Sat Vocab List 2

Front 1

abase

Back 1

To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade

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abbess

Back 2

The lady superior of a nunnery

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abbey

Back 3

The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

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abbot

Back 4

The superior of a community of monks

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abdicate

Back 5

To give up (royal power or the like).

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abdomen

Back 6

In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.

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abdominal

Back 7

Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.

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abduction

Back 8

A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally

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abed

Back 9

In bed; on a bed

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aberration

Back 10

Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

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abet

Back 11

To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).

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abeyance

Back 12

A state of suspension or temporary inaction.

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aborrhence

Back 13

The act of detesting extremely

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abhorrent

Back 14

Very repugnant; hateful.

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abidance

Back 15

An abiding

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abject

Back 16

Sunk to a low condition.

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abjure

Back 17

To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath

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able-bodied

Back 18

Competent for physical service

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ablution

Back 19

A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.

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abnegate

Back 20

To renounce (a right or privilege).

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abnormal

Back 21

Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard

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abominable

Back 22

Very hateful

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abominate

Back 23

v. To hate violently

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abomination n

Back 24

A very detestable act or practice.

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aboriginal adj

Back 25

Primitive; unsophisticated

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aborigines n

Back 26

The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country

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aboveboard adv. & adj

Back 27

Without concealment, fraud, or trickery

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abrade v.

Back 28

To wear away the surface or some part of by friction

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abrasion n.

Back 29

That which is rubbed off.

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abridge v

Back 30

To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles

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abridgment n.

Back 31

A condensed form as of a book or play.

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abrogate v.

Back 32

To abolish, repeal

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abrupt adj

Back 33

Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.

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abscess n.

Back 34

A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body

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abscission n.

Back 35

The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation

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abscond v.

Back 36

To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest

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absence n.

Back 37

The fact of not being present or available

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absent-minded adj

Back 38

Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business

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absolution n

Back 39

Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses

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absolve v.

Back 40

To free from sin or its penalties

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absorb v

Back 41

To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.

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absorption n

Back 42

The act or process of absorbing

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abstain v

Back 43

To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).

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abstemious adj

Back 44

Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.

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abstinence n

Back 45

Self denial

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abstruse adj

Back 46

Dealing with matters difficult to be understood

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absurd adj

Back 47

Inconsistent with reason or common sense

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abundant adj.

Back 48

Plentiful

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abusive adj

Back 49

Employing harsh words or ill treatment

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abut v

Back 50

To touch at the end or boundary line

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abyss n

Back 51

Bottomless gulf

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academic adj

Back 52

Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.

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academician n

Back 53

A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.

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academy n.

Back 54

Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught

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accede v

Back 55

to agree

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accelerate v

Back 56

To move faster.

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accept v.

Back 57

To take when offered.

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access n.

Back 58

A way of approach or entrance; passage.

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accessible adj

Back 59

Approachable.

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accession n.

Back 60

Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

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accessory n

Back 61

A person or thing that aids the principal agent.

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acclaim v.

Back 62

To utter with a shout

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accommodate v.

Back 63

To furnish something as a kindness or favor.

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accompaniment n.

Back 64

A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading par

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accompanist n.

Back 65

One who or that which accompanies.

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accompany v

Back 66

To go with, or be associated with, as a companion

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accomplice n

Back 67

An associate in wrong-doing

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accomplish v

Back 68

To bring to pass.

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accordion n.

Back 69

A portable free-reed musical instrument

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accost v.

Back 70

To speak to

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account n

Back 71

A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.

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accouter v

Back 72

To dress.

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accredit v.

Back 73

To give credit or authority to.

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accumulate v.

Back 74

To become greater in quantity or number

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accuracy n

Back 75

Exactness

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accurate adj

Back 76

Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard

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accursed adj

Back 77

Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune

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accusation n.

Back 78

A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error

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accusatory adj

Back 79

Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation

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accuse v

Back 80

To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error

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accustom v.

Back 81

To make familiar by use

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acerbity n.

Back 82

Sourness, with bitterness and astringency

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acetate n

Back 83

A salt of acetic acid

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acetic adj

Back 84

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar

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ache v.

Back 85

To be in pain or distress

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Achillean adj

Back 86

Invulnerable

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achromatic adj

Back 87

Colorless,

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acid n

Back 88

A sour substance.

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acidify v

Back 89

To change into acid.

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acknowledge v.

Back 90

To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.

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acknowledgment n

Back 91

Recognition

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acme n

Back 92

The highest point, or summit.

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acoustic adj.

Back 93

Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing

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acquaint v.

Back 94

To make familiar or conversant

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acquiesce v

Back 95

To comply; submit.

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acquiescence n.

Back 96

Passive consent.

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acquire v

Back 97

To get as one's own

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acquisition n

Back 98

Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor

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acquit v

Back 99

To free or clear, as from accusation.

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acquittal n

Back 100

A discharge from accusation by judicial action

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acquittance n

Back 101

Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

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acreage n.

Back 102

Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land

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acrid adj

Back 103

Harshly pungent or bitter

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acrimonious adj

Back 104

Full of bitterness

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acrimony n.

Back 105

Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper

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actionable adj

Back 106

Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words

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actuality n

Back 107

Any reality

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actuary n

Back 108

An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums

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actuate v.

Back 109

To move or incite to action.

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acumen n

Back 110

Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.