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Word Smart II
SAT words you should know (abase-appalling)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | to humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble |
| abet | to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong |
| abeyance | suspension; temporary cessation |
| abjure | to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from |
| abomination | something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing |
| aboriginal | native; dating back to the very beginning |
| abound | to be very numerous |
| abrogate | to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify |
| accede | to give in; to yield; to agree |
| accentuate | to emphasize; to accent; to highlight |
| access | the right or ability to approach, enter, or use |
| acclaim | to praise publicly and enthusiastically |
| accord | to agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow |
| accouterments | personal clothing, accessories, or equipment; trappings |
| accrue | to accumulate over time |
| acquisitive | seeking or tending to acquire; greedy |
| acquit | to find not guilty; to behave or conduct oneself |
| acronym | a word made up of the initials of other words |
| adage | a traditional saying; a proverb |
| adduce | to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite |
| adjourn | to suspend until another time |
| adjunct | something added to or connected with something else; an assistant |
| ad-lib | to improvise; to speak or act spontaneously |
| advent | arrival; coming; beginning |
| adventitious | accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrelated; irrelevant |
| advocate | a person who argues in favor of a position |
| affidavit | a sworn written statement made before an official |
| affiliate | to become closely associated with |
| affliction | misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery, illness, or great suffering |
| afford | to give; to supply; to confer upon |
| affront | insult; a deliberate act of disrespect |
| aftermath | consequence; events following some occurence or calamity |
| aggrandize | to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase (something) in power, reputation, wealth, etc. |
| aggrieve | to mistreat; to do grievous injury to; to distress |
| aghast | terrified; shocked |
| alchemy | a seemingly magical process of transformation |
| alienate | to estrange; to cause to feel unwelcome or unloved; to make hostile |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| allegory | a story in which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings |
| allot | to apportion, allocate, or assign |
| altercation | a heated fight, argument, or quarrel |
| amass | to pile up; to accumulate; to collect for one's own use |
| amid | in the middle of |
| anathema | something or someone loathed or detested |
| ancillary | subordinate; providing assistance |
| angst | anxiety; fear; dread |
| annex | to add or attach |
| annuity | an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income |
| antedate | to be older than; to have come before |
| anterior | situated in front |
| anthology | a collection, especially of literary works |
| anthropomorphic | ascribing human charateristics to nonhuman animals or objects |
| antipodal | situated on opposite sides of the Earth; exactly opposite |
| antiquity | ancientness; ancient times |
| aperture | an opening |
| apex | highest point |
| apogee | the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite |
| apoplexy | stroke (that is, numbness and paralysis resulting from the sudden loss of blood flow to the brain) |
| apostasy | abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty |
| appalling | causing horror or consternation |
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