1000 SAT Vocabulary

abase

(v.) to humiliate

abate

(v.) to reduce

abdicate

(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership

abduct

(v.) to kidnap

aberration

(n.) something that differs from the norm

abet

(v.) to help

abhor

(v.) to hate

abide

1. (v.) to put up with

2. (v.) to remain

abject

(adj.) pitiful

abjure

(v.) to reject

abnegation

(n.) denial of comfort to oneself

abort

(v.) to give halfway on something

abridge

(v.) to shorten

abrogate

(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

abscond

(v.) to sneak away and hide

absolution

(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin

abstain

(v.) to choose not to commit an action

abstruse

(adj.) hard to comprehend

accede

(v.) to agree

accentuate

(v.) to stress

accessible

(adj.) obtainable

acclaim

(n.) high praise

accolade

1. (n.) high praise

2. (n.) special distinction

accommodating

(adj.) helpful, obliging, polite

accord

(n.) an agreement

accost

(v.) to confront verbally

accretion

(n.) slow growth in size or amount

acerbic

(adj.) bitter

acquiesce

(v.) to agree without protesting

acrimony

1. (n.) bitterness

2. (n.) discord

acumen

(n. )keen insigh

acute

1. (adj.) sharp

2. (adj.) having keen insight

adamant

(adj.) unyielding

adept