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SAT/GED Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary words and simple definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arrogate | take without justification |
| artifact | piece from ancient society |
| artisan | craftperson |
| ascertain | perceive |
| ascetic | self-disciplined |
| ascribe | to assign,credit |
| aspersion | a curse |
| aspire | to long for, aim |
| assail | to attack |
| assess | evaluate |
| assiduous | hard-working, dilgent |
| assuage | to pacify |
| astute | very clever, crafty |
| asylum | refuge, sanctuary |
| atone | to repent, make amends |
| atrophy | to wither away, decay |
| attain | to achieve |
| attribute | to credit, assign |
| atypical | not typical, unusual |
| audacious | very bold |
| audible | able to be heard |
| augment | to add to, expand |
| auspicious | favorable |
| austere | very bare, bleak |
| avarice | much greed |
| avenge | seek revenge |
| aversion | particular dislike |
| balk | stop abruptly |
| ballad | love song |
| banal | dull, commonplace |
| bane | a burden |
| bard | a poet, singer |
| bashful | very timid, shy |
| battery | assault (threat to harm) |
| beguile | to trick, deceive |
| behemoth | large strong creature |
| benevolent | good, helpful |
| benign | favorable |
| bequeath | to donate, to will |
| berate | to scold vehemently |
| bereft | without |
| beseech | beg, plead |
| bias | prejudice |
| bilk | to cheat, defraud |
| blandish | to coax with flattery |
| blemish | imperfection, flaw |
| blight | plague, scar |
| boisterous | loud, energetic |
| bombastic | very confident, pompous |
| boon | gift, blessing |
| bourgeois | upper middle-class |
| brazen | bold, brash |
| brusque | short, dismissive |
| buffet | to strike forcefully, eat a lot |
| burnish | to polish, shine |
| buttress | to support, hold up |
| cadence | rhythm, sound cadence |
| cajole | urge |
| nebula | galaxy of dust, stars |
| necromancy | black magic |
| arranged in time order | chronological |
| circuitous | roundabout |
| circumlocution | indirect, wordy language |
| circumscribed | marked off, bounded |
| circumspect | cautious |
| circumvent | to avoid, go around authority |
| clairvoyant | can perceive things deeply |
| clamor | loud noise |
| clandestine | secret |
| cleave | to divide or stick together |
| clemency | mercy |
| clergy | Christian leaders |
| cloying | too sweet |
| coagulate | to thicken, clot |
| coalesce | to fuse into a whole |
| cobbler | shoe maker/ repairperson |
| coerce | to force |
| cognizant | mindful, aware |
| coherent | logically consistent, intelligible |
| collateral | secondary |
| colloquial | informal conversation |
| collusion | secret agreement |
| colossus | gigantic thing |
| combustion | burning |
| commendation | approval, recognition |
| commensurate | related to size, amount |
| commodious | roomy |
| compelling | forceful, demanding attention |
| compensate | to pay |
| complacency | self-satisfied |
| complement | to make |
| compliant | to adapt to one's wishes |
| complicit | to be a crime's accomplice |
| compliment | to show approval |
| a compound | a place, a combination of parts |
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