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PSAT Vocabulary A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abate | Subside; decrease; lessen |
| Aberration | Deviation from the expected or normal |
| Abet | Encourage; aid |
| Abeyance | Suspended action |
| Abstruse | Obscure; difficult to understand |
| Accolade | Award of merit |
| Acquittal | Declaration of innocence; deliverance from a charge |
| Acrimony | Bitterness of words or manner |
| Acumen | Mental keenness |
| Aesthetic | Artistic |
| Affable | Easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| Affinity | Kinship; attraction to |
| Altruistic | Unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
| Ambiguous | Unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| Ambivalence | Having conflicting or contrary emotional attitudes |
| Amenable | Readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive |
| Antipathy | Aversion; dislike |
| Apprehension | Fear; discernment; capture |
| Appropriate (Adj. and V.) | Adjective: Fitting or suitable Verb: Take possession of for one's own use |
| Aristocracy | Hereditary nobility; privileged class |