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SAT Words - Word Smart I - A
Words beginning with A
108
English
9th Grade
06/29/2009
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abash
 Definition
to embarrass
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abate
 Definition
to subside
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abdicate
 Definition
to step down from power
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abberation
 Definition
atypical
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abhor
 Definition
to detest
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abject
 Definition
hopeless
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abnegate
 Definition
to renounce
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abortive
 Definition
unsuccessful
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten
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absolute
 Definition
total
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absolve
 Definition
to forgive
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abstinent
 Definition
refraining
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abstract
 Definition
theoretical
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abstruse
 Definition
hard to understand
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abysmal
 Definition
bottomless, hopeless
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accolade
 Definition
an award
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accost
 Definition
to approach and speak to someone
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acerbic
 Definition
sour
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acquiesce
 Definition
to agree passively
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acrid
 Definition
harsh
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acrimonious
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bitter
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acumen
 Definition
mental sharpness
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acute
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sharp
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adage
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an old saying
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adamant
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stubborn
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address
 Definition
to speak to
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adherent
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follower
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admonish
 Definition
to warn
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adroit
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skillful
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adulation
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flattery
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adulterate
 Definition
make impure
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adverse
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unfavorable
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aesthetic
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having to do with art
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affable
 Definition
friendly
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affectation
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unnatural behavior
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affinity
 Definition
attraction; similarity
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affluent
 Definition
rich
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agenda
 Definition
a program
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agrarian
 Definition
relating to land/farming
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aggregate
 Definition
a sum total
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agnostic
 Definition
unsure about existence of god
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alacrity
 Definition
cheerful eagerness
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allege
 Definition
to assert without proof
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alleviate
 Definition
to relieve
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allocate
 Definition
to assign
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alloy
 Definition
a combination of 2+ things, usually metal
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allusion
 Definition
an indirect reference
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aloof
 Definition
standing off
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altruism
 Definition
selflessness
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ambience
 Definition
atmosphere
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ambiguous
 Definition
unclear
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ambivalent
 Definition
undecided
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ameliorate
 Definition
make better
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amenable
 Definition
agreeable
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amenity
 Definition
pleasantness
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amiable
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friendly
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amnesty
 Definition
an official pardon
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amoral
 Definition
lacking morals
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amorous
 Definition
relating to love
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amorphous
 Definition
shapeless
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anachronism
 Definition
out of place in time
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analogy
 Definition
a comparison
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anarchy
 Definition
lawlessness
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anecdote
 Definition
a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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anguish
 Definition
agonizing pain
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animosity
 Definition
hostility
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anomaly
 Definition
irregularity
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antecedent
 Definition
something that came before
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antipathy
 Definition
a dislike
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antithesis
 Definition
opposite
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apartheid
 Definition
policy of racial segregation
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apathy
 Definition
lack of interest
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aphorism
 Definition
brief witty saying
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apocryphal
 Definition
fictitious
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apotheosis
 Definition
elevation to divine status
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appease
 Definition
to soothe
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appreciate
 Definition
increase in value
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apprehensive
 Definition
worried
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
 Definition
to take without permission
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aptitude
 Definition
a capacity for learning
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arbiter
 Definition
a judge
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arbitrary
 Definition
random
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arcane
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mysterious
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archaic
 Definition
ancient
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archetype
 Definition
original model
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ardent
 Definition
passionate
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arduous
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hard
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aristocratic
 Definition
of noble birth
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artful
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crafty
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artifice
 Definition
clever trick
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ascendancy
 Definition
supremacy
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ascetic
 Definition
hermit-like
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assiduous
 Definition
hardworking
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assimilate
 Definition
to absorb
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assuage
 Definition
to soothe
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astute
 Definition
shrewd
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attrition
 Definition
gradual wearing away
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audacity
 Definition
boldness
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augment
 Definition
increase
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austere
 Definition
unadorned
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autocratic
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extremely bossy
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autonomous
 Definition
acting independently?
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avarice
 Definition
greed
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avow
 Definition
to claim
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avuncular
 Definition
like an uncle
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awry
 Definition
off course
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axiom
 Definition
a rule
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