Kaplan's SAT Vocab (A)
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- abandon
- n. total lack of inhibition
- abate
- v. to decrease, to reduce
- abet
- v. to aid; to act as an accomplice
- abjure
- v. to renounce under oath; to abandon forever; to abstain from
- abnegate
- v. to give up; to deny to oneself
- abortive
- adj. ending without results
- abrogate
- v. to annul; to abolish by authoritative action
- abscond
- v. to leave quickly in secret
- abstemious
- adj. done sparingly; consuming in moderation
- accede
- v. to express approval, to agree to
- acclivity
- n. an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill
- accretion
- n. a growth in size, an increase in amount
- acme
- n. the highest level or degree attainable
- actuate
- v. to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity
- acuity
- n. sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail
- acumen
- n. sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding; shrewd judgment
- adamant
- adj. stubbornly unyielding
- adept
- adj. extremely skilled
- adjudicate
- v. to hear and settle a matter; to act as a judge
- adjure
- v. to appeal to
- admonish
- v. to caution or warn gently in order to correct something
- adroit
- adj. skillful; accomplished; highly competent
- adulation
- n. excessive flattery or admiration
- adumbrate
- v. to give a hint or indication of something to come
- aerie
- n. a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
- affected
- adj. phony, artificial
- aggregate
- n. a collective mass, the sum total
- algorithm
- n. an established procedure for solving a problem or equation
- alimentary
- adj. 1. pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion; 2. providing nourishment
- allay
- v. to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity
- amity
- n. friendship, good will
- amorphous
- adj. having no definite form
- animus
- n. a feeling of animosity or ill will
- anodyne
- n. a source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain
- anomaly
- n. a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify
- anthropomorphic
- adj. suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things
- antiquated
- adj. too old to be fashionable or useful
- aphorism
- n. a short statement of a principle
- aplomb
- n. self-confident assurance; poise
- apostate
- n. one who renounces a religious faith
- apposite
- adj. strikingly appropriate or well adapted
- apprise
- v. to give notice to, inform
- appropriate
- v. to assign to a particular purpose, allocate
- arable
- adj. suitable for cultivation
- arcane
- adj. secret, obscure; known only to a few
- archipelago
- n. a large group of islands
- arrears
- n. unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations
- arrogate
- v. to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
- askance
- adv. with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance
- assent
- v. to agree, as to a proposal
- atavistic
- adj. characteristic of a former era, ancient
- autocrat
- n. a dictator
- aver
- v. to declare to be true; to affirm
- avuncular
- adj. like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth
- awry
- adv. crooked, askew, amiss