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SAT Vocabs Day #06
Term | Definition |
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abet | encourage someone to do something wrong (verb) |
abeyance | a state of temporary disuse or suspension (noun) |
abide | accept or act in accordance (verb) |
abject | of something bad experienced or present to the maximum degree; of a person without pride or dignity (adj.) |
abjure | solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim (verb) |
abnegate | renounce or reject something desired or valued (verb) |
abominable | causing moral revulsion; something very bad or unpleasant (adj) |
abomination | a thing/feeling that causes disgust or hatred (noun) |
aboriginal | indigenous (adj.) |
abort | bring to end because of problem or fault (verb) |
abortive | failing to produce the intended result (adj.) |
abound | exists in large numbers or amounts (verb) |
aboveboard | legitimate, honest, and open (adj.) |
abrade | to wear away by erosion or friction (verb) |
abridge | shorten without loosing its sense (verb) |
abrogate | override a law; evade a responsibility or duty (verb) |
abscess | swollen area within body tissue, containing puss (noun) |
abscission | act or process of cutting off (noun) |
abscond | depart secretly (verb) |
absolve | set free from blame, responsibility, or blame (verb) |