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Sat vocablarry
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | to degrade to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, |
| abash | embarrass |
| abate | to decrease |
| abattoir | a slaughterhouse |
| aberration | a deviation |
| abet | aid |
| abeyance | temp suspension |
| abhor | to detest |
| abject | miserable |
| abjure | to give up on oath;renounce |
| ablution | washing of the body |
| abnegate | to renounce |
| abominate | to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor. |
| aboriginal | existing since the beginning |
| abort | cut short |
| abrade | to rub off |
| abridge | to shorten |
| abrogate | cancel by authority |
| abscond | run away and hide |
| absolve | to free of guilt |
| abstemious | moderate in eating and drinking |
| abstract | a summary, thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea. |
| abstruse | hard to comprehend |
| abysmal | wretched (very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.) |
| abut | to border on |
| accede | agree to give consent, approval, or adherence or to take on duties |
| acclivity | an upward slope |
| accolade | a demonstration of honor |
| accouterments | one's clothing |
| accretion | accumulation |
| accrue | accumulation |
| acerbity | sharpness |
| acme | a peak |
| acquiesce | to yield |
| acquit | clear of charge |
| acrid | sharp |
| acrimony | bitterness |
| actuate | to put into motion |
| acumen | keenness |
| adage | old saying |
| adamant | unyielding |
| adduce | to give as proof |
| adept | skilled |
| adhere | to stay attached; stick fast; |
| adipose | fatty |
| adjudicate | to judge |
| adjunct | something aded |
| adjure | to charge under oath |
| admonish | to warn |
| adroit | skilled |
| adulation | flattery |
| adulterate | to make impure |
| adumbration | a forshadowing |