COMMON SAT WORDS 1

abase

to humiliate, degrade

abdicate

to give up a position (leadership)

aberration

something that differs from the norm

abet

to aid, help, encourage

abject

wretched, pitiful

abjure

to reject, renounce

abrogate

to abolish, usually by authority

abscond

to sneak away and hide

absolution

the freedom from blame, guilt, sin

abstruse

hard to comprehend

accede

to agree

accolade

high praise, special distinction

accost

to confront verbally

accretion

slow growth in size/ amount

acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

acquiesce

to agree without protesting

acrimony

bitterness, discord

acumen

keen insight

adroit

skillful, dexterous

adumbrate

to sketch out in a vague way

affront

an insult

aggrandize

to increase or make greater

aggrieved

distressed, wronged, injured

alacrity

eagerness, speed

alias

a false name or identity

altercation

a dispute, fight

ameliorate

to improve

amenable

willing, compliant

amorous

showing love, particularly sexual

anachronistic

being out of chronological order

analogous

similar to → analogy

analgesic

something that reduces pain

anarchist

someone who wants to eliminate all government

anesthesia

loss of sensation

annul

to make void or invalid

antecedent

something that came before

antipathy

a strong dislike, repugnance

apprehend

to seize, arrest; to perceive, understand

approbation

praise

arbitration

the process/ act or resolving a dispute

ardor

an extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm

arrogate

to take without justification

ascertain

to perceive, learn

aspersion

a curse, expression of ill-will

atone

to repent, make amends

atrophy

to wither away, decay

auspicuous

favorable, indicative of good things

aversion

a particular dislike for something

balk

to stop, block abruptly

bashful

shy, excessively timid

beguile

to trick, deceive

behemoth

something of tremendous power or size

bequeath

to pass on, give

bereft

devoid of, without