SAT Reading Book 3 List 1-50
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abasement | Noun degradation, dishonor |
| abate | Verb to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc; lessen |
| aberration | Noun something departing from the right, normal, or usual course |
| abhorrence | Noun a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination |
| abide | Verb to put up with; tolerate; stand |
| abolish | Verb to do away with; put an end to |
| abolition | Noun the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, especially of slavery of blacks in the US |
| abound | Verb to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers |
| abrasion | Noun a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading |
| abreast | Adj side by side; beside each other in a line |
| abridgement | Noun the action of reducing or lessoning in duration, length, scope, etc. |
| absentee | Noun a person who is missing, especially from work or school |
| abstraction | Noun an abstract or general idea or term |
| absurdity | Noun the state or quality of being utterly senseless, illogical or untrue |
| abundance | Noun an ample quantity |
| abuse | Verb to use wrongly or improperly; misuse |
| accelerate | Verb to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc |
| accentuate | Verb to give emphasis or prominence to |
| accessible | Adj easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use |
| accessory | Noun a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc |
| acclaim | Noun an enthusiastic approval, expression of enthusiasm |
| accolade | Noun a mark of acknowledgement |
| accompanist | Noun a person who provides a musical support to another musician or to a singer |
| accord | Verb to grant; bestow |
| accost | Verb to confront boldly |
| account | Verb to think of as |
| accountability | Noun the state of being liable, or answerable |
| accumulate | Verb to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees |
| accumulation | Noun the action or process of accumulating: the state of being or having accumulated |
| acoustical | Adj pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sound |
| acquaintance | Noun a person known to one, but usually not a close friend |
| acquisitive | Adj tending or seeking to acquire and own |
| acronym | Noun a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words |
| actuality | Noun actual existence; reality |
| acuity | Noun sharpness; acuteness; keenness |
| acumen | Noun keeness and depth of perception |
| adage | Noun a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation |
| adaptation | Noun the state of making suitable to requirements or conditions; adjustment |
| adept | Adj very skilled; proficient; expert |
| adequately | Adv as much or as good as necessary for some requirement |
| adjustment | Noun the adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose |
| admonish | Verb to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner |
| adolescent | Noun a person growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful |
| adroitly | Adv cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious |
| adroitness | Noun skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| adulation | Noun obsequious flattery or praise; extreme admiration |
| adventist | Noun a member of any of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent |
| adversary | Noun a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe |
| advocate | Noun a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc |
| aerate | Verb to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through |
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