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- abase
- to humiliate, degrade
- abate
- to reduce, lessen
- abdicate
- to give up a position, usually one of leadership
- abduct
- to kidnap, take by force
- aberration
- something that differs from the norm
- abet
- to aid, help, encourage
- abhor
- to hate, detest
- abide
- to put up with, to remain
- abject
- wretched, pitiful
- abjure
- to reject, renounce
- abnegation
- denial of comfort to oneself
- abrogate
- to abolish, usually by authority
- abscond
- to sneak away and hide
- absolution
- freedom from blame, guilt, sin
- abstain
- to freely choose not to commit an action
- abstruse
- hard to comprehend
- accede
- to agree
- accentuate
- to stress, highlight
- accessible
- obtainable, reachable
- acclaim
- high praise
- accolade
- high praise, special distinction
- accommodating
- helpful, obliging, polite
- accord
- an agreement
- accost
- to confront verbally
- accretion
- slow growth in size or amount
- acerbic
- biting, bitter in tone or taste
- acquiesce
- to agree without protesting
- acrimony
- bitterness, discord
- acumen
- keen insight
- acute
- sharp, severe, having keen insight
- adamant
- impervious, immovable, unyielding
- adept
- extremely skilled
- adhere
- to stick to something, to follow devoutly
- admonish
- to caution, criticize, reprove
- adorn
- to decorate
- adroit
- skillful, dexterous
- adulation
- extreme praise
- adumbrate
- to sketch out in a vague way
- adverse
- antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
- affable
- friendly, amiable
- affinity
- a spontaneous feeling of closeness
- affluent
- rich, wealthy
- affront
- an insult
- aggrandize
- to increase or make greater
- aggregate
- a whole or total, to gather into a mass
- aggrieved
- distressed, wronged, injured
- agile
- quick, nimble
- agnostic
- believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
- alacrity
- eagerness, speed
- allay
- to soothe, ease
- allege
- to assert, usually without proof
- alleviate
- to relieve, make more bearable
- aloof
- reserved, distant
- altercation
- a dispute, fight
- amalgamate
- to bring together, unite
- ambivalent
- having opposing feelings
- ameliorate
- to improve
- amenable
- willing, compliant
- amenity
- an item that increases comfort
- amiable
- friendly
- amicable
- friendly
- amorous
- showing love, particularly sexual
- amorphous
- without definite shape or type
- anachronistic
- being out of correct chronological order
- analgesic
- something that reduces pain
- analogous
- similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
- anarchist
- one who wants to eliminate all government
- anathema
- a cursed, detested person Vocabulary
- anecdote
- a short, humorous account
- anesthesia
- loss of sensation
- anguish
- extreme sadness, torment
- animated
- lively
- annex
- to incorporate territory or space ,a room attached to a larger room or space
- annul
- to make void or invalid
- anomaly
- something that does not fit into the normal order
- antagonism
- hostility
- antecedent
- something that came before
- antediluvian
- ancient
- anthology
- a selected collection of writings, songs, etc.
- antipathy
- a strong dislike, repugnance
- antiquated
- old, out of date
- antiseptic
- clean, sterile
- antithesis
- the absolute opposite
- anxiety
- intense uneasiness
- apathetic
- lacking concern, emotion
- apocryphal
- fictitious, false, wrong
- appalling
- inspiring shock, horror, disgust
- appease
- to calm, satisfy
- appraise
- to assess the worth or value of
- apprehend
- to seize, arrest , to perceive, understand, grasp
- approbation
- praise
- appropriate
- to take, make use of
- aquatic
- relating to water
- arable
- suitable for growing crops
- arbiter
- one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision
- arbitration
- the process or act of resolving a dispute
- arboreal
- of or relating to trees Vocabulary
- arcane
- obscure, secret, known only by a few
- archaic
- of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated
- archetypal
- the most representative or typical example of something
- ardor
- extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm
- arid
- excessively dry
- arrogate
- to take without justification
- artifact
- a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place
- artisan
- a craftsman
- ascertain
- to perceive, learn
- ascetic
- practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
- ascribe
- to assign, credit, attribute to
- aspersion
- a curse, expression of ill-will
- aspire
- to long for, aim toward
- assail
- to attack
- assess
- to evaluate
- assiduous
- hard-working, diligent
- assuage
- to ease, pacify
- astute
- very clever, crafty
- asylum
- a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary, an institution in which the insane are kept
- atone
- to repent, make amends
- atrophy
- to wither away, decay
- attain
- to achieve, arrive at
- attribute
- to credit, assign ,a facet or trait
- atypical
- not typical, unusual
- audacious
- excessively bold
- audible
- able to be heard
- augment
- to add to, expand
