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SAT vocab 1-18
Vocab. List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affable (adj) | easily approachable; warm and friendly |
| affirmation (n) | assertion; confirmation; declaration that is made under oath to an authority |
| the aggregate (n) | the total; cluster composed of many individual peices |
| to aggregate (v) | to collect or gather into a pile or cluster |
| alleviate (v) | relieve; make more bearable; to reduce the pain or trouble of something |
| aloof (adj) | apart; reserved; separated; not involved with or friendly towards people |
| altruistic (adj) | unselfishly generous; concerned for others; feelings and behavior that show a desire to help others |
| ambiguous (adj.) | unclear or doubtful in meaning; not expressed or understood clearly; capable of being understood or interpreted in more than one way |
| ambivalence (n.) | the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotions or attitudes; feeling two or more ways about one person, object, action, idea, etc. |
| amorphous (adj.) | lacking shape of definition; formless; lacking organization or unity |
| analogous (adj.) | comparable; being related or similar; likeness that allows one to draw an analogy |
| anarchist (n.) | a person who seeks to overturn the established government; an advocate of abolishing authority |
| animosity (n.) | bitter hostility; active hatred; a strong feeling of dislike or hatred |
| articulate (adj.) | able to express oneself clearly and effectively |
| artifact (n.) | object made by human beings such as a tool or a weapon; a simple object that was made by people in the past |
| artisan (n.) | manually skilled worker; craftsman as opposed to artist; a person who is skilled at making things by hand |
| ascendancy (n.) | controlling influence; domination; a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people |
| the ascetic (n.) | a person who leads a life of self-denial |
| ascetic (adj.) | relating to or having a strict and simple way of living life that avoids luxury or worldly pleasures |
| aspire (v.) | seek to attain; to want to have or achieve something; to desire to accomplish a particular goal |
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