The As of 500 SAT Words Flashcards by Olivea Kieffer | Brainscape

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Abeyance

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Suspension of an activity, postponed

The Beyoncé concert was postponed

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Aberration

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Deviation from what is right or correct

Sounds like deviation

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Accolade

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Embrace, award, commendation

Being an acolyte is an reward

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Acerbic

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Bitter, harsh, caustic

Sounds like acidic

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Acrimonious

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Sarcastic, angry, mordant

Like a criminal

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Acuity

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Sharpness, keenness

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Adjunct

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Attachment appendage OR subordinate capacity

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Adulation

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Excessive flattery, adoration

Adoring

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Aggrandize

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To make more powerful, amplify, increase

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Ambivalence

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Uncertainty, doubt

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk, not stationary

If you are able to walk you don’t need an ambulance

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Ameliorate

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To make better, improve

Amelia Earhart needed to improve

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Antediluvian

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Ancient, obsolete

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Aperture

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Gap, opening, orifice

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Apocryphal

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False, unauthenticated, disputed

The apocalypse is disputed

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Apotheosis

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Essence, epitome

Almost like the word thesis and the thesis is the essence of an essay

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Approbatory

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Expressing approval

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Arable

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Suitable for cultivation or plowing.

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Ascetic

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Strict, austere

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Atrophy

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Waste away from lack of use, degenerate

Trophies waste away on shelves

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Avarice

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Extreme desire for wealth, greed

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Avouch

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Guarantee, to take responsibility for, affirm

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Avow

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Affirm, declare, assert, acknowledge