Psat vocabulary 13
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- artifice
- deception
- accoutrement
- equipment or accesories
- avow
- to declare openly
- abolition
- doing away with
- assess
- to estimate the value of; measure
- accost
- to approach or speak to aggresively
- assuage
- to calm; to soothe
- accredit
- to certify or endorse
- austere
- severe; self-disciplined
- accord
- agreement
- audacity
- boldness
- accretion
- an addition or increase
- ascendant
- rising; dominant
- abet
- to aid; to encourage
- aural
- pertaining to the sense of hearing
- abyss
- a bottomless pit; vast
- aseptic
- without bacteria
- abstemious
- to show moderation in eating or drinking
- autonomy
- self-rule
- abscond
- to leave secretly
- augur
- to predict
- abide
- to remain or to put up with
- assay
- to test
- accomodate
- to make fit; to help
- authenticate
- to confirm
- abdicate
- to give up
- avenge
- to get revenge
- aback
- surprised; startled
- astute
- very smart; clever
- abominate
- to dislike strongly
- atrocious
- cruel; awful
- abhor
- to hate
- articulate
- to speak clearly
- abortive
- unsuccessful
- attribute
- to assign to; a characteristic
- acclaim
- to greet with approval; praise
- artful
- cunning; crafty
- acclivity
- an upward slope
- assimilate
- to absorb
- abeyance
- a postponement
- auroral
- rosy
- ablution
- cleansing
- atypical
- not usual
- absolve
- to free from responsibility
- awry
- in the wrong direction
- academic
- theoritacal or pertaining to school
- askance
- to look at suspicously
- abridge
- to shorten or diminish
- attest
- to confirm
- abstinence
- self-denial; voluntary restraint
- attrition
- a wearing down
- abut
- to border on; adjoin
- ascertain
- to find out
- abrogate
- to abolish
- assertive
- confident
- abrade
- to wear or scrape away
- audible
- capable of being heard
- abysmal
- extremely bad
- assail
- to attack
- abstract
- lacking substance; theoretical
- astray
- in the wrong direction
- accede
- to agree to; accept
- askew
- crooked; out of position
- aborigine
- original inhabitant
- ascetic
- self-denial
- abate
- to lessen; to decrease
- aspersion
- a damaging remark
- acclimate
- to get used to
- artifact
- a simple, handmade object
- accessible
- easy to approach
- asunder
- into seperate parts
- aberration
- abnormality
- atrophy
- to become useless; waste away
- accolade
- honor or award
- attenuated
- weakened
- abjure
- to give up (rights); to deny
- augment
- to increase or enlarge
- abject
- miserable
- asylum
- a refuge
- abduct
- to take away; to kidnap
- astringent
- substance that contracts blood vessels
- anticlimax
- something unimportant coming after somethin special
- ascribe
- to attribute
- aphasia
- loss of the abality to speak
- auspicious
- favorable; fortunate
- appease
- to satisfy
- atone
- to make up for
- arrogant
- haught; concieted; snooty
- authoritarian
- bossy, like a dictator
- arid
- dry
- aura
- a glow
- archives
- public records and documents
- assent
- to agree
- apprehensive
- fearful; anxious
- asinine
- stupid or silly
- appropriate
- to take possesion of; satisfactory
- avocation
- a hobby
- apropos
- appropriate; fitting
- avid
- enthusiastic
- array
- an orderly arrangement
- avarice
- greed; money hungry
- aperture
- an opening
- audit
- to examine accounts or records
- antipathy
- strongly dislike
- aspire
- to have an ambition
- anticipate
- to prepare for in advance
- assiduous
- diligence; care
- aplomb
- self-confidence
- autocratic
- unlimited authority
- antithesis
- an exact opposite
- authoritative
- trustworthy; having power
- apathy
- indifference; lack of interest or emotion
- avert
- to prevent; to turn away
- apocryphal
- mythical; doubtful in origin
- aversion
- intent dislike
- arcane
- mysterious or secret
- august
- majestic; worthy of respect
- antic
- playful or silly act
- aggregate
