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SAT Words 5
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggregate | 1. (n.) a whole or total (The three branches of the U.S. Government form an _____ much more powerful than its individual parts.) 2. (v.) to gather into a mass (The dictator tried to _____ as many people into his army as he possibly could.) |
| aggrieve | (adj.) distressed, wronged, injured (The foreman mercilessly overworked his _____d employees.) |
| agile | (adj.) quick, nimble (The dogs were too slow to catch the _____ rabbit.) |
| agnostic | (adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven (Joey’s parents are very religious, but he is _____.) |
| agriculture | (n.) farming (It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as ______.) |
| aisle | (n.) a passageway between rows of seats (Once we got inside the stadium we walked down the _____ to our seats.) |
| alacrity | (n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with _____.) |
| alias | (n.) a false name or identity (He snuck past the guards by using an alias and fake ID.) |
| allay | (v.) to soothe, ease (The chairman of the Federal Reserve gave a speech to try to _____ investors’ fears about an economic downturn.) |
| allege | (v.) to assert, usually without proof (The policeman had _____d that Marshall committed the crime, but after the investigation turned up no evidence, Marshall was set free.) |
| alleviate | (v.) to relieve, make more bearable (This drug will _____ the symptoms of the terrible disease, but only for a while.) |
| allocate | (v.) to distribute, set aside (The Mayor ______d 30 percent of the funds for improving the town’s schools.) |
| aloof | (adj.) reserved, distant (The scientist could sometimes seem ______, as if he didn’t care about his friends or family, but really he was just thinking about quantum mechanics.) |
| altercation | (n.) a dispute, fight (Jason and Lionel blamed one another for the car accident, leading to an _____.) |
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