SAT words

Meredith felt abashed by her inability to remember her lines in the school play.

to make ashamed; to embarrass

the storm suddenly abated

to reduce; become less intense

The president abdicated when another president got elected.

to step down from a position of power or responsibility

Emilia's painting was an aberration; it gathered dissimilar things into one painting.

something not typical

She abhorred every Sunday morning.

to hate very, very much

Her mom stealing her phone put Sally into abject unhappiness.

extremely sad

She abnegated the fact that she was in love with him.

to deny oneself things; to deny

When everyone frowned after taking a bite of Sally's cookie, she immediately realized that her baking was abortive.

unsuccessful

Sally abridged the bio note she took; she deleted the unimportant parts.

to shorten

He was the absolute ruler; he made all the rules.

total; unlimited

She finally absolved him when he told her his alibi.

forgive or free from blame

When everyone called her the vape girl, she became an abstinent.

voluntarily not doing something, especialy something that is bad for you

The abstract idea of love is portrayed in Titanic.

existing in thought but not having a physical existence

Her writings were abstruse; it used many various kinds of vocabularies and unfamiliar topics.

hard to understand

Her situtation became even more abysmal when her mom suddenly died.

extremely hopeless

Emilia receieved many accolades when she participated in the Scholastic Art Competition.

an award; an honor

Sally confronted and accosted to Snoopy when he stole her kite.

speak to someone aggressively

Crying, Sally ripped the acerbic response from her friend about the apology letter she sent earlier.

sour; acid in temper, mood / tone

When her mom aggressively asked her to study, she acquiesced.

to obey passively

Whe Sally grabbed Snoopy's food plate to wash, the acrid smell entered her nose.

harshly bitter

She frowned when she heard the acrimonious conversation going on with the couple.

full of bad feelings

Sally has a lot of acument when it comes to lightening up the mood; she quickly comes up with funny jokes.

the ability to make good judgement and quick decisions

Her english teacher's comments were always acute; it points out all her weaknesses.

sharp in imaginative sense

Snoopy was completely adamant, claiming that his old house should never be changed.

refusing to be persuaded or change one's mind

Sally addressed her plans about her future to her parents.

speak in a formal way

When Sally claimed that she would get rid of homework when she became an officer of the school, she instantly gained a lot of adherents.

follower; believer

Charlie Brown admonished to Sally about the bad weather coming up.

to scold gently; to warn

She was adroit when it came to convincing people.

skillful; clever

The fan's adulation made the singer to become arrogant.

too much admiration

Sally, who was a vegetarian, refused to eat the tomato that was adulterated by the meat placed next to it.

to contaminate (오염되다)

Due to the opponent side having one more member than Sally's team, it was an adverse game for her.

unfavorable (불리한); disadvantageous

The art teacher immediately recognized Sally's talent for creating aesthetic compositions.

having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

Sally liked spending time with him; he was a very affable person.

easy to talk to; friendly

Hoping to impress her crush, Sally performed a lot affectation whenever she saw him.

unnatural/artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

When Sally noticed that Lucy also liked ice skating, she developed a strong affinity towards her.

sympathy (동정); natural liking

Frieda's family was very affluent; they donated a lot of money every end of the month.

wealthy; rich; prosperous (번영하는)

Sally sighed as she entered the classroom; there were 11 things written on the agenda for the class.

things to be done

Sally's handmade drink was a aggregate of sugar and pumpkin spice.

sum total; collection of seperate things mixed together

Sally was an agnostic; she was unsure whenever people asked whether she believed in god or not.

someone who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

Snoopy danced while Lucy cleaned the agrarian land in preparation for future farming.

relating to management or farming of land

Snoopy ran towards his food with alacrity.

energetic and cheerful enthusiasm

Lucy alleged that Snoopy ripped her dress.

to claim without proof

Lucy alleviated when Sally told her that she can try to sew the dress back together.

to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to lessen the suffering

To prepare for the fall festival, Charlie Brown allocated different tasks to various people.

to distribute; to assign; to give a task

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

combination of two or more things, usually metals

Allusion

indirect reference

ex. "I sometimes wonder to be not to be." -> allusion

"As Hamlet said, 'to be or not to be'"-> not an allusion

Charlie Brown had a hard time trusting people, so he was very aloof.

uninvolved; keeping one's distance

Sally often donated handmade scarves to people in need, showing her altruism.

selflessness; generosity

The strange ambience surrounded the two as they were alone in the multipurpose room.

mood; feeling

He showed an ambiguous smile. Sally did not like the smile, as she knew that the grin didn't mean what she wanted it to.

unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

Liz felt ambivalent towards Wes; she loved him and hated him at the same time.

undecided; having mixed feelings about someone or something

When Liz wept over Michael, Wes tried to ameliorate her sadness by telling her jokes and making her smile."

