SAT Vocab Words

Appurtenance

something added to another more important thing

Apprise

to inform or notify someone about something

Append

to add something as an attachment

Appellation

a name, title, or designation.

Apotheosis

glorification of a person to rank of God

Apothegm

a brief instructive saying

Apoplexy

sudden loss of consciousness

Apogee

farthest point away from earth

Aplomb

Self-confidence

Apiary

a place where bees are kept

Apharism

brief saying expressing a general truth

Aphasia

loss of ability to speak

Aperture

an opening

Antithesis

exact opostite

Antipathy

strong dislike

Antediluvian

old fashioned

Anneal

to heat and then cool

Anhydrous

without water

Ancillary

helping

Anathema

a cursed, detested person

Anachronism

something or someone that is not in its correct historical time

Amorphous

shapeless

Amnesty

official pardon for an offense

Abeyance

a temporary postponment

Abject

miserable

Abjure

to reject

Ablution

a washing, cleansing

Abnegate

to deny

Abrade

to wear away

Abridge

to shorten

Abrogate

to abolish

Abscond

to leave secretly

Absolve

to free from responsibility

Abstemious

moderate or sparing in eating or drinking

Abstruse

hard to understand

Accede

to agree to

Acclivity

upward slope of ground

Accost

to approach and speak to

Accoutrement

equipment

Accretion

an increase by natural growth or gradual external addition

Accure

to gather as a result of external addition

Acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

Acquiesce

to agree, consent, submit, or comply silently

Acrid

bitter to the taste or smell

Acrimony

bitterness, discord

Acrophobia

fear of heights

Acumen

keen insight

Adamant

stubborn, unyielding

Bacchanalian

wildly drunk

Badinage

playful and pleasing to talk

Baleful

Harmful, menacing

Banal

Common, ordinary

Bard

a poet

Baroque

excessively ornate, showy

Bibulous

fond of alchoholic beverages

Biennial

happening every or lasting for two years

Bilious

bad-tempered, cross

Boon

a gift or blessing

Boor

a rude person

Bourgeoisie

middle class

Bowdlerize

to censor

Brigand

a robber

Browbeat

to intimidate by overbearing looks or words

Cabal

a small, secret group

Cacophony

a tremendous noise

Cajole

to coax, to persuade

Callow

young and inexperienced

Calumny

a false accusation, slander

Canard

a false report, story, or rumer

Cantankerous

Bad tempered, quarrelsome

Capacious

spacious, roomy

Capitulate

to surrender

Capricious

subject to whim, fickle

Captious

Hard to please

Carte Blanche

full authority, freedom to use one’s own judgment

Cathartic

a purging, cleansing

Caustic

sarcastic, severely critical

Caveat

a warning