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SAT Words 10
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| astute | (adj.) very clever, crafty (Much of Roger’s success in politics results from his ability to provide _____ answers to reporters’ questions.) |
| asylum | 1. (n.) a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary (For Thoreau, the forest served as an _____ from the pressures of urban life.) 2. (n.) an institution in which the insane are kept (Once diagnosed by a psychiatrist, the man was put in an _____.) |
| atone | (v.) to repent, make amends (The man _____d for forgetting his wife’s birthday by buying her five dozen roses.) |
| atrophy | (v.) to wither away, decay (If muscles do not receive enough blood, they will soon _____ and die.) |
| attain | (v.) to achieve, arrive at (The athletes tried to _____ their best times in competition.) |
| attribute | 1. (v.) to credit, assign (He _____s all of his success to his mother’s undying encouragement.) 2. (n.) a facet or trait (Among the beetle’s most peculiar _____s is its thorny protruding eyes.) |
| atypical | (adj.) not typical, unusual (Screaming and crying is ______ adult behavior.) |
| audacious | (adj.) excessively bold (The security guard was shocked by the fan’s _____ attempt to offer him a bribe.) |
| audible | (adj.) able to be heard (The missing person’s shouts were unfortunately not _____.) |
| augment | (v.) to add to, expand (The eager student seeks to _____ his knowledge of French vocabulary by reading French literature.) |
| auspicious | (adj.) favorable, indicative of good things (The tennis player considered the sunny forecast an ______ sign that she would win her match.) |
| austere | (adj.) very bare, bleak (The austere furniture inside the _____d house made the place feel haunted.) |
| avarice | (n.) excessive greed (The banker’s _____ led him to amass a tremendous personal fortune.) |
| avenge | (v.) to seek revenge (The victims will take justice into their own hands and strive to _____ themselves against the men who robbed them.) |
| aversion | (n.) a particular dislike for something (Because he’s from Hawaii, Ben has an ______ to autumn, winter, and cold climates in general.) |
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