to make better/more tolerable

Wes was amenable when Liz asked him to bring her a glass of water.

obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another

There were a lot of amenities at the hotel, including golf courses and a buffet.

pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature usually in public spaces or hotels

Our amiable guide made us feel like we were at home.

friendly; agreeable

Amnesty was given to the murderer.

official forgiveness for a group of ppl who have violated a law

Sally was a moral girl; she always did the right thing. Snoopy was amoral; he just simply did anything his heart told him to.

lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad; without moral feelings

The reflection of the moon was amorphous.

shapeless; without a regular shape

The man in the movie having a cell phone was an anachronism; the movie was set in the 1920s.

something out of place in time or history

There was an analogy between the two twins; they both liked to play sports.

comparison of one thing to another; similarity

When the president was kidnapped, the town fell into a state of anarchy.

absence of government or control; lawlessness

Sally told an anecdote about the time Snoopy ate the toilet water.

short humorous or revealing accident

Sally experienced a huge anguish after being hit by Snoopy.

physical or mental pain

Sally felt a great animosity towards Snoopy after having a fight with him.

strong unfriendliness

The snowy July day was an anomaly.

out of usual

The grandmother is Sally’s antecedent.

thing or event that existed before

I feel antipathy towards my sister asking me to borrow my clothes.

hard dislike

Sally is the antithesis of Snoopy; she is pretty and clean while Snoopy is lazy and dirty.

direct opposite

Some people criticized public schools that practiced apartheid by providing less opportunities to black students.

former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the republic of South Africa

Realizing that her ex was apathetic towards her, she cried a million rivers.

lack of interest; lack of feeling

Erica likes Woolf’s aphorism, “One cannot think well, love well, or sleep well, if one has not dined well“

brief, educational saying; proverb (속담)

Erica declared her apocalypse; Korea will break out in war.

prediction about concerning, especially concern about the end of the world

Everything he said sounded like an apocryphal to her; there was no way he pulled out 3 girls at the same time.

fake; ficitious; false

Sally is the apotheosis of pretty girls; her beauty was undeniable.

perfect example of something

Erica appeased her angry mother by promising to wear a shirt under her thin hoodie.

to soothe, to make happy

The Browns bought their house twenty years ago for a hundred thousand dollars, but it has appreciated considerably since then; today it’s worth almost two million dollars.

to increase in value

Rhea was apprehensive about the exam because she had forgotten to go to class for several months

worried; anxious

She begged, “there must be an misapprehension, I didn’t cheat on the test.“

misunderstanding

Mother finally showed her approbation, saying that her daughter might get accepted to Harvard.

approval; praise

Nick appropriated my lunch; he grabbed it out of my hands and ate it.

to take without permission; to take it for a particular use

I tried to repair my car, but as I sat on the floor of my garage I realized that I had no aptitude for automobile repair.

natural ability

An arbiter of fashion determines what other people will wear.

one who decides; judge

The grades Mr. Simone gave his English students appeared to be arbitrary; they didn’t seem related to the work the students had done in class.

random

The arcane formula for the cocktail was wrote on a scrap of paper.

mysterious; known only to a few

The tribe’s traditions are archaic. They have been in force for thousands of years.

extremely old; ancient

Plato (person’s name) is the archetype of all philosophers.

an original model or pattern

Blanche happily made cakes from morning to night. She was an ardent baker

passionate; enthusiastic

Climbing the mountain was arduous.

hard; difficult

Prince Charles is aristocratic. He is a member of the British aristocracy

nobiliary (귀족의, 귀족적인)

After dinner, the artful counselor told the campers that there was a monster in the woods, thus causing them to lie quietly in the tent.

crafy; sly (꾀가 많은, not honest)

The Trojan Horse was an artifice designed to get the soldiers inside the walls.

clever trick; 교활

Handheld gadgets have been in ascendancy for the past few years.

supremacy (주권)

In his effort to save money, Roy led an ascetic existence: he never went out, never ate anything but soup, and never had any fun.

practicing self denial

Wendell was the only assiduous student in the entire math class.

hardworking; busy; diligent (성실한)

Margaret didn’t have any friends when she first went to the new school, but when she was chosen for the cheerleading, her assimilation was complete

to take in; to absorb; to learn completely

Beth was extremely angry, but I assuaged her by promising to leave the house and never return.

to ease the pain; to relieve

Morris was an astute person; he was very good at seeing what people were really like despite what they pretended to be.

sharp in judgement; quick witted (눈치가 빠르다)

Hadley had always imagined a big religious wedding, but Emma, a lifelong atheist, did not.

one who does not believe in the existence of any god or divine being

Due to the attrition of the budget, the school wasn’t able to purchase new lockers.

decrease

She never knew that her sister had the audacity to sing in front of the whole class.

boldness