Princeton Review Sat Words

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abrogate

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v. to abolish, repeal, or nullify

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abstruse

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adj. difficult to understand

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abysmal

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adj. extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless

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accolade

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n. an award or honor

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acerbic

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adj. bitter, sour, severe

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acumen

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n. keenness of judgment; mental sharpness

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affable

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adj. easy to talk to; friendly

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afford

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v. to permit or allow; to enable

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aggregate

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n. adj. collection of things mixed together; the sum total

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allocate

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v. to distribute, assign, or allot

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aloof

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adj. standoffish, uninvolved, keeping one's distance

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ameliorate

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v. to make better or more tolerable

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anachronistic

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adj. out of place in time or history

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anathema

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n. something or someone loathed or detested

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ancillary

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adj. subordinate; providing assistance

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annul

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v. to make void, usually refers to marriage

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anomaly

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n. an aberration, deviation, or irregularity

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anthropology

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n. the study of human cultures

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antithetical

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adj. in opposition, contrary to

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apostate

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n. one who deserts his or her professed principles or faith

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apotheosis

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n. elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something

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appropriate

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v. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

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archetype

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n. an original model or pattern

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ardent

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adj. passionate

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arsenal

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n. a storehouse of weapons

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ascertain

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v. to determine with certainty; to find out definitely

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ascetic

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adj. hermitlike; practicing self-denial

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assiduous

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adj. hardworking, diligent, busy

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assuage

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v. to soothe, pacify, or relieve

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attrition

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n. gradual wearing away; a natural or expected decrease in size or number

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augury

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n. an omen, especially a good omen

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auspices

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n. protection; support; sponsorship

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avarice

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n. greed

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avuncular

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adj. kind, helpful, generous; like a nice uncle

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barometer

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n. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

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beguile

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v. to delude by guile or craft; to mislead, divert

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behest

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n. a command or order

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beleaguer

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v. to surround, besiege, or harrass

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belie

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v. to give a false impression; to contradict

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bellicose

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adj. warlike, belligerent

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bequest

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n. something left to someone in a will

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blithe

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adj. carefree, cheerful

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broach

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v. to open up a subject, often a delicate one, for discussion

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brusque

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adj. rough and short in manner, blunt, abrupt

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burgeon

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v. to expand; to flourish