SSAT Vocabulary Letter A
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Created by:
erb13074 on September 29, 2009
Subjects:
SSAT Vocabulary, Standardized Testing
Description:
SSAT vocabulary words starting with the letter A
*SSAT is not the same thing as the SAT
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45 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abase | to lower, demean, degrade |
| Abate | to lessen, to reduce, in severity |
| Abbreviate | to shorten, reduce |
| Abduct | to kidnap |
| Aberration | a deviation from the expected course |
| Abhor | to hate, loathe |
| Abort | to give, unfinished |
| Abrogate | to abolish, often by authority |
| Abundant | in great numbers |
| Accede | to agree |
| Accentuate | to emphasize, to highlight |
| Accommodating | obliging, helpful |
| Accost | to approach or confront aggressively |
| Acumen | keen, insight |
| Acute | sharp, severe |
| Affable | friendly, amiable |
| Affluent | rich, wealth |
| Aggrandize | to increase or make greater |
| Aggregate | to gather, amass |
| Aghast | struck by amazement or terror |
| Agoraphobia | an abnormal fear of open of public places |
| Akimbo | with hands on hips and elbows extending outward |
| Alacrity | speed, readiness |
| Algid | frigid, cold |
| Alleviate | to relieve |
| Aloof | reserved, distant |
| Altercation | an argument, dispute |
| Amalgamation | a union, a merger |
| Ambivalent | having contradictory feelings |
| Amble | to stroll, walk |
| Amend | to change for the better, improve |
| Amiable | friendly, affable |
| Amorous | relating to or showing lobe |
| Anomaly | something that does not fit into the normal order |
| Antechamber | a waiting room |
| Anxiety | uneasiness |
| Aphorism | a short saying |
| Apocalypse | total devastation, the end of the world |
| Apparitional | ghostly, spectral |
| Arbitrator | one who settles controversy between two sides |
| Ascetic | one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious |
| Atone | to apologize, make amends |
| Audacious | excessively bold |
| Augment | to increase or make larger |
| Austere | very bare, bleak, simple |
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