Quizlet SAT Vocabulary Unit 3a

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  1. abate: to subside; to decrease in intensity
  2. abysmal: extremely bad; wretched
  3. acrid: harsh smelling or tasting
  4. acrimony: bitterness of feeling; harsh words
  5. ambulatory: mobile; capable of moving around
  6. assail: to attack or assault
  7. astringent: harsh; pungent; caustic
  8. atrophy: to weaken from disuse
  9. attrition: a wearing away of strength or morale
  10. bellicose: warlike in manner
  11. belligerent: warlike; quarrelsome
  12. cacophony: discord; harsh sounds
  13. compliant: submissive; conciliatory
  14. ebb: to decrease or decline slowly
  15. egregious: conspicuously bad; flagrant
  16. enervate: to weaken someone's vitality
  17. incite: to urge into action; coax
  18. inert: sluggish; inactive
  19. instigate: to urge on; coax; cajole
  20. irascible: easily angered; choleric
  21. moratorium: postponement; delay
  22. noisome: offensive to the senses of the health
  23. obsequious: overly submissive
  24. pugnancious: quarrelsome; belligerent
  25. quiescent: resting; quiet
  26. respite: time of relief; rest; pause
  27. static: stationary; stagnant
  28. volatile: explosive; tending to evaporate quickly
  29. wane: to grow smaller or less intense