1 SAT Words
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MHDHR12345 on January 11, 2013
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the first group words in SAT book
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abase | to embarrass or shame someone else; it also means to lower yourself physically or in rank |
| Abdicate | to give up power or control |
| Abduction | (noun) A kidnapping, taking away or carrying someone off against his or he will |
| Abet | : (verb) to give help to someone who is doing something wrong |
| abeyance | (noun) a state of temporary inactivity or to stop for a period of time. |
| Abjure | (verb) to take back or claim that something isn't true, or to give up on your previous beliefs |
| Abominable | (adjective) very unlikable, easy to hate, or disgusting. |
| Abridge | (verb) to cut short, reduce in size or to shrink. |
| Abscond | (verb) to make off with something secretly. |
| Abstain | (verb) to hold back from something, avoid, or quit. |
| Abstruse | (verb) deep, hare to understand, or complicated |
| Abusive | (adj) treating someone or something badly or being harmful or insulting . |
| Abysmal | (adj) terrible or awful |
| Abstain | (verb) to hold back from something, avoid, or quit. |
| Accentuate | to make something more important or to highlight |
| Accessory | (noun) an assistant, and also refers to and add-on |
| Accidental | (adj) something that happens by chance, outside, ouside the normal course of events. |
| Acclivity | (noun) an upward slope( as of ground) |
| Accolade | (noun) awards, honors, or praise. |
| Accommodate | (verb) to make room for something, to help out, to go well with, or to do a favor for someone. |
| Accouter | (verb) to give clothing and equipment to someone. Especially for military service. |
| Accrue | : (verb) to grow in size or number over time, to add to something slowly. |
| Bacchanalian | (adjective) related to a drunken festival or wild partying |
| Badger | (verb) to bother or to nag |
| Badinage | ( noun) playful conversation or speak in a witty manner |
| Baffle | (verb) to confuse or frustrate someone |
| Baleful | ( adjective) Harful, threatening, evil in effect or intent |
| Balk | (verb) to refuse to do something , to stop short something |
| Cadaver | (noun) a dead body |
| Cajole | (verb) to persuade with flattery or sweet talk |
| Callous | (adj) indifferent or insensitive to other people's feelings |
| Calorific | (adj) something or someone who produces heat |
| Camaraderie | (noun) loyalty and friendship among a group of people. |
| Candid | (adj) honest in what one writes or says |
| Dabber | very neatly and fashionably dressed. |
| Dabble | (verb) to do something lightly, superficially, or not seriously. |
| Debase | (verb) to lower in value, character, quality, or dignity. |
| Debilitate | (verb) to weaken, to sicken or to harm . |
| Decimate | (verb) to destroy something thoroughly. |
| Delirious | (adj) suffering from extreme mental excitement or being extremely confused. |
| Eccentric | (adj) unusual or extraordinary |
| Edifying | (adj) enlightening, uplifting, instructive and inspiring. |
| Efficacious | (adj) producing a desired effect or having the intended result. |
| Elaborate | (adjective) developed in great detail. |
| Elucidate | (verb) to make clear or to explain effectively. |
| Emanate | (verb) to derive or to originate. |
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