SAT Prep Lit Kit

abate

to become less intense/subside

abrupt

sudden/unexpected

abstract

existing only in the mind/not representing reality

abysmal

terrible/bad

acceptable

okay/satisfactory

accidental

not done on purpose/happened by chance

acquired

earned something

adapt

change to fit something

adept

good at something

adequate

good enough/satisfactory

adhere

follow closely/stick to something

adjust

alter to fit something

allude

to imply/to hint at

ambiguity

uncertainty/multiple interpretations

ambivalence

mixed/conflicting feelings

antecedent

preceding event/condition

anticipate

to expect/predict

antipathy

strong feeling of dislike

arcane

mysterious/known by few

arduous

difficult/requiring effort

assemble

to gather/put together

buttress

support/strengthen

conflated

combined in a misleading way

conspicuous

easily noticed/standing out