Sat Vocab 5

Front 1

aerial

Back 1

(adj.) somehow related to the air (We watched as the fighter planes conducted
aerial maneuvers.)

Front 2

aesthetic

Back 2

(adj.) artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty (We hired Susan as our
interior decorator because she has such a fine aesthetic sense.)

Front 3

affable

Back 3

(adj.) friendly, amiable (People like to be around George because he is so affable
and good-natured.)

Front 4

affinity

Back 4

(n.)a spontaneous feeling of closeness (Jerry didn’t know why, but he felt an
incredible affinity for Kramer the first time they met.)

Front 5

affront

Back 5

(n.) an insult (Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to his
honor.)

Front 6

aggrandize

Back 6

(v.) to increase or make greater (Joseph always dropped the names of the
famous people his father knew as a way to aggrandize his personal stature.)

Front 7

aggregate

Back 7

1. (n.) a whole or total (The three branches of the U.S. Government form an
aggregate much more powerful than its individual parts.) 2. (v.) to gather into a
mass (The dictator tried to aggregate as many people into his army as he possibly
could.)

Front 8

aggrieved

Back 8

(adj.) distressed, wronged, injured (The foreman mercilessly overworked his
aggrieved employees.)

Front 9

agnostic

Back 9

(adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
(Joey’s parents are very religious, but he is agnostic.)

Front 10

alacrity

Back 10

(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother
whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table he did so with
alacrity.)