Sat Vocab A

Front 1

abdicate

Back 1

to give up (formally)

Hint 1

I hereby abdicate my presidency

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abhor

Back 2

hate, loathe, detest

Hint 2

I abhor Jordan

Front 3

abstruse

Back 3

profound, difficult to understand

Hint 3

some great literary genius's works are abstruse

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absolve

Back 4

pardon, free from responsibility, or consequences of guilt

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acrimony

Back 5

bitterness, characterized by feelings of ill-will

Hint 5

Hannah felt great acrimony towards Kyle for hurting her best friend

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adept

Back 6

skillful

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adroit

Back 7

adept, skillful, clever, dexterouos with one's hands

Hint 7

the mechanic is extremely adroit

Front 8

adulate

Back 8

to admire excessively, to flatter and praise excessively

Hint 8

i adulate Idina Menzel and various other broadway stars

Front 9

adverse

Back 9

hostile, opposed, unfavorable

Hint 9

a hurricane can be considered an adverse weather condition

Front 10

adversary

Back 10

opponent, rival

Hint 10

Killian is Palmetto's main adversary

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adversity

Back 11

hardship, unfavorable conditions

Hint 11

Jews and women have had to overcome many adversities

Front 12

advocate

Back 12

urge, recommend

Hint 12

I am an advocate for saving the environment and gay marriage rights

Front 13

aesthetic

Back 13

beautiful, artistic

Hint 13

Vermeer's paintings are aesthetically pleasing

Front 14

affable, amiable, amicable

Back 14

friendly, sociable

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affinity

Back 15

attraction

Hint 15

I have an affinity to one of my closest male friends

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affront

Back 16

to insult, an insult

Hint 16

an example of an affront - "Jordan is a gross, lying, skank"

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agile

Back 17

ability to move quickly and easily

Hint 17

the runner is extremely agile

Front 18

alacrity

Back 18

cheerful promptness

Hint 18

the empty auditorium was the result of a lack of alacrity among the sleep deprived students

Front 19

alleviate

Back 19

to make more bearable, to soothe

Hint 19

I tried to alleviate tensions between Kyle and my family

Front 20

altercation

Back 20

a noisy or angry dispute, fight

Hint 20

I have had many altercations with Levi

Front 21

altruism

Back 21

unselfish interest in the welfare of others

Hint 21

Angelina Jolie is known for her altruism, especially when dealing with Cambodia

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amalgam

Back 22

mixture

Hint 22

Palmetto students are quite an amalgam

Front 23

ambiguous

Back 23

unclear, capable of supporting different interpretations

Hint 23

often times, Ms. Falagan's explanations are ambiguous

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ambivalent

Back 24

having mixed feelings

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ameliorate

Back 25

to improve a bad situation

Hint 25

our generator really ameliorated our no-power situation

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amenable

Back 26

easily managed, obedient

Hint 26

Carmelo is far from amenable

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amenity

Back 27

a comfort or convenience

Hint 27

without power we lacked many amenities that we were used to, like being able to wash our clothes

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amorphous

Back 28

shapeless

Hint 28

gas is amorphous

Front 29

anachronistic

Back 29

out of place, existing in the wrong time period

Hint 29

a computer in the middle ages can be considered anachronistic

Front 30

anomaly

Back 30

something abnormal, an irregularity

Hint 30

getting a D on an enviro test is quite an anomaly for me

Front 31

antipathy

Back 31

hatred, aversion

Hint 31

I have an antipathy towards shots

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apathetic

Back 32

indifferent, showing lack of interest

Hint 32

it is sad how many people are apathetic about politics and the environment

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archetypal

Back 33

representing a recurring pattern or type

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white and black representing good and evil are arechetypal

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arable

Back 34

able to be cultivated

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I grew up on arable land

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arboreal

Back 35

of or relating to trees; living in trees

Hint 35

my dad loves all things arboreal

Front 36

arcane

Back 36

mysterious, understood only by a few

Hint 36

sort of like jargon or certain dialects, hannah and i have soooo many arcane languages and jokes

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archaic

Back 37

outdated, ancient

Hint 37

Latin is an archaic language

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archipelago

Back 38

group of islands

Hint 38

the explorer discovered an uncharted archipelago

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ardor

Back 39

passion, heat, zeal

Hint 39

brian kinney and christian bale create a lot of ardor in me

Front 40

arrest

Back 40

stop, halt

Hint 40

ARREST! you will back into me!

Front 41

ascetic

Back 41

practicing a lifestyle of simplicity or self-denial

Hint 41

monks are ascetic

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askew

Back 42

crooked, off to one side

Hint 42

your hat is askew

Front 43

assiduous

Back 43

hardworking, diligent

Hint 43

assiduous people work their ASS off

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astute

Back 44

shrewd, wise, observant

Hint 44

Taylor is extremely astute

Front 45

asylum

Back 45

a place offering protection and safety, haven

Hint 45

my closet is an asylum for me

Front 46

atypical

Back 46

not typical, unusual

Hint 46

meditation at my age is atypical

Front 47

audacious

Back 47

bold, gutsy

Hint 47

Jackie has audacious fashion

Front 48

augment

Back 48

increase, supplement

Hint 48

Pamela Anderson has augmented breasts

Front 49

auspicious

Back 49

beginning in a favorable way, promising

Hint 49

only a few small businesses are auspicious

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austere

Back 50

severe, strict, self-depriving

Hint 50

ascetic monks are austere

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autonomous

Back 51

independent, self-sufficient

Hint 51

I have been autonomous from a young age, my autonomy increased even more when I obtained my license

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avarice

Back 52

greed

Hint 52

7 deadly sins - thieves are avaricious

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avert

Back 53

to turn aside or away, to ward off

Hint 53

I averted my eyes when I saw David from a distance at Publix

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avian

Back 54

of or relating to birds

Hint 54

aviary

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awry

Back 55

twisted, crooked, askew, wrong

Hint 55

the party with no supervision went awry