Sat Vocab Words Set 1 (50 Cards)

Front 1

abase

Back 1

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

Front 2

abbess

Back 2

n. The lady superior of a nunnery.

Front 3

abbey

Back 3

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

Front 4

abbot

Back 4

n. The superior of a community of monks.

Front 5

abdicate

Back 5

v. To give up (royal power or the like).

Front 6

abdomen

Back 6

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

Front 7

abdominal

Back 7

n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen

Front 8

abduction

Back 8

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

Front 9

abed

Back 9

adv. In bed; on a bed

Front 10

aberration

Back 10

n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

Front 11

abet

Back 11

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

Front 12

abeyance

Back 12

n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction

Front 13

abhorrence

Back 13

n. The act of detesting extremely

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abhorrent

Back 14

adj. Very repugnant; hateful.

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abidance

Back 15

n. An abiding.

Front 16

abject

Back 16

adj. Sunk to a low condition

Front 17

abjure

Back 17

v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.

Front 18

able-bodied

Back 18

adj. Competent for physical service.

Front 19

ablution

Back 19

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

Front 20

abnegate

Back 20

v. To renounce (a right or privilege)

Front 21

abnormal

Back 21

adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.

Front 22

abominable

Back 22

adj. Very hateful.

Front 23

abominate

Back 23

v. To hate violently.

Front 24

abomination

Back 24

n. A very detestable act or practice.

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aboriginal

Back 25

adj. Primitive; unsophisticated

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aborigines

Back 26

n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country

Front 27

aboveboard

Back 27

adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery

Front 28

abrade

Back 28

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

Front 29

abrasion

Back 29

n. That which is rubbed off

Front 30

abridge

Back 30

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

Front 31

abridgment

Back 31

n. A condensed form as of a book or play

Front 32

abrogate

Back 32

v. To abolish, repeal

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abrupt

Back 33

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

Front 34

abscess

Back 34

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

Front 35

abscission

Back 35

n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

Front 36

abscond

Back 36

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

Front 37

absence

Back 37

n. The fact of not being present or available.

Front 38

absent-minded

Back 38

adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.

Front 39

absolution

Back 39

n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses

Front 40

absolve

Back 40

v. To free from sin or its penalties.

Front 41

absorb

Back 41

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

Front 42

absorption

Back 42

n. The act or process of absorbing.

Front 43

abstain

Back 43

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

Front 44

abstemious

Back 44

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

Front 45

abstinence

Back 45

n. Self denial.

Front 46

abstruse

Back 46

adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.

Front 47

absurd

Back 47

adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.

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abundant

Back 48

adj. Plentiful.

Front 49

abusive

Back 49

adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.

Front 50

abut

Back 50

v. To touch at the end or boundary line.