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SAT VOCAB-A WORDS
Hansen vocab list SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstract | not concrete, hypothetical, not clear "subtract the part that makes sense" |
| abstruse | difficult to understand "Ab's truce is hard to understand" |
| acclaim | enthusiastic and public praise "a claim to fame gets you praise" |
| acrimony | bitterness or ill feeling, sharpness, negitive "a cry because the sharp bitterness" |
| adamant | refusing to be persuaded "a dam that doesn't let water out" |
| affirmation | affirming something, emotion support or encouragment "a firm asian comfirms his status" |
| alienate | to cause someone to feel isolated "Aliens are far away, and isolated" |
| aloof | not friendly, distanced themselves "A roof stays high above |
| altruistic | generous "Als true wish stick used generously" |
| ambidextrous | able to use the right and left hands "both Dexter and rous write with both hands" |
| ambiguous | open to more than one meaning "a big guess bc its unclear" |
| ambivalence | the state of having mixed feelings, contradictory ideas "violent and peaceful" |
| amity | a friendly relationship "my friend Amy" |
| amorphous | without a clearly defined shape "morph is form and amorphous is without form" |
| anarchy | government with no rules an ark key to stop the anarchy in the ark |
| antagonistic | showing opposition or hostility "ant with a tag on a stick and hits people" |
| antiquated | old fashioned "antiques are old" |
| antithesis | a person directly oppiste of someone "ant vs elephant" |
| arbitrary | based on random choice "obituaries have random people" |
| advocate | a person who publicly supports "an ad for cate, support cate" |