Barrons SAT 4
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slinkyfruit on September 11, 2010
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62 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apotheosis | elevation to godhood |
| appall | shock, dismay |
| apparatus | equipment |
| appease | pacify/soothe; relieve |
| appellation | name, title |
| append | attach |
| application | diligent attention |
| apposite | appropriate, fitting |
| appraise | estimate value of |
| apprehend | arrest (a criminal), dread, perceive |
| apprehension | fear |
| apprise | inform |
| approbation | approval |
| appropriate | acquire |
| aptitude | fitness; talent |
| aquiline | curved, hooked |
| arable | fit for growing crops |
| arbiter | person with power to decide a dispute; judge. |
| arbitrary | capricious, randomly chosen, tyrannical |
| arbitrator | judge |
| arcade | covered passageway |
| arcane | secret, mysterious, only known to the initiated |
| archaic | antiquated. |
| archetype | prototype, primitive pattern |
| archives | public records |
| ardent | intense, passionate |
| arduous | hard, strenuous |
| arid | dry, barren |
| arousal | awakening |
| arraign | charge in court, indict |
| array1 | draw up in order |
| array2 | clothe, adorn |
| arrears | being in debt |
| arrogance | pride; haughtiness |
| arsenal | storage place for military equipment |
| articulate | effective, distinct |
| artifact | object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced. |
| artifice | deception, trickery |
| artisan | manually skilled worker, craftsman |
| artless | without guile/deceit, open and honest |
| ascendancy | domination, controlling influence |
| ascertain | to find out for certain |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial, austere |
| ascribe | refer, attribute, assign |
| aseptic | preventing infecton |
| ashen | ash-colored |
| asinine | stupid |
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look |
| askew | crookedly, slanted. |
| asperity | sharpness (of temper) |
| aspersion | slander, slur, derogatory remark |
| aspirant | seeker after position or status |
| aspire | seek to attain; long for |
| assail | assault |
| assay | analyze, evaluate |
| assent | agree, accept |
| assert | declare or state with confidence |
| assiduous | diligent |
| assimilate | absorb |
| assuage | ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
| assumption | something taken for granted |
| assurance | promise/pledge/certainty |
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