SAT Words

abstain

to choose not to do something

accost

to confront verbally

accretion

slow growth

acrebic

biting

acquiesce

to agree without protesting

acrimony

bitterness

acumen

keen insight

adamant

impervious

adept

extremely skilled

admonish

to caution

adorn

to decorate

adroit

skillful

adulation

extreme praise

adumbrate

to sketch out in a vague way

adverse

antagonistic

advocate

to argue in favor of something

affinity

spontaneous

affront

insult

aggrandize

increase

aggregate

whole

aggrieved

distressed

agile

quick

alacrity

eagerness, speed

allay

to soothe

allege

to assert

alleviate

to relieve

abate

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power

aberration

something that differs from the norm

abhor

to hate

abjure

to formally reject

abnegation

self-denial

abolish

to put an end to

abstract

something no physical or concrete

abase

to humiliate, degrade

abduct

to kidnap

abet

to aid

abysmal

extremely bad

accede

to agree to

accelerate

to speed up

abort

to give up on a half-finished project

abridge

to cut down, shorten

abscond

to sneak away

accommodating

helpful

accord

an agreement

acute

sharp,severe

adhere

to stick to something

aerial

somehow related to the air

aesthetic

atrtistic

affable

friendly

affluent

rich

agnostic

believing that the existence of God cannot be proven

agriculture

farming

aisle

a passageway between rows of seats

alias

a false name

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