SAT Vocab sets 4-20

Apotheosis

Elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something.

Appall

Dismay; shock.

Apparatus

Equipment.

Apparition

Ghost; phantom.

Appease

Pacify or soothe; relieve.

Appellation

Name; title.

Append

Attach.

Application

Diligent attention.

Apposite

Appropriate; fitting.

Appraise

Estimate value of.

Appreciate

Be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of.

Apprehend

Arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive.

Apprenticeship

Time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker.

Apprise

Inform.

Approbation

Approval.

Appropriate

Acquire; take possession of for one's own use.

Aptitude

Fitness; talent.

Aquatic

Pertaining to water.

Aquiline

Curved, hooked.

Arable

Fit for growing crops.

Arbiter

A person with power to decide a dispute; judge.

Arbitrary

Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical.

Arboretum

Place where different tree varieties are exhibited.

Arcade

A covered passageway, usually lined with shops.

Arcane

Secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated.

Archaeology

Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind.

Archaic

Antiquated.

Archetype

Prototype; primitive pattern.

Archipelago

Group of closely located islands.

Archives

Public records; place where public records are kept.

Ardent

Intense; passionate; zealous.

Arduous

Hard; strenuous.

Aria

Operatic solo.

Arid

Dry; barren.

Aristocracy

Hereditary nobility; privileged class.

Armada

Fleet of warships.

Aromatic

Fragrant.

Arousal

Awakening; provocation (of a response).

Arraign

Charge in court; indict.

Array

Marshal; draw up in order.

Assay

Analyze or evaluate, as in testing ore for its richness.

Assent

Agree or accept a request or proposal.

Assert

Declare confidently or put oneself forward boldly.

Assessment

Evaluation or judgment, such as in the admission committee's assessment of applicants.

Assiduous

Diligent and hardworking, as seen in someone working for weeks on a task.

Assimilate

Absorb or make homogeneous, like how immigrants assimilated new ideas and customs in the US.

Assuage

Ease pain, satisfy hunger, or soothe anger.

Assumption

Something taken for granted or the act of taking over or possession.

Assurance

Promise, certainty, or self-confidence.

Asteroid

Small planet often found in interstellar travel stories.

Babble

To chatter idly or talk incoherently.

Bacchanalian

Drunken or characterized by wild revelry.

Badger

To pester or annoy persistently.

Badinage

Teasing conversation or playful banter.

Baffle

To frustrate or perplex, making something unclear or difficult to understand.

Bait

To harass or tease, especially in a cruel or persistent way.

Baleful

Deadly or having a harmful influence, often ominous.

Balk

To foil or thwart a plan, to refuse to proceed or stop short.

Ballast

Heavy substance used for stability; also, to stabilize or balance.

Balm

Something that relieves pain or soothes distress.

Balmy

Mild or fragrant, pleasantly warm and soothing.

Banal

Hackneyed or lacking originality, overly common or trite.

Bandy

To discuss lightly or exchange words heatedly.

Bane

Cause of ruin or curse, something that causes harm or misery.

Bantering

Good-natured ridiculing or teasing in a playful manner.

Barb

Sharp projection or cutting remark, something pointed or hurtful.

Bard

Poet or singer, especially one from ancient times.

Baroque

Highly ornate or flamboyant, characterized by elaborate decorations.

Barrage

Barrier created by artillery fire, a heavy curtain of artillery fire.

Barren

Desolate or unproductive, lacking vegetation or fruitfulness.

Besiege

Surround with armed forces; harass with requests.

Besmirch

Soil, defile.

Bestial

Beastlike; brutal.

Bestow

Give.

Betoken

Signify; indicate.

Betray

Be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly.

Betroth

Become engaged to marry.

Bevy

Large group.

Biased

Slanted; prejudiced.

Bicameral

Two-chambered, as a legislative body.

Bicker

Quarrel.

Biennial

Every two years.

Bigotry

Stubborn intolerance.

Bilious

Suffering from indigestion; irritable.

Bilk

Swindle; cheat.

Billowing

Swelling out in waves; surging.

Bivouac

Temporary encampment.

Bizarre

Fantastic; violently contrasting.

Blanch

Bleach; whiten.

Bland

Soothing or mild; agreeable.

Blandishment

Flattery.

Blare

Loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light.

Blasé

Bored with pleasure or dissipation.

Blasphemy

Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing.

Blatant

Flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive.

Brindled

有条纹或斑点的

Bristling

竖立的

Brittle

易碎的；困难的

Broach

介绍，提出，引见

Brochure

小册子