- auspicious
- favorable, indicative of good things
- austere
- very bare, bleak
- avarice
- excessive greed
- avenge
- to seek revenge
- aversion
- a particular dislike for something
- balk
- to stop, block abruptly
- ballad
- a love song
- banal
- dull, commonplace
- bane
- a burden
- bard
- a poet, often a singer as well
- bashful
- shy, excessively timid
- battery
- assault, beating
- beguile
- to trick, deceive
- behemoth
- something of tremendous power or size
- benevolent
- marked by goodness or doing good
- benign
- favorable, not threatening, mild
- bequeath
- to pass on, give
- berate
- to scold vehemently
- bereft
- devoid of, without
- beseech
- to beg, plead, implore
- bilk
- cheat, defraud
- blandish
- to coax by using flattery
- blemish
- an imperfection, flaw
- blight
- a plague, disease, something that destroys hope
- boisterous
- loud and full of energy
- bombastic
- excessively confident, pompous
- boon
- a gift or blessing
- bourgeois
- a middle-class person, capitalist
- brazen
- excessively bold, brash
- brusque
- short, abrupt, dismissive
- buffet
- to strike with force
- burnish
- to polish, shine
- buttress
- to support, hold up, something that offers support
- cacophony
- tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
- cadence
- a rhythm, progression of sound
- cajole
- to urge, coax
- calamity
- an event with disastrous consequences
- calibrate
- to set, standardize
- callous
- harsh, cold, unfeeling
- calumny
- an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies
- camaraderie
- brotherhood, jovial unity
- candor
- honesty, frankness
- canny
- shrewd, careful
- canvas
- to cover, inspect
- capacious
- very spacious
- capitulate
- to surrender
- capricious
- subject to whim, fickle
- captivate
- to get the attention of, hold
- carouse
- to party, celebrate
- carp
- to annoy, pester
- catalyze
- to charge, inspire
- caucus
- a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal
- caustic
- bitter, biting, acidic
- cavort
- to leap about, behave boisterously
- censure
- harsh criticism, to rebuke formally
- cerebral
- related to the intellect
- chaos
- absolute disorder
- chastise
- to criticize severely
- cherish
- to feel or show affection toward something
- chide
- to voice disapproval
- choreography
- the arrangement of dances
- chronicle
- a written history , to write a history
- chronological
- arranged in order of time SAT Vocabulary
- circuitous
- roundabout
- circumlocution
- indirect and wordy language
- circumscribed
- marked off, bounded
- circumspect
- cautious
- circumvent
- to get around
- clairvoyant
- able to perceive things that normal people cannot
- clamor
- loud noise ,to loudly insist
- clandestine
- secret
- cleave
- to divide into parts, to stick together firmly
- clemency
- mercy
- clergy
- members of Christian holy orders
- cloying
- sickeningly sweet
- coagulate
- to thicken, clot
- coalesce
- to fuse into a whole
- cobbler
- a person who makes or repairs shoes
- coerce
- to make somebody do something by force or threat
- cogent
- intellectually convincing
- cognizant
- aware, mindful
- coherent
- logically consistent, intelligible
- colloquial
- characteristic of informal conversation
- collusion
- secret agreement, conspiracy
- colossus
- a gigantic statue or thing
- combustion
- the act or process of burning
- commendation
- a notice of approval or recognition
- commensurate
- corresponding in size or amount
- commodious
- roomy
- compelling
- forceful, demanding attention
- compensate
- to make an appropriate payment for something
- complacency
- self-satisfied ignorance of danger
- complement
- to complete, make perfect
- compliant
- ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes
- complicit
- being an accomplice in a wrongful act
- compliment
- an expression of esteem or approval
- compunction
- distress caused by feeling guilty
- conciliatory
- friendly, agreeable
- concomitant
- accompanying in a subordinate fashion
- concord
- harmonious agreement
- condolence
- an expression of sympathy in sorrow
- condone
- to pardon, deliberately overlook
- conduit
- a pipe or channel through which something passes
- confection
- a sweet, fancy food
- confidant
- a person entrusted with secrets
- conflagration
- great fire
- confluence
- a gathering together
- conformist
- one who behaves the same as others
- confound
- to frustrate, confuse
- congeal
- to thicken into a solid
- congenial
- pleasantly agreeable
- congregation
- a gathering of people, especially for religious services
- congruity
- the quality of being in agreement
- connive
- to plot, scheme
- consecrate
- to dedicate something to a holy purpose
- consensus
- an agreement of opinion
- consign
- to give something over to another’s care
- consolation
- an act of comforting
- consonant
- in harmony
- constituent
- an essential part
- constrain
- to forcibly restrict
- construe
- to interpret
- consummate
- to complete a deal
- consumption
- the act of consuming
- contemporaneous
- existing during the same time
- contentious
- having a tendency to quarrel or dispute