common sat words - a (pt.2)

Question 1

amorous

Answer 1

(adj.) strongly moved by love

Question 2

amorphous

Answer 2

(adj.) having no definite form or distinct shape

Question 3

anachronistic

Answer 3

(adj.) chronically misplaced

Question 4

analgesic

Answer 4

(adj.) capable of relieving pain, esp. physical

Question 5

anathema

Answer 5

(n. )
1. curse
2. a detested person
3. something that inspires dislike; something horrible

Question 6

annex

Answer 6

(v. )
1. attach to
2. take (territory) as if by conquest

Question 7

annul

Answer 7

(v. )
1. cancel officially
2. declare invalid

Question 8

anomaly

Answer 8

(n.) deviation from norm

Question 9

antecedent

Answer 9

(n.) a preceding occurrence or cause or event

Question 10

antediluvian

Answer 10

(adj.) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Question 11

antithesis

Answer 11

(n.) exact opposite

Question 12

apocryphal

Answer 12

(adj.) being of questionable authenticity

Question 13

approbation

Answer 13

(n.) official approval or recognition

Question 14

arable

Answer 14

(adj.) capable of being farmed productively

Question 15

arbitrary

Answer 15

(adj.) based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse

Question 16

arcane

Answer 16

(adj.) requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

Question 17

archaic

Answer 17

(adj.) very old

Question 18

ardor

Answer 18

(n. )
1. feelings of warmth and intensity
2. eagerness
3. intense feeling of love

Question 19

arrogate

Answer 19

1. (v.) seize and take control of without authority and with force
2. assert one’s right

Question 20

ascertain

Answer 20

(v.) learn or discover with certainty

Question 21

ascetic

Answer 21

(adj.) practicing great self-denial

Question 22

aspersion

Answer 22

(n. )
1. a disparaging remark
2. an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name

Question 23

assail

Answer 23

(v.) attack someone physically or emotionally

Question 24

assiduous

Answer 24

(adj.) marked by care and persistent effort

Question 25

astute

Answer 25

(adj.) marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Question 26

atrophy

Answer 26

(n.) weakening or degeneration (due to lack or use)

Question 27

augument

Answer 27

(v.) enlarge or increase; grow or intensify

Question 28

auspicious

Answer 28

(adj.) bearing favorable circumstances and good luck

Question 29

austere

Answer 29

(adj. ) 1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor 2. severely simple