Sat Vocab Word List (1)

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abase

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

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abeyance

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n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction. held the plan in abeyance.

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abhorrent

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adj. Very repugnant; hateful

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abject

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adj. Sunk to a low condition.

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able-bodied

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adj. Competent for physical service.

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ablution

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n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.

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abnegate

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v. To renounce (a right or privilege)

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abominable

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adj. Very hateful.

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aboriginal

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adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.

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aborigines

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n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.

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abrade

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v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.

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abridge

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

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abridgment

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n. A condensed form as of a book or play.

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absolve

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v. To free from sin or its penalties.

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abstain

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

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abundant

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adj. Plentiful.

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accede

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v. To agree.

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accost

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v. Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

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achromatic

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adj. Colorless

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acquaint

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v. To make familiar or conversant.

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adduce

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v. To bring forward or name for consideration

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adoration

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n. Profound devotion

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advent

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n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.

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adversity

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n. Misfortune.

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advocate

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n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.

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affable

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adj. Easy to approach.

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affluence

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n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.

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afoot

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adv. In progress.

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airy

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7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.

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alias

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n. An assumed name.

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aliment

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n. That which nourishes.

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allay

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v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.

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allotment

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n. Portion.

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alluvion

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n. Flood.

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alter

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v. To make change in.

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ambidextrous

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adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.

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ambiguous

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adj. Having a double meaning.

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ambulate

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v. To walk about

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ameliorate

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v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship

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amicable

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adj. Done in a friendly spirit.

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amity

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Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.

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anecdote

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n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident.

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animadvert

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Verb: Pass criticism or censure on; speak out against.

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animosity

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n. Hatred

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annals

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n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.

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annihilate

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v. To destroy absolutely

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annuity

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n. An annual allowance, payment, or income.

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antecede

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v. To precede.

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antemundane

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adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation.

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anteroom

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n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.

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anthropology

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n. The science of man in general.

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antiquary

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n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

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apex

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n. The climax./ highest point

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append

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v. To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.

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appraise

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v. To estimate the money value of.