sat vocab day 1

abash

to embarrass

abate

to subside; to reduce

abdicate

to step down from a position of power or responsibility

aberration

something not typical

abhor

to hate very much; to detest

detest

to dislike intensely

abject

hopeless, extremely sad and servile

abnegate

to deny oneself things; to reject, renounce

abortive

unsuccessful

abridge

to shorten, condense

absolute

total, unlimited, perfect

absolve

to forgive or free from blame

abstinent

abstaining, 절제하는

abstract

theoretical

abstruse

hard to understand

abysmal

extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless

accolade

an award, honor

accost

to approach and speak to someone

acerbic

bitter, sour, severe

acquiesce

to comply passively; to reluctantly agree

acrid

harsh; like acid

acrimonious

full of spite; bitter; nasty

acumen

keenness of judgment, mental sharpness

acute

sharp, shrewd

shrewd

clever, astute

adamant

stubborn, unyielding; completely inflexible

address

to speak to; to direct one’s attention to

adherent

follower, supporter, believer

admonish

to scold gently; to warn

adroit

skillful; clever

adulation

excessive admiration; flattery

adulterate

to contaminate

adverse

unfavorable, antagonistic

aesthetic

artistic

affable

Easy to talk to, friendly

affinity

sympathy, kinship

affluent

rich, prosperous

agenda

program; the things to be done

agrarian

relating to land, relating to management or farming of land

aggregate

sum total

agnostic

one who believes the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

alacrity

cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

allege

to assert without proof

alloy

a combination of two or more things, usually metals

allusion

an indirect reference; hint

aloof

uninvolved, standing off, keeping ones distance

altruism

selflessness, generosity; devotion to the interests of others

ambience

atmosphere, mood, feeling

ambiguous

unclear in meaning, confusing

ambivalent

undecided, having mixed feelings

moot

debatable

rampant

spreading unchecked, uncontrolled

shroud

a cloth used to wrap a dead person; a thing that obscures smth; to cover

ravel

to untangle; cluster, knot

unravel

to ravel, undo

fray

to become worn; to strain

livid

furious; bluish

zenith

peak; highest point in the arc traveled by a celestial body

quintessential

representing most perfect or typical example

leverage

to use smth to max advantage

pretentious

trying to seem more important or better than they actually are

affected

artificial, pretentious, designed to impress

default

to fail to fulfil obligation, esp. repaying the loan

vigilant

alertly watchful, esp. to avoid danger

interdict

to prohibit

enumerate

to list; establish the number of

affectation

an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed

conceit

excessive pride in oneself, vanity; fanciful expression in writing

stateliness

an impressive and dignified manner

ameliorate

to make better or more tolerable

amenable

obedient, willing to give in, agreeable

amenity

pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature

amiable

friendly, agreeable

amnesty

an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy, 사면

amoral

lacking a sense of right and wrong

amorous

feeling loving, especially in sexual sense

amorphous

shapeless; bloblike

anachronism

something out of place in time or history; incongruity

analogy

a comparison of one thing to another, similarity

anarchy

absence of government or control; lawlessness, disorder

anecdote

a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

anguish

agonizing physical or mental pain

animosity

resentment, hostility

anomaly

an aberration, an irregularity

antecedent

someone or something that went before

antipathy

firm dislike

antithesis

the direct opposite

apartheid

the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa

apathy

lack of interest and feeling

aphorism

a brief, often witty saying; a proverb

apocalypse

a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of world

apocryphal

of dubious authenticity, fictitious, spurious

apotheosis

elevation to divine status; the perfect example of smth

appease

to soothe, to pacify by giving in to

appreciate

to increase in value

apprehensive

worried, anxious

approbation

approval, praise

appropriate

to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

aptitude

capacity of learning, natural ability

arbiter

one who decides, judge