"A" - 500 SAT words

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

to lessen

Question 2

abberation

Answer 2

deviation/not normal

Question 3

abhor

Answer 3

hatred

Question 4

abstruse

Answer 4

difficult to understand

Question 5

accost

Answer 5

confront (physically or verbally)

Question 6

acrimony

Answer 6

bitter animosity

Question 7

acumen

Answer 7

insightfulness

Question 8

adamant

Answer 8

refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind

Question 9

adept

Answer 9

very skilled or proficient at something

Question 10

adroit

Answer 10

clever/skillful in using the hands or mind

Question 11

affected

Answer 11

haughty; arrogantly superior and disdainful

Question 12

alacrity

Answer 12

brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 13

allocate

Answer 13

assign/portion

Question 14

altruistic

Answer 14

showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others

Question 15

amenable

Answer 15

(of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

Question 16

amiable

Answer 16

friendly (describes someone)

Question 17

amicable

Answer 17

friendly (describes relations/interactions)

Question 18

antediluvian

Answer 18

very old

Question 19

anthropology

Answer 19

study of human beings

Question 20

antipathy

Answer 20

dislike

Question 21

apathetic

Answer 21

lacking interest

Question 22

apt

Answer 22

appropriate/inclined

Question 23

arcane

Answer 23

mysterious; known only by a few

Question 24

ascendancy

Answer 24

influence/domination

Question 25

ascetic

Answer 25

person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention

Question 26

aspire

Answer 26

strive for

Question 27

assail

Answer 27

criticize someone strongly

Question 28

assiduous

Answer 28

diligent and persistent in work/effort

Question 29

assuage

Answer 29

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; satisfy (an appetite or desire)

Question 30

atrophy

Answer 30

to waste away

Question 31

attenuate

Answer 31

reduce the force, effect or value of something

Question 32

august

Answer 32

respected and impressive

Question 33

aura

Answer 33

air/feeling

Question 34

auspicious

Answer 34

conducive to success (favourable); giving/being a sign of future success

Question 35

autocrat

Answer 35

person with absolute power

Question 36

automaton

Answer 36

person who acts like a robot

Question 37

avarice

Answer 37

extreme greed for wealth or material gain