracting the effects of poison |
| antiquated | old |
| apathy | lack of interest |
| appease | bring to a state of peace |
| arbitrary | subject to individual judgment |
| archaic | old |
| arrogance | offensive display of self-importance |
| articulate | good at speaking |
| artifact | something that remains from the past |
| artisan | a craftsperson |
| ascendancy | domination |
| ascetic | a person who lives a simple life |
| aspire | aim ambitiously |
| astute | shrewd |
| attribute | consider as quality of the person |
| augment | increase |
| austere | something that isn't pleasurable |
| authoritarian | a ruler who prefers order to freedom |
| autonomous | things that function separately or independently |
| aversion | intense dislike |
| belie | contradict |
| benevolent | kindhearted, generous |
| bolster | offer support, strengthen |
| braggart | a very boastful person |
| brevity | shortness |
| cajole | influence by flattering |
| calculated | carefully thought out in advance |
| candor | being honest |
| capricious | unpredictable |
| censorious | harshly critical |
| censure | strong criticism |
| coercion | making something happen by force |
| commemorate | remember |
| compile | gather together |
| complacency | being satisfied with yourself |
| compliance | surrendering power to another |
| composure | calmness under stress |
| comprehensive | including everything |
| concede | acknowledge defeat |
| conciliatory | compromising |
| concise | expressing much in few words |
| concur | agree |
| condone | excuse |
| conflagration | intensive and uncontrolled fire, inferno |
| confound | confuse |
| consensus | agreement in the judgement by a group |
| constraint | restriction |
| contend | maintain |
| contentious | combative |
| contract | an agreement between two ppl |
| conviction | strong belief without need of proof |
| cordial | warm and friendly |
| corroborate | support with evidence |
| credulity | trustfulness |
| criterion | a standart |
| cryptic | having a secret meaning |
| cursory | without attention to detail |
| curtail | slow down or stop entirely |
| decorum | polite behavior |
| deference | respect |
| degradation | changing to a lower state |
| delineate | define |
| denounce | speak out against |
| deplore | strong disapproval |
| depravity | lack of morals |
| deprecate | strong disapproval |
| deride | treat with contempt |
| derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation |
| despondent | hopeless |
| detached | separated |
| deterrent | something immaterial that delays action or progress |
| detrimental | harmful (to) |
| devious | misleading |
| devise | figure out a plan |
| diffuse | spread out |
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