common sat words - a (pt.1)

Question 1

abase

Answer 1

(v.) to humiliate, degrade

Question 2

abate

Answer 2

1. (v.) to reduce, lessen

2. (v.) to become defeated or become null or void

Question 3

abdicate

Answer 3

(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership

Question 4

aberration

Answer 4

(n.) something that differs from the norm

Question 5

abet

Answer 5

(v.) to aid, help, encourage

Question 6

abide

Answer 6

1. (v.) to put up with, patiently

2. (v.) to endure without yielding

Question 7

abject

Answer 7

1. (adj.) wretched, pitiful

2. (adj.) in low state or condition, very bad or severe

Question 8

abjure

Answer 8

(v.) to reject, renounce

Question 9

abnegation

Answer 9

(n.) denial of comfort to oneself

Question 10

abrogate

Answer 10

(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

Question 11

abscond

Answer 11

(v.) to sneak away and hide

Question 12

absolution

Answer 12

(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin

Question 13

abstruse

Answer 13

(adj.) hard to comprehend

Question 14

accede

Answer 14

1. (v.) to agree

2. (v.) to enter into an office or position

Question 15

accentuate

Answer 15

(v.) to make more prominent or noticeable; to stress

Question 16

acclaim

Answer 16

(n.) high praise

Question 17

accommodating

Answer 17

(adj.) helpful, obliging, polite

Question 18

accost

Answer 18

(v.) to approach and speak in a challenging or aggressive way

Question 19

accretion

Answer 19

(n.) slow growth in size or amount

Question 20

acerbic

Answer 20

(adj.) sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

Question 21

acquiesce

Answer 21

(v.) to agree without protesting

Question 22

acrimony

Answer 22

(n.) bitterness, discord, harsh sharpness

Question 23

acute

Answer 23

1. (adj.) sharp, severe

2. (adj.) having keen insight

Question 24

admonish

Answer 24

1. (v.) to give warning or disapproval, seriously and gently

2. (v.) to give friendly advice or encouragement

Question 25

adroit

Answer 25

(adj.) skillful, dexterous

Question 26

adulation

Answer 26

(n.) extreme praise or flattery in admiration

Question 27

adumbrate

Answer 27

1. (v.) to foreshadow vaguely

2. (v.) to suggest, disclose, or outline partially

Question 28

adverse

Answer 28

1. (adj.) acting against or in a contrary direction

2. (adj.) causing harm

Question 29

affable

Answer 29

(adj.) friendly, amiable

Question 30

affront

Answer 30

(n.) an insult

Question 31

aggrandize

Answer 31

(v.) to increase or make greater

Question 32

agnostic

Answer 32

(n.) a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion

Question 33

alacrity

Answer 33

(n.) brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 34

allay

Answer 34

1. (v.) to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity

2. (v.) to make quiet

Question 35

amalgamate

Answer 35

(v.) to unite or form into one

Question 36

ambiguous

Answer 36

1. (adj.) doubtful or uncertain from obscurity or indistinctness
2. capable of being understood in two or more possible ways

Question 37

ambivalent

Answer 37

(adj.) having simultaneous and contradictory attitudes towards something

Question 38

amenable

Answer 38

(adj.) open and responsive to suggestion, easily persuaded or controlled

Question 39

amenity

Answer 39

(n.) something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment

Question 40

amicable

Answer 40

(adj.) friendly, good-natured