Sat Words

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Abandon (n.)

Back 1

total lack of inhibition;

With her strict parents out of the way, Kelly danced all night with abandon.

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Abase

Back 2

to humble; disgrace;

After his immature behavior, John was abased in my eyes.

Front 3

Abate

Back 3

decrease, reduce;

As the hurricane's force abated, the winds dropped and the sea became calm.

Front 4

Abdicate

Back 4

to give up a position, right, or power;

With the angry mob clamoring outside the palace, the king abdicated his throne and fled.

Front 5

Aberration

Back 5

something different from the usual;

Due to the bizarre aberrations in the author's behavior, her publicist decided that the less the public saw of her, the better.

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Abet

Back 6

to aid; act as accomplice;

While Derwin robbed the bank, Marvin abetted his friend by pulling up the getaway car

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Abeyance

Back 7

temporary suppression or suspension;

Michelle held her excitement in abeyance while the college review board considered her application.

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Abhor

Back 8

to loathe, detest;

After she repeatedly failed to learn the Pythagorean theorem, Susan began to abhor geometry

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Abject

Back 9

miserable, pitiful;

When we found the abject creature lying on the ground, we took it inside and tended to its broken leg.

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Abjure

Back 10

to reject, abandon formally;

Claiming he had changed, the president abjured his old beliefs during his speech.

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Ablution

Back 11

act of cleansing;

taking off her makeup was the last step in Minnie's evening ablutions.

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Abnegate

Back 12

to deny, renounce;

The monks had dedicated themselves to a humble and self-abnegating lifestyle, refusing all comforts

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Abolitionist

Back 13

one who opposes the practice of slavery;

Harriet Beecher Stowe, a known abolitionist, portrayed the evils of slavery in her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Abortive

Back 14

interrupted while incomplete;

Her attempt at reaching the other side of the lake was abortive

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Abridge

Back 15

to condense, shorten;

The teacher assigned an abridged version of Tristram shandy to her class, as the original was very long.