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