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List 1 - SAT words
Freshman English list for List 1 - SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| decrease, reduce, to lessen | abate |
| to give up a position, right, or power; to give up the crown | abdicate |
| something diffferent from the usual, not normal | aberration |
| to aid; act as accomplice, to help out in crime | abet |
| temporary supperesion or suspension, a temporary wipeout | abeyance |
| miserable; pitiful, poverty | abject |
| to reject, abadon formally, neglect | abjure |
| act of cleansing (for soul and spirit) | ablution |
| to deny; renounce (legally) | abnegate |
| to condense, shorten | abridge |
| to put an end to, abolish by authority | abrogate |
| to depart secretly | abscond |
| difficult to comprehend | abstruse |
| to express approval; agree to | accede |
| praise, distinction, award | accolade |
| to approach and speak to someone even with a threat | accost |
| growth in size or increase in amount (finance world) | accreation |
| to accumulatte, grow by additions (finance world) | accrue |
| bitter, sharp in taste or temper | acerbic |
| highest point; summit | acme |
| harsh, bitter (taste) | acrid |
| bitterness, animosity, hatred | acrimony |
| sharpness of insight, clever | acumen |
| old saying or proverb | adage |
| something added, attached, or joined; extra | adjunct |