sat vocab list 1-2

Abstemious

有节制的，尤其在饮食和饮酒方面。

abstraction

absent-mindedness; abstract idea

accentuate

to stress or emphasize

acclaim

to applaud or praise

in accordance with

in agreement with

acoustic

relating to sound or hearing

acquisition

获得物

adept

proficient in something; expert

adhere

stick to; faithful

affecting

emotionally moving

affinity

relationship; relation

aforementioned

previously mentioned

agglomeration

a mass, collection, pile, or cluster

aggrandize

exaggerate, enlarge, or increase the power

sloft

in the air or off the ground

altruistic

selfless or generous that benefit others

ambient

surrounding

ambiguity

unclear, confusing

ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings about something

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

amass

to collect

amenity

a desirable or useful feature of a place

amorphous

without a definite shape for form

analogous

similar or comparable in certain aspects

analogy

similarity

analytic

analyzing something through logical reasoning

anguish

great mental suffering or physical pain

animosity

a strong feeling of dislike and anger; hostility

anomalous

abnormal; unusual; odd

antecedent

preceding, earlier, former

anthropologist

人类学家

antiquity

old age; from the past; antique

apathy

lack of interest; indifference

apparatus

structure; machinery