SAT 1 Barron's Basic Word List 1
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- abase
- v. lower; humiliate
- abash
- v. embarrass
- abate
- v. subside; dcrease, lessen
- abbreviate
- v. shorten
- abdicate
- v. renounce; give up
- abduction
- n. kidnapping
- aberrant
- n. abnormal or deviant
- abet
- v. aid
- abeyance
- n. suspended action
- abhor
- v. detest; hate
- abject
- adj. wretched; lacking pride
- abjure
- v. renounce upon oath
- ablution
- n. washing
- abnegation
- n. repudiation; self-sacrifice
- abolish
- v. cancel; put an end to
- abominable
- adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant
- aboriginal
- adj. being the first of its kinfd in a region; primitive; native
- abortive
- adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
- abrade
- v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
- abrasive
- adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
- abridge
- v. condense or shorten
- abrogate
- adj. abolish
- abscond
- v. depart secretly and hide
- absolute
- adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain
- absolve
- v. pardon(an offense)
- absorb
- v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage
- abstain
- v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
- abstemious
- adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
- abstinence
- n. restraint from eating or drinking
- abstract
- adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
- abstruse
- adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
- abundant
- adj. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
- abusive
- adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful
- abut
- v. border upon; adjoin
- abysmal
- adj. bottomless
- abyss
- n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
- academic
- adj. related to a school; not practical or directly useful
- accede
- v. agree
- accelerate
- v. move faster
- accentuate
- v. emphasive; stress
- accessible
- adj. easy to approach; attainable
- accessory
- n. additional object; useful but not essential thing
- acclaim
- v. applaud; announce with great approval
- acclimate
- v. adjust to climate
- acclivity
- n. sharp upslope of a hill
- accolade
- n. award of merit
- accomodate
- v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
- accomplice
- n. partner in crime
- accord
- n. agreement
- accost
- v. approach and speak first to a person
- accoutre
- v. equip
- accretion
- n. growth; increase
- accrue
- v. come about by addition
- acerbity
- n. bitterness of speech and temper
- acetic
- adj. vinegary
- acidulous
- adj. slightly sour; sharp, caustic
- acknowledge
- v. recognize; admit
- acme
- n. top; pinnacle
- acoustics
- n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
- acquiesce
- v. assent; agree without protesting
- acquire
- v. obtain; get
- acquittal
- n. deliverance from a charge
- acrid
- adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
- acrimonious
- adj. bitter in words or manner
- acrophobia
- n. fear of heights
- actuarial
- adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- actuate
- v. motivate
- acuity
- n. sharpness
- acumen
- n. mental keanness
- acute
- adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
- adage
- n. wise saying; proverb
- adamant
- adj. hard; inflexible
- adapt
- v. alter; modify
- addendum
- n. an addiction or supplement
- addiction
- n. compulsive; habitual need
- addle
- v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
- address
- v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
- adept
- adj. expert at
- adhere
- v. stick fast
- adherent
- n. supporter; follower
- adjacent
- adj. adjoining; neighboring; close by
- adjunct
- n. something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior
- admonish
- v. warn; reprove
- admonition
- n. warning
- adorn
- v. decorate
- adroit
- adj. skillful