1000 most common SAT words (in progress rn)

Abase (v)

to humiliate, degrade

Abate (v)

To reduce, lessen

Abdicate (v)

to give up a position, usually one of leadership

Aberration (n)

something that differs from the norm

abet (v)

to aid, help, encourage

abhor (v)

to hate,detest

abide (v)

to put up with, to remain

abject (adj)

wretched, pitiful

abjure (v)

to reject, renounce

abnegation (n)

denial of comfort to oneself

abort (v)

to give up on a half-finished project or effort

abridge (v)

to cut down, shorten/ shortened

abrogate (v)

to abolish, usually by authority

abscond (v)

to sneak away and hide

absolution (n)

freedom from blame, guilt, sin

abstain (v)

to freely choose not to commit an action

abstruse (adj)

hard to comprehend

accede (v)

to agree

accentuate (v)

to stress, highlight

accessible (adj)

obtainable, reachable

acclaim (n)

high praise

accolade (n)

high praise, special distinction

accommodating (adj)

helpful, obliging, polite

accord (n)

an agreement

accost (v)

to confront verbally

accretion (n)

slow growth in size or amount

acerbic (adj)

biting, bitter in tone or taste

acquiesce (v)

to agree without protesting

acrimony (n)

bitterness, discord

acumen (n)

keen insight

acute (adj)

sharp, severe/ having keen inisght

adamant (adj)

impervious, immovable, unyielding

adept (adj)

extremely skilled

adhere (n)

to sticke to something, to follow devoutly

admonish (v)

to caution, criticize, reprove

adorn (v)

to decorate

adroit (adj)

skillful, dexterous

adulation (n)

extreme praise

adumbrate (v)

to sketch out in a vague way

adverse (adj)

antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous

advocate (v)

to argue in favor of something, a person who argue in favor of something

aerial

somehow related to the air

aesthetic

artistic, related to the apperciation of beauty

affable (adj)

friendly, amiable

affinity(n)

a spontaneous feeling of closeness

affluent (adj)

rich, wealthy

affront (n)

an insult

aggrandize (v)

to increase or make greater

aggregate

a whole or total/ to gather into mass

aggrieved (adj)

distressed, wronged, injured

agile (adj)

quick, nimble

agnostic (adj)

believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven

agriculture (n)

farming

aisle (n)

a passageway between rows of seats

alacrity

eagerness, speed

alias

a false name or identity

allay

to soothe, ease

allege

to assert, usually without proof

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

allocate

to distribute, set aside

allof

reserved, distant

altercation

a dispute, fight

amalgamate

to bring together, unite

ambiguous

uncertain, variable interpretable

ambivalent

having opposite feelings

ameliorate

to improve

amneable

willing, compliant

amenity

an item that increases comfort

amiable

friendly

amicable

friendly

amourous

showing love, particularly sexual

amorphous

without definite shape or type

anachronistic

being out of correct chronological order

analgesic

something that reduces pain

analogous

similar to, so an analogy can be drawn

anarchist

one who wants to eliminate all government

anathema

a cursed, detested person

anecdote

a short, humorous account

anesthesia

a loss of sensation

anguish

extreme sadness, torment

animated

lively

annex

to incorporate territory or space/ a room attached to a larger room or space

annul

to make void or invalid

anomaly

something that does not fit into the normal order

anonymous

being unknown, unrecognized

antagonism

hostility

antecendent

something that came before

antediluvian

acient

anthology

a selected collection of writing, songs, etc

antipathy

a strong dislike, repugnance

antiquated

old, out date

antispectic

clean, sterile

antithesis

the absolute opposite

anxiety

intense uneasiness

apathetic

lacking concern, emotion

apocryphal

fictitious, false, wrong

appalling

inspiring shock, horror, digust

appease

to calm, satisfy

appraise

to assess to worth or value of

apprehend

to sieze, arrest/ to perceive, understand grasp