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Testmasters 1-50
sat vocabulary testamsters 1-50
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abrasive | harsh and rough in manner |
| accusatory | containing a charge of wrongdoing against a person or other party |
| acerbic | sour or bitter |
| acolyte | a devoted follower or attendant |
| adept | very skilled |
| adroit | dexterous or deft; skillful under pressing conditions |
| adulatory | to praise or admire excessively; fawn on |
| aeon | an indefinitely long period of time; an age |
| aesthetically | tastefully |
| affectation | assumed rather than natural behavior; artificiality |
| agent | the means by which an effect or result is produced |
| agitated | to upset, disturb |
| altruism | unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
| amalgam | a combination of diverse elements; a mixture |
| ambivalent | having coexisting or opposing attitudes |
| ameliorate | to improve |
| anecdote | a short account especially of an interesting or humorous incident |
| animus | disposition; feeling of ill will |
| anomalous | deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule |
| antediluvian | really old, prehistoric |
| antidisestablishmentarianism | opposition to the withdrawl of state support from an established organization or church |
| antithetical | being in diametrical opposition |
| apathy | lack of interest or concern, impassiveness |
| apoplectic | enraged |
| appalled | dismayed |
| appetite | a strong urge or instinctive physical desire |
| archaic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period |
| articulate | characterized by the use of clear, expressive language |
| assuage | to satisfy or appease; relieve |
| atavism | the reoccurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence |
| attentiveness | giving care or attention; watchful |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| authoritarian | characterized by or favoring obedience to authority |
| avant-garde | a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts |
| bane | a cause of fatal injury or ruin |
| beguiled | to be deceived by skillful deceit |
| belligerent | inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive |
| bemoaning | to lament, expressing grief or disappointment about something |
| beneficial | producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous |
| bipartisan | supported by two political parties |
| blithe | carefree and lighthearted |
| bog | a wetland |
| bolster | to support |
| bombastic | pompous speech or writing |
| boon | a benefit bestowed |
| bowdlerize | to remove offensive portions from a book |
| breezy | lively and cheerful and relaxed |
| brevity | terseness, brief in duration |
| brusque | abrupt or curt in manner |
| buffeting | a blow or cuff with or as if with the hand |
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