Sat Word List 3

Front 1

alleviate

Back 1

relieve

Front 2

alliteration

Back 2

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

Front 3

allocate

Back 3

assign

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allude

Back 4

refer indirectly

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allure

Back 5

attract

Front 6

allusion

Back 6

indirect reference

Front 7

aloft

Back 7

upward

Front 8

aloof

Back 8

apart, reserved, shy

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altercation

Back 9

noisy quarrel, heated dispute

Front 10

altruistic

Back 10

generous, concerned for others

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amalgamate

Back 11

combine, unite in one body

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amass

Back 12

collect

Front 13

ambidextrous

Back 13

use of both hands

Front 14

ambience

Back 14

environment

Front 15

ambiguous

Back 15

unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambivalence

Back 16

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

Front 17

ambulatory

Back 17

able to walk

Front 18

ameliorate

Back 18

improve

Front 19

amenable

Back 19

readily managed, willing to be led

easily persuaded or controlled

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amend

Back 20

correct or change

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amiable

Back 21

agreeable , lovable, warmly friendly

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amicable

Back 22

polite, friendly, not quarrelsome

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amity

Back 23

friendship

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amnesia

Back 24

loss of memory

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amnesty

Back 25

pardon (from law)

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amoral

Back 26

non moral , lack of ethics

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amorous

Back 27

moved by love

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amorphous

Back 28

formless, lacking shape

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amphibian

Back 29

able to live in both land and water

Front 30

ample

Back 30

abundant

enough or more than enough;

plentiful.

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amplify

Back 31

broaden or clarify

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amputate

Back 32

cut off part of body

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anachronistic

Back 33

error in reference in time of story

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analogous

Back 34

comparable

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anarchist

Back 35

one who seeks to overturn the establishment or government

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ancestry

Back 36

family descent

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anchor

Back 37

secure or fasten firmly

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anecdote

Back 38

short story or account

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anemia

Back 39

condition in which blood lacks red cells

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anesthetic

Back 40

substance that removes sensations

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anguish

Back 41

acute pain , suffering

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angular

Back 42

stiff in matter

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animated

Back 43

lively , spirited

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animosity

Back 44

strong hostility

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annex

Back 45

attach, take possession of

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annihilate

Back 46

destroy

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annotate

Back 47

comment, make notes

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annul

Back 48

declare invalid , make void

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anomalous

Back 49

abnormal, abbarent , irregular