Vocab: SAT Prep

Flashcards covering vocabulary terms and definitions from Chapter 1: A Particular Area and Chapter 2: Showing Great Care.

Abate

To reduce an amount, degree, or intensity.

Abhor

To regard with disgust or hatred.

Abstain

To refrain from doing something.

Adept

Highly skilled or proficient in a particular area.

Admonish

To warn or reprimand someone firmly.

Alleviate

To make suffering deficiency or a problem less severe.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

Amicable

Characterized by friendliness in absence of disagreement.

Anomaly

Something that deviates from what is standard or expected.

Antagonize

To create hostility or opposition, to provoke.

Apathy

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Apprehensive

Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim rather than reason.

Assert

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

Assiduous

Showing great care and perserverence