- to collect or gather together
- apprise
- to inform
- ambient
- surrounding
- anthropoid
- resembling man
- anecdote
- a short, entertaining story
- apoplexy
- sudden loss of conciousness; paralysis
- amend
- to change
- apostate
- one who gives up his beliefs
- adhere
- to stick; to support
- approbation
- approval
- acute
- sharp; intense
- arrears
- in debt
- affix
- to attach or add
- arbiter
- a judge; referee
- amalgamate
- to combine or unite
- apprehend
- to catch; to understand
- alienate
- to make others unfriendly to you
- apparition
- a ghost
- alleviate
- to lessen, lighten, or relieve
- append
- to add to
- ambivalence
- conflicting feelings toward something
- apex
- the highest point
- altruism
- concern for others
- archetype
- original
- anoxia
- lack of oxygen
- arbitrary
- biased or at random
- allege
- to charge without proof
- arduous
- difficult
- amity
- friendship
- arbor
- a shaded area
- ambulatory
- able to walk
- appall
- to frighten; dismay
- amiable
- friendly
- appellation
- a name
- ancillary
- subordinate
- archipelago
- qroup of islands
- annul
- to cancel
- antidote
- a remedy
- annuity
- income paid at stated intervals
- archaic
- out-dated
- addend
- something added to another
- antiquated
- extremely old
- amoral
- no sense of right or wrong
- ardent
- strongly enthusiastic
- aloof
- cool; indifferent
- aphorism
- brief saying; a short proverb
- amenity
- courtesyor agreeableness
- amplify
- to make greater
- agnostic
- one who doubts the existence of God
- adduce
- something offered as proof
- advent
- a coming or arrival
- acquit
- to find not guilty
- aggravate
- to irritate
- acrid
- bitter; irritating
- affirmative
- positive
- alacrity
- willingness
- anent
- concerning
- analgesic
- drug that reduces pain
- anarchy
- abdence of government or order
- amiss
- wrong; improper
- altercation
- an arguement
- antagonistic
- hostile
- affable
- agreeable
- agrarian
- pertaining to farmers and agriculture
- agitate
- to stir up
- animosity
- hostility
- agenda
- list of things to be done
- anomalous
- abnormal; irregular
- amicable
- agreeable
- agape
- open-mouthed; sign of surprise
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty
- acerbic
- sharp; bitter; sour
- anthology
- collection of literary works
- antecedent
- that which goes before something else in time
- aghast
- shocked
- acronym
- word formed from initials of other words
- affinity
- any attraction to
- annals
- historical records
- ample
- abundant
- amorous
- loving
- adulterate
- to make impure
- adversary
- enemy; an opponent
- adventitious
- accidental; incidental
- annihilate
- to totally destroy
- anachronism
- something out of place or time
- allay
- to calm
- affiliation
- to associate with
- adjunct
- an assistant or in addition to
- adage
- a familiar saying
- anathema
- a curse; a person strongly disliked
- amass
- to accumulate
- aggrandize
- to make greater
- acoustic
- dealing with sound
- aloft
- high in the air
- accrue
- to accumulate
- amorphous
- shapeless
- alias
- an assumed name
- acrimonious
- harsh speech or action
- adjudicate
- to judge
- amenable
- agreeable
- addled
- confused; muddled
- acquiesce
- to agree; accept
- adulation
- praise or flattery
- allude
- to hint at
- amazon
- strong, masculine woman
- amnesty
- official pardon for an offense
- adroit
- akillful; shrewd
- allocate
- to assign for a specific purpose
- agile
- to move quickly
- ambiguous
- unclear, vague
- affluence
- wealth
- admonish
- to warn
- amulet
- a charm worn to keep evil away
- amphibous
- able to live on both land and water
- ameliorate
- to improve; make better
- actuate
- to put into action
- adept
- highly skilled
- advocate
- to support; to defend another
- affectation
- phony attitude or behavior
- acuity
- sharp perception
- adamant
- unyielding
- acumen
- mental insight
- aegis
- protection