SAT vocab (A)

Abolish

To officially end or stop something, such as a law; to completely do away with something.

Abrupt

Sudden and unexpected.

Abundant

Existing or available in large quantities.

Accessible

Easy to reach or get to.

Accommodate

Provide a place or means of living for.

Accumulate

Gather or collect over time.

Accustomed

Used to or familiar with something.

Acknowledge

Admit the truth or existence of something.

Acquire

Get or obtain something as one’s own.

Adamant

Not able to be persuaded or moved.

Adequate

Sufficient or enough.

Adhere

Stick to or follow closely.

Adjacent

Next to or close to something else.

Adverse

Unfavorable or harmful.

Advocate

Speak or write in favor of something.

Affinity

A natural liking or attraction for someone or something.

Aggravate

Make something bad worse.

Agitation

A state of excitement or disturbance.

Allocate

Distribute or apportion something to a particular person or purpose.

Alteration

A change or modification.

Ambiguous

Having two or more possible meanings and therefore open to interpretation.

Ambitious

Having a strong desire to achieve success.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory emotions about something.

Ameliorate

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better.

Amend

Make changes to a document or text in order to correct errors or improve it.

Ample

More than enough.

Animosity

Strong or bitter hatred or hostility.

Annotate

Provide a text with notes or comments.

Annual

Happening or done once a year.

Anomaly

Something that is abnormal or unusual.

Antagonize

Deliberately provoke or annoy someone.

Antipathy

A strong dislike or aversion.

Apathetic

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Apex

The highest point or summit.

Apprehensive

Feeling or showing worry or anxiety.

Arbitrary

Based on individual judgment or preference, rather than by any reason or system.

Arcane

Known or understood by only a few people.

Arduous

Requiring great physical or mental effort.

Aromatic

Having a pleasant or strong smell.

Assuage

To make an unpleasant feeling or situation less severe or intense.