SAT Vocab 3 Flashcards
aspirant n.
One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
aspiration n.
An earnest wish for that which is above one’s present reach.
aspire v.
To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
assailant n.
One who attacks.
assassin n.
One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
assassinate v.
To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
assassination n.
Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
assay n.
The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
assent v.
To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
assess v.
To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
assessor n.
An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
assets n.
pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
assiduous adj.
Diligent.
assignee n.
One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
assimilate v.
To adapt.
assonance n.
Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
assonant adj.
Having resemblance of sound.
assonate v.
To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
assuage v.
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
astringent adj.
Harsh in disposition or character.
astute adj.
Keen in discernment.
atheism n.
The denial of the existence of God.
athirst adj.
Wanting water.
athwart adv.
From side to side.
atomizer n.
An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
atone v.
To make amends for.
atonement n.
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
atrocious adj.
Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
atrocity n.
Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
attache n.
A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
attest v.
To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
attorney-general n.
The chief law-officer of a government.
auburn adj.
Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
audacious adj.
Fearless.
audible adj.
Loud enough to be heard.
audition n.
The act or sensation of hearing.
auditory adj.
Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
augment v.
To make bigger.
augur v.
To predict.
Augustinian adj.
Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
aura n.
Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons.
aural adj.
Of or pertaining to the ear.
auricle n.
One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
auricular adj.
Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
auriferous adj.
Containing gold.
aurora n.
A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
auspice n.
favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
austere adj.
Severely simple; unadorned.
autarchy n.
Unrestricted power.
authentic adj.
Of undisputed origin.
authenticity n.
The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
autobiography n.
The story of one’s life written by himself.
autocracy n.
Absolute government.
autocrat n.
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
automaton n.
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
autonomous adj.
Self-governing.
autonomy n.
Self-government.
autopsy n.
The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
autumnal adj.
Of or pertaining to autumn.
auxiliary n.
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
avalanche n.
The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.
avarice n.
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
aver v.
To assert as a fact.
averse adj.
Reluctant.
aversion n.
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
avert v.
To turn away or aside.
aviary n.
A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
avidity n.
Greediness.
avocation n.
Diversion.
avow v.
To declare openly.
awaken v.
To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
awry adv.
& adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
aye adv.
An expression of assent.
azalea n.
A flowering shrub.
azure n.
The color of the sky.
Baconian adj.
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
bacterium n.
A microbe.
badger v.
To pester.
baffle v.
To foil or frustrate.
bailiff n.
An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
