Ap SAT words
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divinemaloney on April 9, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abstract | not applied to actual objects |
| acquired | developed or learned not naturally occuring |
| aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| affable | easy going , friendly |
| alienated | removed or disassociated from |
| alleviate | to ease a pain or burden |
| alliance | union of two or more groups |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| ambivalent | simultaneously having opposing feelings, uncertain |
| amenable | responsive , agreeable |
| ample | describing large amount |
| anachronism | something out of place in time or sequence |
| anthology | a collection of literary pieces |
| anthropomorphism | attribution of human-like characteristics to inanimate objects , animals, or forces of nature |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| apology | defense of an idea |
| apparatus | equipment , a group of machines |
| apposition | grammar construction in which a noun is placed with another as an explanation |
| apprehension | anxiety or fear about the future |
| arbiter | a judge who decides a dispute issue |
| arbitrary | determined by impulse rather than reason |
| archaic | characteristic of an earlier period, old fashioned |
| archetype | perfect example, original model |
| arid | describing a dry, rainless climate |
| assertion | a declaration or statement |
| assiduous | hard working |
| assimilation | to absorb, to make similar |
| astute | shrewd, clever |
| asylum | place of retreat or security |
| auspicious | favorable, promising |
| austere | without decoration, strict |
| benevolent | well meaning- generous |
| benign | kind and gentle |
| biased | prejudiced |
| brittle | easily broken when subjected to pressure |
| brusque | rudely abrupt |
| camaraderie | goodwill between friends |
| candor | sincerity, openness |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| catalog | to make an itemized list |
| caustic | severely critical or sarcastic |
| chiasmus | an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases |
| clandestine | secretive |
| clarity | cleaness in thought or expression |
| cogent | convincing reasonable |
| coherent | logically connected |
| cohesive | condition of sticking together |
| compelling | forceful, urgently demanding attention |
| comprehensive | large in scope or content |
| conception | the ability to form or understand an idea |
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