Flashcards: SAT 1-25
All 25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
| Abstinence | the act of refraining from pleasurable activity |
| Adulation | high praise |
| Adversity | misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events |
| Aesthetic | pertaining to beauty or the arts |
| Amicaable | friendly, agreeable |
| Anachronistic | out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical peroid |
| Anecdote | short, usually funny account of an event |
| Anonymous | nameless, without a disclosed identity |
| Anatagonist | foe, opponent, adversary |
| Arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| Assiduous | persisten, hard-working |
| Asylum | Santuary, shelter, place of refuge |
| Benevolent | friendly, helpful |
| Camaraderie | trust, sociability amongst friends |
| Censure | to criticize harshly |
| Circuitous | indirect, taking the longest route |
| Clairvoyant | exceptionally insightful |
| Collaborate | to cooperate, work together |
| Compassion | sympathy, helpfulness or mercy |
| Compromise | to settle a dispute by terms of agreement on both sides |
| Condescending | possessing an attitude of superiority |
| Conditional | depending on a condition |
| Conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| Congregation | a crowd of people, an assembly |
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