SAT Vocab A 2
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- abet
- to aid
- abeyance
- temporary suspension
- abhor
- to loathe, hate
- abject
- miserable
- abjure
- to formally abandon
- ablution
- cleansing
- abnegate
- to renounce
- abolish
- to eliminate
- abortive
- not complete
- abridge
- to shorten
- abandon
- total lack of inhibition
- abase
- to disgrace, humble
- abscond
- to depart secretly
- abash
- to make ashamed
- abate
- decrease
- abattoir
- slaughterhouse
- abstemious
- exercising self-restraint
- abdicate
- to give up a right
- accede
- to agree
- accessible
- attainable
- accessory
- attachment, ornament
- accommodate
- to allow
- acme
- the highest point
- acrimony
- bitterness
- acuity
- sharpness
- adapt
- to adjust
- adhere
- to cling to
- adjacent
- next to
- adjunct
- attached
- adroit
- skillful
- adulatrion
- praise
- advantageous
- favorable
- adversarial
- competitive
- adverse
- unfavorable
- aerial
- of the air
- aesthetic
- relating to beauty
- affable
- friendly
- affinity
- relationship
- affluent
- wealthy
- affront
- insult
- agenda
- plan, schedule
- aggrandize
- the increase
- aggrieve
- to distress
- agrarian
- related to farming
- alias
- assumed name
- alienated
- distanced
- alight
- to land
- align
- to join
- allure
- power to attract
- aloof
- detached, indifferent
- amalgamate
- to combine
- ambidextrous
- skilled with both hands
- ambiguous
- having multiple meanings
- ameliorate
- to improve
- amenable
- agreeable
- amend
- to correct
- amenity
- comfort
- amorous
- romantic
- amorphous
- having no definite shape
- amplify
- to increase
- analogous
- comparable
- anarchy
- chaos
- animation
- enthusiasm, liveliness
- annul
- to cancel
- anonymity
- having no name
- anthology
- collection of literary works
- antithesis
- exact opposite
- apparatus
- machine, tool
- apparition
- ghost, unusual sight
- applicable
- related
- apprise
- to inform
- aquatic
- related to water
- arbitrate
- to negotiate
- arboreal
- related to trees
- arcane
- hidden
- archetype
- ideal example
- archipelago
- group of islands
- ardent
- passionate
- arduous
- extremely difficult
- arid
- extremely dry
- arraign
- to charge with a crime
- arsenal
- ammunition storehouse
- articulate
- to express clearly
- artisan
- crafts-person
- ascertain
- to determine
- ascetic
- self-denying
- ashen
- resemling ashes, gray
- askew
- titled
- aspersion
- false rumor
- aspire
- to have great hopes
- assail
- to attack
- assent
- to express agreement
- assiduous
- diligent, hard-working
- assimilation
- process of becoming similar
- assuage
- to relieve, ease
- antipodes
- two points on opposite sides of the earth
- amulet
- ornament worn as a charm
- alacrity
- eagerness, speed
- abrogate
- to annul (cancel)
- accretion
- growth by addition
- atone
- to make amends for a wrong
- atrocious
- shockingly bad
- attain
- to accomplish
- attenuate
- to weaken
- audacious
- bold, daring
- auditory
- related to hearing
- augment
- to expand
- augury
- prediction of events
- august
- inspiring
- auspicious
- favorable
- authoritarian
- extremely strict
- autocrat
- dictator
- autonomous
- independent
- auxiliary
- reserve, supplementary
- avarice
- greed
- aversion
- intense dislike
- avert
- to turn away, prevent
- avian
- related to birds
- avow
- to declare openly
- awry
- twisted, askew