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SAT 1-50
MasterVocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to lessen; to subside |
| abdication | giving up control, authority |
| aberration | straying away from what is normal |
| abeyance | suspended action |
| abhor | to hate; to detest |
| abide (by) | be faithful; to endure |
| abjure | promise or swear to give up |
| ablution | washing |
| abnegation | self-denial |
| abrogate | repeal or annul by authority |
| abscond | to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) |
| abstemious | restraint, especially of food and alcohol |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend; obscure |
| abut on, against | border on |
| abysmal | bottomless; extreme |
| acarpous | effete; no longer fertile; worn out |
| acclaimed | welcomed with shouts and approval |
| accolade | praise; approval |
| accretion | the growing of separate things into one |
| adamant | kind of stone; inflexible |
| addle | to become rotten; to become confused |
| adduce | to offer as example, reason or proof |
| adjudicate on, in | to settle judicially |
| adjunct to | something added; assistant |
| adjure | to beg |
| admonitory | containing warning |
| adorn with | add beauty; decorate |
| adulteration | making unpure, poorer in quality |
| adumbrate | to suggest or hint; overshadow |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not innate |
| affable | polite and friendly |
| affinity for, with | close connection relationship |
| aggravate | make worse; irritate |
| agile | active; quick-moving |
| agnostic | non-committal |
| agog | eager; excited |
| ail | trouble; be ill |
| alacrity | eager and cheerful readiness |
| alcove | recess; partially enclosed place |
| allegiance | duty; support; loyalty |
| alleviate | make (pain) easier to bear |
| alloy | to debase by mixing with something inferior |
| aloof | reserved; indifferent |
| altercate | to dispute angrily or noisily |
| amalgamate with | mix, combine, unite societies |
| ambidextrous | use left or right hand equally well |
| ambiguous | doubtful; uncertain |
| ambivalent | having both of two contrary meanings |
| amble | leisurely walk |
| ameliorate | improve; make better |