Good Words to Know for SAT

From my English 10 Honors class. Currently only has 20 words, will add more.

Abate

To lesson in intensity or degree

Aberration

A deviation from the normal or typical

Abhor

To hate deeply

Abstruse

Difficult to understand

Accolade

An award or privilege as a special honor

Accerbic

Sharp and forthright, especially in style of speaking

Acquiesce

To accept without protest

Acrimony

Bitterness or ill-feeling

Adept

Very skilled or proficient

Adulation

Excessive praise or flattery

Adversity

Difficulties or misfortune

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Affable

Friendly and easy to talk to

Alacrity

Brisk and cheerful readiness

Alleviate

To make suffering or a problem less severe

Aloof

Not friend or forthcoming; cool & distant

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings about something

Ameliorate

To make something better

Amiable

Friendly & pleasant

Anachronistic

Belonging to a different time period