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SAT Vocab-A
List of 36 SAT Vocabulary starting with A
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English
10th Grade
01/07/2012

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Term
adulation
Definition

flattery; admiration

a duel nation

Term
adversity
Definition

poverty; misfortune

Adverse City

Term
advocate
Definition

urge; plead for

ad vote Kate

Term
aesthetic
Definition

pertaining to art or beauty

S that tick

Term
affable
Definition

easily approachable; warmly friendly

Af a bull

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affirmation
Definition

assertion; confirmation

a firm nation

Term
aggregate
Definition

total

a gray gate

Term
alleviate
Definition

relieve; make more bearable

a leaf he ate

Term
aloof
Definition

apart; reserved

a loofa

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altruistic
Definition

unselfishly generous; concerned for others

Al True his stick

Term
ambiguous
Definition

unclear or doubtful in meaning

am big you us

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ambivalence
Definition

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

am Bea Valens

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amorphous
Definition

formless; lacking shape or definition

am Orphous

Term
anarchist
Definition

a person who seeks to overturn the established government; an advocate of abolishing authority

Anna kissed

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anomaly
Definition

irregularity

Ann O'Malley

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antagonism
Definition

actively expressed hostility

ant tag on

Term
antediluvian
Definition

antiquated; extremely old

Aunty dill luvin'

Term
antidote
Definition

medicine to counteract a poison or disease; something that relieves a harmful effect

Aunty dotes

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antiquated
Definition

old-fashioned; obsolete

Aunty equated

Term
apathy
Definition

lack of intereset or concern

a path he

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appease
Definition

pacify or soothe; relieve

a peas

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apprehension
Definition

fearful anticipation of the future; dread

a pre-hen

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archaic
Definition

ancient; out of date

ark K-ick!

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ardent
Definition

intense; passionate; zealous

are dents

Term
arrogance
Definition

pride; haughtiness

Arrow Dance

Term
artifact
Definition

object made by human beings

art a fact

Term
artisan
Definition

manually skiilled worker; craftsman as opposed to artist

art is sin

Term
ascendancy
Definition

controlling influence; domination

Ascend Dance

Term
ascetic
Definition

practicing self-denial; austere

a set tick

Term
aspire
Definition

seek to attain; long for

a spire

Term
assuage
Definition

ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe

as Sue aged

Term
audacious
Definition

daring; bold

all day shush

Term
austere
Definition

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Aussie tear

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autonomous
Definition

self-governing

aw Tono must

Term
avarice
Definition

greediness for wealth

have a rice

Term
aversion
Definition

firm dislike

a version

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