Section "A"
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Unfamiliar words from the "A" section of SAT word dictionary.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abase | to degrade, humiliate |
| Abash | to make ashamed or uneasy |
| Abbess | a woman, commonly called Mother Superior, in charge of a convent of nuns |
| Abdicate | to step down from a powerful position |
| Aberrant | straying from the correct or normal way |
| Abet | to help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing |
| Abeyance | a state of not being presently used; temporary suspension or cessation |
| Abut | to border upon; adjoin |
| Abject | extremely sad; hopeless; defeated |
| Abjure | to repudiate or renounce; to give up |
| Ablution | a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act |
| Abominate | to hate or loathe intensely |
| Abortive | unsuccessful |
| Abrogate | to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority; to do away with; to end formally |
| Abscond | to take flight, escape; to leave quickly and secretly |
| Abstruse | hard to understand |
| Accede | to yield; give in to a request |
| Accentuate | to emphasize; to make more noticeable; to accent |
| Accolade | an award, honor; approval, praise |
| Accost | to approach and speak to someone |
| Accouterments | the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life; one's outfit or equipment |
| Accrete | to increase by growth or addition; adhere |
| Accrue | to accumulate over time |
| Acerbic | sour; bitter; severe |
| Acme | the highest point |
| Adduce | to give as proof; to cite |
| Adherent | a follower of a leader; supporter |
| Adjunct | something connected or added in a subordinate position; an assistant |
| Adroit | skillful; deft |
| Adumbrate | to sketch, outline; to give a hint of things to come |
| Adventitious | accidental or incidental; not expected or planned; irrelevant |
| Adverse | unfavorable; antagonistic |
| Aegis | a shield or protection |
| Affectation | false behavior intended to impress |
| Affidavit | a sworn written statement |
| Affluent | wealthy, rich |
| Affront | an action intended to insult or offend someone; an injury to one's dignity |
| Aggrandizement | an exaggeration, an appearance of greater power or influence |
| Aggregate | total, collection of different things |
| Aggrieve | to distress or bring grief to; cause to suffer; to treat unfairly |
| Agog | highly excited by eagerness |
| Agrarian | related to farming and land |
| Ague | a malarial fever characterized by drastic changes of hot and cold body temperatures |
| Alacrity | cheerful expectancy; eagerness |
| Alchemy | a magical power or process of transmutation; a medieval study and practice of chemistry |
| Alloy | combination of two or more metals |
| Also-ran | one who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition; a loser |
| Altercation | a vehement argument, a heated quarrel |
| Altruism | devotion to helping other; selflessness |
| Amalgam | fusion; compound; a blend of different things |
| Amenity | a comfortable, pleasant feature |
| Anachronism | incongruity; something out of time or place in history |
| Anathema | something or someone greatly disliked or disapproved of |
| Ancillary | helping; providing assistance; subordinate |
| Annals | descriptive record; history |
| Annuity | any income paid at fixed intervals |
| Anomie | condition of an individual or of society resulting from a breakdown in standards and values |
| Antedate | to be earlier than; precede in time; predate |
| Antipodal | situated on the opposite side of the globe; exactly opposite |
| Apex | the highest point, peak |
| Aphorism | a brief, witty saying |
| Apogee | the most important; the highest or most distant point, especially in space |
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